Dariush Kashani is an American film, stage and television actor.
Kashani gained critical acclaim for his role as Hassan Asfour in the
2017 Tony Award winning production of the Broadway play Oslo which
went on to include a full sweep of the 2016-2017 awards season
including the Lucille Lortel Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award
for Outstanding New Broadway Play. Kashani also earned an Obie award
along with company of Oslo for his work in the Off Broadway production
at Lincoln Center. Other stage credits include the Broadway musical
The Band’s Visit, The Invisible Hand at New York Theatre Workshop
and the Tony Kushner play Homebody/Kabul alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal
at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On March 1, 2018 Kashani assumed the
lead role in the Broadway musical The Band’s Visit.Kashani will be
appearing in the upcoming AMC series Dietland. Other notable works on
screen include Bobby Tooch on Ghost Whisperer and Minister Tousi in
Madam Secretary.Kashani was born in Iran and moved to the United
States at the age of 9. Kashani is a classically trained actor who
received a MFA in Acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at
Rutgers University
Kashani gained critical acclaim for his role as Hassan Asfour in the
2017 Tony Award winning production of the Broadway play Oslo which
went on to include a full sweep of the 2016-2017 awards season
including the Lucille Lortel Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award
for Outstanding New Broadway Play. Kashani also earned an Obie award
along with company of Oslo for his work in the Off Broadway production
at Lincoln Center. Other stage credits include the Broadway musical
The Band’s Visit, The Invisible Hand at New York Theatre Workshop
and the Tony Kushner play Homebody/Kabul alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal
at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On March 1, 2018 Kashani assumed the
lead role in the Broadway musical The Band’s Visit.Kashani will be
appearing in the upcoming AMC series Dietland. Other notable works on
screen include Bobby Tooch on Ghost Whisperer and Minister Tousi in
Madam Secretary.Kashani was born in Iran and moved to the United
States at the age of 9. Kashani is a classically trained actor who
received a MFA in Acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at
Rutgers University
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