Actor profile

Faran Tahir

16th February 1963 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

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.

28 Movies 47 TV Shows 2 In Production 79 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Martial Artist poster

The Martial Artist 31st January 2025 as Dada

Witness poster

Witness 17th October 2024 as Imam Mustafa

The Window poster

The Window 1st October 2024 as Farhad

Coup! poster

Coup! 2nd August 2024 as Kaan

UmroAyyar - A New Beginning poster

UmroAyyar - A New Beginning 14th June 2024

Injustice poster

Injustice 9th October 2021 as Ra's al Ghul (vocie)

Lamya's Poem poster

Lamya's Poem 14th June 2021 as Baha Walad (voice)

I'll Meet You There poster

I'll Meet You There 15th August 2020 as Majeed

Boris and the Bomb poster

Boris and the Bomb 27th September 2019 as Sammi

Mad Genius poster

Mad Genius 25th August 2017 as Eden

Honeyglue poster

Honeyglue 3rd June 2016 as Dr. Konig

Flight World War II poster

Flight World War II 2nd June 2015 as William Strong

Jinn poster

Jinn 4th April 2014 as Ali

Torn poster

Torn 18th October 2013 as Ali Munsif

Escape Plan poster

Escape Plan 9th October 2013 as Javed

Elysium poster

Elysium 7th August 2013 as President Patel

Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe poster

Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe 16th May 2013 as Richar Robau (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mr. Jones poster

Mr. Jones 2nd May 2013 as The Anthropologist

Ashes poster

Ashes 5th March 2011 as Kartik

Star Trek poster

Star Trek 6th May 2009 as Captain Robau

Iron Man poster

Iron Man 30th April 2008 as Raza

Charlie Wilson's War poster

Charlie Wilson's War 19th December 2007 as Brigadier Rashid

Manticore poster

Manticore 26th November 2005 as Umari

Anywhere but Here poster

Anywhere but Here 12th November 1999 as Hisham Badir

ABCD poster

ABCD 6th November 1999 as Raj

A Price Above Rubies poster

A Price Above Rubies 26th March 1998 as Hrundi Kapoor

Picture Perfect poster

Picture Perfect 1st August 1997 as Sajit

The Jungle Book poster

The Jungle Book 23rd December 1994 as Nathoo

Tapish poster

Tapish 1st June 2026

Leader poster

Leader 28th March 2026

The Old Man poster

The Old Man 16th June 2022 as Rahmani

CSI: Vegas poster

CSI: Vegas 6th October 2021 as Gray Suit

FBI poster

FBI 25th September 2018 as Ravi Sharma

Rewind with Samina Peerzada poster

Rewind with Samina Peerzada 22nd December 2017 as Himself

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 23rd September 2016 as The Fence

The Magicians poster

The Magicians 16th December 2015 as The Great Cock of the Darkling Woods

Supergirl poster

Supergirl 26th October 2015 as The Commander

American Crime poster

American Crime 5th March 2015 as Rhys Bashir

12 Monkeys poster

12 Monkeys 16th January 2015 as Mallick

How to Get Away with Murder poster

How to Get Away with Murder 25th September 2014 as Terrence Amos

Crisis poster

Crisis 16th March 2014 as Tariq Rind

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Ramses Mattoo

Dallas poster

Dallas 13th June 2012 as 'Smiling' Frank

Scandal poster

Scandal 5th April 2012 as President Rashad

Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time 23rd October 2011 as Captain Nemo

Shameless poster

Shameless 9th January 2011 as Adeeb Singh

Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0 20th September 2010 as Lucky Morad

NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles 22nd September 2009 as Hassad Al-Jahiri

Warehouse 13 poster

Warehouse 13 7th July 2009 as Adwin Kosan

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Malik

In Plain Sight poster

In Plain Sight 1st June 2008 as Ali Tavali

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Charles

Chuck poster

Chuck 24th September 2007 as Farrokh Bulsara

Burn Notice poster

Burn Notice 28th June 2007 as Ahmad Damour

Over There poster

Over There 13th November 2005 as Hamza

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Tivon Askari

Supernatural poster

Supernatural 13th September 2005 as Osiris

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Isaac

Lost poster

Lost 22nd September 2004 as Ishmael Bakir

Monk poster

Monk 12th July 2002 as Museum Official

24 poster

24 6th November 2001 as Tomas Sherek

24 poster

24 6th November 2001 as Mosque Greeter

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Mokhtar

The Agency poster

The Agency 27th September 2001 as India's Secret Police leader

The Agency poster

The Agency 27th September 2001 as Jamar Akil

Boston Public poster

Boston Public 23rd October 2000 as Mr. Mubarik

FreakyLinks poster

FreakyLinks 6th October 2000 as Doctor

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Manny

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Dr. Singh

Charmed poster

Charmed 7th October 1998 as Savard

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Dr. Michael Shields

7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven 26th August 1996 as Mr. Halawi

JAG poster

JAG 23rd September 1995 as Amad Bin Atwa

Party of Five poster

Party of Five 12th September 1994 as Radiologist

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Mr. Khan

VisionQuest poster

Coming soon

VisionQuest 14th October 2026 as Raza

Paper Flowers poster

Coming soon

Paper Flowers 21st August 2026 as Mr. Shah