Navid Negahban (Persian: نوید نگهبان‎; born June 2, 1968)
is an Iranian-American actor. He has appeared on 24, Homeland,
Mistresses and as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in the second and third
seasons of FX's Legion. He has also starred as The Sultan in the
live-action remake of Aladdin.Negahban was born in Mashhad, Iran. He
took a liking to theater when he was eight years old, while provoking
laughter from a large audience by portraying an old man on stage. He
left Iran when he was 20 for Turkey and then Germany, where he spent
eight-and-a-half years. In Germany, he worked for a theater company,
and then in 1993 he moved to the United States. He is fluent in
English, German and Persian. He also began learning French for his
role on Legion.He has appeared in The Shield, The West Wing, Lost, and
CSI: Miami. He has collaborated twice with Iranian-American actress
Necar Zadegan, once in 24, where her on-screen husband ordered his
interrogation and the torturing of his family, and also in CSI: Miami,
where, as his wife, she killed him.Negahban also had two
collaborations with another Iranian-American actress Mozhan Marnò in
the TV series The Unit and the movie The Stoning of Soraya M., where
he plays the husband of Soraya (Marnò). In 2008, Negahban voiced and
provided his likeness to the character Dr. Challus Mercer in the
survival horror game Dead Space. Negahban also appeared as the main
antagonist in the critically acclaimed TV series Homeland. In 2011 he
won the Best Actor Award for the 2009 Iranian short film, Liberation
at the Noor Iranian Film Festival, and in 2012, he returned to serve
as an official festival judge.
is an Iranian-American actor. He has appeared on 24, Homeland,
Mistresses and as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in the second and third
seasons of FX's Legion. He has also starred as The Sultan in the
live-action remake of Aladdin.Negahban was born in Mashhad, Iran. He
took a liking to theater when he was eight years old, while provoking
laughter from a large audience by portraying an old man on stage. He
left Iran when he was 20 for Turkey and then Germany, where he spent
eight-and-a-half years. In Germany, he worked for a theater company,
and then in 1993 he moved to the United States. He is fluent in
English, German and Persian. He also began learning French for his
role on Legion.He has appeared in The Shield, The West Wing, Lost, and
CSI: Miami. He has collaborated twice with Iranian-American actress
Necar Zadegan, once in 24, where her on-screen husband ordered his
interrogation and the torturing of his family, and also in CSI: Miami,
where, as his wife, she killed him.Negahban also had two
collaborations with another Iranian-American actress Mozhan Marnò in
the TV series The Unit and the movie The Stoning of Soraya M., where
he plays the husband of Soraya (Marnò). In 2008, Negahban voiced and
provided his likeness to the character Dr. Challus Mercer in the
survival horror game Dead Space. Negahban also appeared as the main
antagonist in the critically acclaimed TV series Homeland. In 2011 he
won the Best Actor Award for the 2009 Iranian short film, Liberation
at the Noor Iranian Film Festival, and in 2012, he returned to serve
as an official festival judge.
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