Navid Negahban
Birthday: 1968-06-02
Place of Birth: Mashhad, Iran
Biography: Navid Negahban was born and raised in Mashhad, Iran. His passion for acting led him to Germany, where he spent eight years honing his theatrical skills prior to arriving in the US. Navid has been building a strong resume ever since, playing a broad range of intriguing characters for film, theatre, and television. Navid has a powerful leading role in the stunning dramatic feature The Stoning of Soraya M., and significant supporting roles in Brothers with Tobey Maguire, directed by Jim Sheridan, Powder Blue with Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker, and Charlie Wilson's War opposite Tom Hanks, directed by Mike Nichols. On TV, Navid had a recurring role on the eighth and final season of 24, and guest appearances include Lost, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, Covert Affairs, and NCIS: Los Angeles. Navid recently (2011) appeared as Dr. Robert Stadler in Atlas Shrugged Part 1. He also shot The Power of Few in New Orleans with Christopher Walken and Christian Slater. Navid is currently (2011/2012) playing the chilling Abu Nazir on Showtime's Homeland, with Damian Lewis and Claire Danes. Credit: J. Bass
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Dead Air
Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when...
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Becoming the Enemy
The Thrilling True Story of the Woman who Terrorized The Islamic Regime of Iran 1978 "The Chadores K...
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The Stoning of Soraya M.
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Z...
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The Fallen Ones
An archaeologist finds the mummified remains of a giant--the offspring of a Fallen Angel and a human...
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Powder Blue
On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption ar...
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Kandahar
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghani...
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Atlas Shrugged: Part I
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is ...
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Richard III
Modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare's Richard III set in contemporary Hollywood....
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Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Elite snipers Brandon Beckett and Richard Miller are fighting extremists in the Middle East when the...
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Heal
In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordin...
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The Moment
Fearing she may be responsible, a mental patient (Jennifer Jason Leigh) tries to unravel the mystery...
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Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dr. Maxwell is called in to investigate the kidnapping of a prize race horse. When the case leads to...
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Brothers
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is pr...
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Broken
A waitress confronts all the wrong turns she has made in her short life and ultimately ends up facin...
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American Sniper
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of th...
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Sitting in Bars with Cake
Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes to ba...
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Words and Pictures
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their sch...
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Osprey
The CIA and a rogue assassin attempt to expose the source behind a corporate global intelligence rin...
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The First Goodbye
A woman downloads an app that helps connect her to her estranged wife for a brief time....
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Day One
On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child of an...
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Am Abgrund
Gerd Meineke is a committed member of the Bundestag and member of the Parliamentary Assembly in the ...
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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away ...
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Damascus Cover
A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria....
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In the Garden of Tulips
Amidst the 1988 war, Caroline takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of Birjand...
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Baba Joon
Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built with his own two hands after they emigrated from Iran ...
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Stellina Blue
Shot during a failed robbery attempt, the reclusive woman Stellina, mysteriously acquires an extraor...
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Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
A wannabe private investigator wins the Green Card lottery and moves to America to pursue his dream ...
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Boundaries
Angélica, a Spanish expatriate living in San Diego, visits Tijuana for the first time and discovers ...
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Sand Castle
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village....
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Window Horses
Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but s...
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Diplomacy
Relations between the United States and Iran take an unexpected turn when two diplomats and their in...
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12 Strong
A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an ...
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American Assassin
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Sta...
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Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her ...
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Liberation
In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he ...
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Saat des Terrors
In the feature film "Seed of Terror", a German secret service agent during her assignment abroad in ...
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Aladdin
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that r...
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Pretty Persuasion
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama tea...
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Charlie Wilson's War
A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid ...
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In Full Bloom
Set shortly after the end of World War II, a philosophical boxing drama of two fighters from opposit...
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Dark Corners
Jack Strachan, a shady ex-sports star in hiding out in Norway, is stalked by a mysterious woman he c...
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Carving a Life
Mitch must confront the haunting memories of his mother's tragic death and overcome his alcohol abus...
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Djinn
After his love (Amina) is snatched from a dream by a powerful and evil Djinn, a man (Imad) must over...
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Price for Freedom
“Price For Freedom” is based on the book written in 2013 by prominent NYC dental implant surgeon Dr...
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The Power of Few
Spies, cops and armed children cross paths on a day of danger, mystery and possible transformation. ...
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London Arabia
When a Luxury Building Development tries to force out a diverse community in London's 'Little Arabia...
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Tehranto
In Toronto lively music, intricate textiles and vibrant colours paint an unlikely story of love and ...
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Saving Jessica Lynch
Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq....
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War Stories
A feature-length pilot film for a proposed NBC series, War Stories is set in a battle-torn Middle Ea...
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The Ambassador's Wife
In 1946, the young bride Nazgol relocates with her husband to South America where he has just been a...
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