Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub is an IranianAmerican film and television actor He is perhaps best known for his role as Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash as Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner and as Yinsen in the film adaptation of the Iron Man comic book series 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 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 His high school yearbook notes The funniest guy in school and the most likely to succeed in the entertainment world After two years of college in Massachusetts Shaun transferred to USC 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 Angeles