Jonathan Ahdout (Persian: جاناتن آهدوت‎, born March 18,
1989) is an American actor.Ahdout was born in Santa Monica, California
on March 18, 1989. His parents are Yahya Ahdout and Jacqueline
Hayempour, Iranian Jews who left Iran to go to the U.S. with their
baby daughter (J. Ahdout's older sister) in 1982. in Tehran, Iran. He
grew up in New York City, and studied cinematography at the University
of California, Santa Barbara. They went to Pakistan and then on to
Israel. Ahdout resides in Brentwood with his parents, his sister
Melody (born in Iran) and brother Daniel (born in California). He
attended Sinai Akiba Academy and Harvard-Westlake School. He attended
the University of Southern California (USC). He was double majoring in
Business and Film.Ahdout's acting career started with a role in the
film House of Sand and Fog, in which he played the part of Esmail
Behrani. In 2005, he played the part of Behrooz Araz in the television
series 24. Coincidentally, he portrayed the son of a character played
by Shohreh Aghdashloo in both roles. He has said in an interview that
both of them were surprised to learn the other had been cast on 24. In
2007 he had a role as the shepherd in the TV show The Unit.
1989) is an American actor.Ahdout was born in Santa Monica, California
on March 18, 1989. His parents are Yahya Ahdout and Jacqueline
Hayempour, Iranian Jews who left Iran to go to the U.S. with their
baby daughter (J. Ahdout's older sister) in 1982. in Tehran, Iran. He
grew up in New York City, and studied cinematography at the University
of California, Santa Barbara. They went to Pakistan and then on to
Israel. Ahdout resides in Brentwood with his parents, his sister
Melody (born in Iran) and brother Daniel (born in California). He
attended Sinai Akiba Academy and Harvard-Westlake School. He attended
the University of Southern California (USC). He was double majoring in
Business and Film.Ahdout's acting career started with a role in the
film House of Sand and Fog, in which he played the part of Esmail
Behrani. In 2005, he played the part of Behrooz Araz in the television
series 24. Coincidentally, he portrayed the son of a character played
by Shohreh Aghdashloo in both roles. He has said in an interview that
both of them were surprised to learn the other had been cast on 24. In
2007 he had a role as the shepherd in the TV show The Unit.
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