Navit Nikaban

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02 Jun 1968 (58 yaş)

Mashhad, Iran

Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor, producer, and director whose work spans four decades, three continents, and over 166 credits in film, television, and video games.

Born in Mashhad, Iran, he discovered theater at eight years old. He left Iran in 1985, traveling through Turkey and Bulgaria before arriving at a refugee camp in Ingelheim, Germany, where he applied for asylum. He spent eight years performing with the Rheinland-Pfalz Theater in Kaiserslautern before moving to the United States in 1993. He is fluent in Persian, English, and German.

He is best known for playing Abu Nazir in Showtime's Homeland (2011–2013), Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in FX's Legion (2017–2019), The Sultan in Disney's live-action Aladdin (2019), General Abdul Rashid Dostum in 12 Strong (2018), Sheikh Al-Obodi in American Sniper (2014), Faraz Hamzad in FX's The Old Man (2022–2024), and Abbas Mansuri in Netflix's The Night Agent (2025).

As a producer, his film Baba Joon won five Ophir Awards including Best Picture at the Israeli Film Academy. As a director, his short film The Apple Tree won Best Short Film at the Japan Indies Film Festival (2025). He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for Best Performer for his work on 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2017).

He is represented by Innovative Artists. Official website: https://navidnegahban.com

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Ra's al Ghul (voice) Mothershed Sultan Abir Victor Daniels Ali Ammon Doctor Brooks Mohammad 'Mo' Doud Dr. Robert Stadler Sir James Tyrrel Abdul Malik Jamil Sheik Ahmad Murad Keith Sheikh Al-Obeidi Isaac Rashid Adam Zakaria Dr. Nasir Tofik Gasimov Sarraj Itzhak Amir Keshavarz Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi Trombonist Kadeer Mehran (voice) Iranian Foreign Minister General Dostum Minister Behurz Dr. Najjar Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Kashif Baqri Mr. Azzouni Refugee Camp Translator The Shepherd (voice) Karim Dr. Kasem Djinn Sahel Mo Narrator (voice) Fedayeen Colonel Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge Ambassador Qasim Lenny Gibbs Abu Nazir Imam Ibrahim Hassan Zarif Harun Agent Khara Hassan Nadir Ali Reza Asgari (2007) Morsi Hayak Barsamian Ali Hasan Amir Fayed Farhad (voice) Sam Farhidi Zayed Al-Thani Faraz Hamzad Said Gharbour Hasan Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi Hassan Abbas Claude de Lorraine Amahl Farouk / Shadow King Rankesh Chanoor Maz Sala (voice) Dr. Malik Yusef Nazar Rahim Al Ow-Al Loroc (voice) Masoud Tabrizi Dr. al-Thani Omar Fred Aziz Anshiri Abbas Mansuri Foreman Farouk Naeem Abdullah Jamot Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice) Iraqi Father Amir Khan Rahim Farooq Palestinian Officer Arab Driver Ahmad Satar Jalil Shaloub Faheed

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