Navid Negahban

Actor

Born: June 2, 1968, Mashhad, Iran
Age: 58 years old
Zodiac: Gemini
Total works: 53 movies, 44 TV shows
Latest work: The Fix (2026)
Genres: Drama,Thriller,Action & Adventure

Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor, producer, and director who played Abu Nazir in Showtime's Homeland (2011–2013). With a career spanning over four decades and more than 166 credits, he has worked across film, television, and video games. Negahban gained recognition for his roles in Aladdin (2019) as The Sultan, General Abdul Rashid Dostum in 12 Strong (2018), and Sheikh Al-Obodi in American Sniper (2014). He also portrayed Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in FX's Legion (2017–2019) and Abbas Mansuri in Netflix's The Night Agent (2025). As a producer, his film Baba Joon won five Ophir Awards, including Best Picture. He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for Best Performer for his work on 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2017).