Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban has appeared in 22 movies on CringeMDb. 14 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 8 do not.
Born June 2, 1968 · Known for acting
63.6% Featured Movie Cringe Score (22 movies)
Navid Negahban Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
The Stoning of Soraya M.
...as Ali
Kandahar
...as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
...as Mothershed
Brothers
...as Murad
Damascus Cover
...as Sarraj
12 Strong
...as General Dostum
Aladdin
...as Sultan
The Power of Few
...as Sahel
Certified Cringeworthy
The Fallen Ones
...as Ammon
Powder Blue
...as Doctor Brooks
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
...as Dr. Robert Stadler
Broken
...as Keith
American Sniper
...as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Sitting in Bars with Cake
...as Isaac
Words and Pictures
...as Rashid
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
...as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
American Assassin
...as Minister Behurz
Brain on Fire
...as Dr. Najjar
Pretty Persuasion
...as Mr. Azzouni
Charlie Wilson's War
...as Refugee Camp Translator
War Stories
...as Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
The Fix
...as Qasim
About Navid Negahban
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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