Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/2/1968
Place of Birth
Mashhad, Iran
Also Known As
네이비드 네가반نوید نگهبان
Navid Negahban
Biography
Navid Negahban was born and raised in Mashhad, Iran. His passion for acting led him to Germany, where he spent eight years honing his theatrical skills prior to arriving in the US. Navid has been building a strong resume ever since, playing a broad range of intriguing characters for film, theatre, and television.
Navid has a powerful leading role in the stunning dramatic feature The Stoning of Soraya M., and significant supporting roles in Brothers with Tobey Maguire, directed by Jim Sheridan, Powder Blue with Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker, and Charlie Wilson's War opposite Tom Hanks, dire...
Known For
Aladdin
as Sultan
Brothers
as Murad
Kandahar
as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
American Sniper
as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Damascus Cover
as Sarraj
Powder Blue
as Doctor Brooks
Dead Air
as Abir
Broken
as Keith
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Mothershed
American Assassin
as Minister Behurz
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Ali
Sand Castle
as Kadeer
War Stories
as Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
12 Strong
as General Dostum
London Arabia
as Mo
Sitting in Bars with Cake
as Isaac
The Moment
as Malik Jamil
In Full Bloom
as The Shepherd (voice)
Stellina Blue
as Amir Keshavarz
Brain on Fire
as Dr. Najjar
Career Timeline
2023
2022
2018
2017
Osprey
as Adam Zakaria
Damascus Cover
as Sarraj
Carving a Life
as Dr. Kasem
American Assassin
as Minister Behurz
Price for Freedom
as Victor Daniels
Castlevania
as Sala (voice)
Sand Castle
as Kadeer
Window Horses
as Mehran (voice)
Brain on Fire
as Dr. Najjar
Legion
as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
Becoming the Enemy
as Victor Daniels
2016
2011
2009
Brothers
as Murad
Dead Air
as Abir
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Aziz Anshiri
Liberation
as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Diplomacy
as Iranian Foreign Minister
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Ali
Powder Blue
as Doctor Brooks
The Ambassador's Wife
as Ambassador
Stellina Blue
as Amir Keshavarz