
Faran Tahir
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1963-02-16 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Faran Haroon Tahir
Biography
Faran Haroon Tahir (Urdu: فاران ہارون طاہر) is an American actor.
Tahir made his film debut as Nathoo in Disney's 1994 film The Jungle Book. He went on to star in a variety of roles, such as Raza in Iron Man (2008), Captain Robau in Star Trek (2009), and President Patel in Elysium (2013). In 2016, he played the title role of Othello in a production by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Faran Tahir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (45)

Law & Order
1990
as Mr. Khan

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Isaac

Supernatural
2005
as Osiris

Criminal Minds
2005
as Tivon Askari

Shameless
2011
as Adeeb Singh

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Lucky Morad

Lost
2004
as Ishmael Bakir

FBI
2018
as Ravi Sharma

24
2001
as Tomas Sherek / Mosque Greeter

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Hassad Al-Jahiri

Charmed
1998
as Savard

Monk
2002
as Museum Official

Elementary
2012
as Ramses Mattoo

JAG
1995
as Amad Bin Atwa

The West Wing
1999
as Manny

Once Upon a Time
2011
as Captain Nemo

Supergirl
2015
as The Commander

Scandal
2012
as President Rashad

The Practice
1997
as Dr. Michael Shields

How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Terrence Amos

Private Practice
2007
as Charles

Burn Notice
2007
as Ahmad Damour

Chuck
2007
as Farrokh Bulsara

MacGyver
2016
as The Fence

Party of Five
1994
as Radiologist

Warehouse 13
2009
as Adwin Kosan

Boston Public
2000
as Mr. Mubarik

Childrens Hospital
2008
as Malik

7th Heaven
1996
as Mr. Halawi

The Magicians
2015
as The Great Cock of the Darkling Woods

12 Monkeys
2015
as Mallick

Family Law
1999
as Dr. Singh

In Plain Sight
2008
as Ali Tavali

CSI: Vegas
2021
as Gray Suit

The Old Man
2022
as Rahmani

American Crime
2015
as Rhys Bashir

The Agency
2001
as India's Secret Police leader / Jamar Akil

Alias
2001
as Mokhtar

Dallas
2012
as 'Smiling' Frank

Crisis
2014
as Tariq Rind

Over There
2005
as Hamza

VisionQuest
2026
as Raza

FreakyLinks
2000
as Doctor

Rewind with Samina Peerzada
2017
as Himself

Leader
2026
Movies (31)

Iron Man
2008
as Raza

Star Trek
2009
as Captain Robau

Escape Plan
2013
as Javed

Elysium
2013
as President Patel

Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Brigadier Rashid

Injustice
2021
as Ra's al Ghul (vocie)

The Jungle Book
1994
as Nathoo

Picture Perfect
1997
as Sajit

Coup!
2024
as Kaan

Anywhere but Here
1999
as Hisham Badir

Jinn
2014
as Ali

Torn
2013
as Ali Munsif

Ashes
2011
as Kartik

Flight World War II
2015
as William Strong

Honeyglue
2016
as Dr. Konig

UmroAyyar - A New Beginning
2024

A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Hrundi Kapoor

Lamya's Poem
2021
as Baha Walad (voice)

Mad Genius
2017
as Eden

Manticore
2005
as Umari

Witness
2024
as Imam Mustafa

I'll Meet You There
2020
as Majeed

ABCD
1999
as Raj

Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
2013
as Richar Robau (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Martial Artist
2025
as Dada

Mr. Jones
2013
as The Anthropologist

The Window
2024
as Farhad

Paper Flowers
2024
as Mr. Shah

Boris and the Bomb
2019
as Sammi
Urban Relics
1998
as Rasheed

IJ Inspector Jamshed
as Zafar Burki
About Faran Tahir
Faran Haroon Tahir (Urdu: فاران ہارون طاہر) is an American actor. Tahir made his film debut as Nathoo in Disney's 1994 film The Jungle Book. He went on to star in a variety of roles, such as Raza in Iron Man (2008), Captain Robau in Star Trek (2009), and President Patel in Elysium (2013). In 2016, he played the title role of Othello in a production by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. Description above from the Wikipedia article Faran Tahir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 76 credits spanning from 1990 to 2026, Faran Tahir has appeared in 31 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Faran Tahir Movies
- Iron Man (2008) — as Raza
- Star Trek (2009) — as Captain Robau
- Escape Plan (2013) — as Javed
- Elysium (2013) — as President Patel
- Charlie Wilson's War (2007) — as Brigadier Rashid
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