Background
Toub, who is of Persian Jewish background, was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in Manchester, England (his family left Iran before the 1979 revolution).
Toub, who is of Persian Jewish background, was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in Manchester, England (his family left Iran before the 1979 revolution).
University of Southern California.
He is perhaps best known for his roles as Yinsen in 2008"s Iron Manitoba, Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash, Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner, and Majid Javadi in the Showtime television series Homeland. At the age of fourteen, he moved to Switzerland, and after a two-year stay, he crossed the Atlantic to Nashua, New Hampshire to finish his last year of high school. Shaun is active in the Iranian Jewish community.
Through various charity events and public speaking engagements, he inspires the community to embrace the arts, as the arts enhance everyday life.
He has been a recipient of the Sephard award at the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival. Toub currently resides in Los Los Angeles
Through a chance encounter with a talent agent, he broke into the Hollywood scene. Toub has received accolades for several of his appearances in over 100 television episodes including Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Emergency, NCIS, Married.. with Children, Lost, Homeland and various movies made for television
His filmography includes his performance in Michael Bay"s Bad Boys with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, John Woo"s Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater and Mick Jackson"s Live from Baghdad starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter for Home Box Office. His performance as Farhad in Paul Haggis"s Oscar-winning film Crash received positive reviews.
He played the part of the Virgin Mary"s father in The Nativity Story. He also played Rahim Khan in The Kite Runner (2007). Toub played Ho Yinsen in the 2008 film Iron Manitoba
Yinsen is the surgeon held captive by terrorists who first saves Tony Stark"s life then helps Stark escape by helping him construct the first Iron Manitoba suit.
Toub reprises the role in a cameo appearance in the 2013 film Iron Manitoba 3.