Faran Tahir biography
Faran Tahir is an American actor (born 1963), born on 16 February 1963 in Los Angeles.
Faran Tahir's screen career began in 1989 with Midnight Caller, playing Desk Clerk.
Faran Tahir has appeared in 27 films and 73 television or streaming titles in Pakistani film and TV.
The most recent films are Rawalpindi Express (2025), Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2024), Dead Space (2023).
- Also known as
- Faran Haroon Tahir
- Born
- 16 February 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles
- Work
- Actor, Television actor, Film actor
- Film industries
- Pakistani film and TV
- Years active
- 1989 to present
Faran Tahir filmography
27 films and 73 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rawalpindi Express | |||
| 2024 | Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning | Laqqa | ||
| 2023 | Dead Space | Challus Mercer | ||
| 2023 | Coup! | Kaan | ||
| 2021 | Lamya's Poem | Baha Walad | Voice role | |
| 2021 | Injustice | Ra's al Ghul | Voice role | |
| 2020 | I'll Meet You There | Majeed | ||
| 2020 | I Am Fear | Asad | ||
| 2019 | Boris and the Bomb | Sammi | ||
| 2018 | Mad Genius | Eden | ||
| 2016 | Honeyglue | Dr. Konig | ||
| 2015 | Flight World War II | William Strong | ||
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | General Abasi Hakim | Voice and motion capture | |
| 2014 | Jinn | Ali | ||
| 2013 | Elysium | President Patel | ||
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Javed Afridi | ||
| 2013 | Torn | Ali Munsif | ||
| 2013 | Mr. Jones | The Anthropologist | ||
| 2010 | Ashes | Kartik | ||
| 2009 | Star Trek | Captain Robau | ||
| 2008 | Iron Man | Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar | ||
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Brigadier Rashid | ||
| 1998 | Anywhere But Here | Hisham Badir | ||
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Hrundi Kapoor | ||
| 1998 | ABCD | Raj |
Show all 27 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Picture Perfect | Sajit | ||
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Nathoo |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | VisionQuest | Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar | Episode: "Deadlock" | |
| 2026 | Dar-e-Nijat | Habib | ||
| 2026 | Bas Tera Saath Ho | |||
| 2022 | The Old Man | Rahmani | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Mira, Royal Detective | Sher (voice) | ||
| 2019 | MacGyver | The Fence | Episode: "Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241" | |
| 2019 | FBI | Ravi Sharma | Episode: "Undisclosed" | |
| 2018 | The Magicians | The Great Cock of the Darkling Woods | Episode: "The Tales of the Seven Keys" | |
| 2018 | Madam Secretary | President Tarindo Nandasiri | Episode: "Reading the Signs" | |
| 2017 | Shameless | Adeeb Singh | Episode: "Where's My Meth?" | |
| 2017 | Scandal | President Rashad | Season 7 | |
| 2017 | Prison Break: Resurrection | Jamil | Season 5 | |
| 2017 | 12 Monkeys | Mallick | 7 episodes | |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Time | Captain Nemo | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | 'Lucky' Morad | Episode: "No ke ali'i wahine a me ka 'aina" | |
| 2016 | American Crime | Rhys Bashir | 6 episodes | |
| 2015 | Pilot | English | ||
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Ruslan Denisov | Episode: "Ruslan Denisov (No. 67)" | |
| 2015 | Supergirl | The Commander | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2015 | Satisfaction | Omar Sandhal | Recurring role in season 2 | |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | Terrence Amos | Episode: "Hello Raskolnikov" | |
| 2014 | Elementary | Agent Mattoo | Episode: "The Diabolical Kind" | |
| 2014 | Crisis | Tariq Rind | Episode: "If You Are Watching This I Am Dead" | |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Tivon Askari | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Private Practice | Charles | Episode: "Full Release" |
Show all 73 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dallas | Frank 'Smiling Frank' | 8 episodes | |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Ahmad Damour | Episode: "Last Rites" | |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Osiris | Episode: "Defending Your Life" | |
| 2011 | In Plain Sight | Ali Tavali | Episode: "A Womb with a View" | |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | El Haq | Episode: "Hall of Mirrors" | |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Adwin Kosan | 11 episodes | |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Hassad Al-Jahiri | Episode: "Fame" | |
| 2010 | Childrens Hospital | Malik | Episode: "The Sultan's Finger: Live" | |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Isaac | Episode: "Give Peace a Chance" | |
| 2008 | The Shape of Things to Come | English | ||
| 2008 | Lost | Ishmael Bakir | Episode: "The Shape of Things to Come" | |
| 2008 | Chuck | Farrokh Bulsara | Episode: "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer" | |
| 2007 | A Dollar, A Dream | English | ||
| 2007 | Cold Case | Anil Patel | Episode: "A Dollar, A Dream" | |
| 2006 | Sleeper Cell | Aziz | Episode: "Faith" | |
| 2006 | Monk | Museum Official | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Reward" | |
| 2006 | Justice | Oscar Rivera | Episode: "Behind the Orange Curtain" | |
| 2006 | Charmed | Savard | Episode: "Repo Manor" | |
| 2005 | Over There | Hamza | Episode: "Embedded" | |
| 2005 | Manticore | Umari | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Just Legal | Unknown | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2004 | The D.A | Asaf Shah | Episode: "The People vs. Achmed Abbas" | |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Dr. Omidi | Episode: "The Quick and The Dead" | |
| 2003 | Meltdown | English | ||
| 2003 | Ice Queen | English | ||
| 2003 | Inauguration, Part I | English | ||
| 2003 | The Agency | Jamar Akil | Episode: "An Isolated Incident" | |
| 2003 | JAG | Amad Bin Atwa / Said Labdouni | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Mr. Mubarik | Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Four" | |
| 2003 | 24 | Mosque Greeter / Tomas Sherek | 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | Swiss Diplomacy | English | ||
| 2002 | The West Wing | Manny | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | MDs | Dr. Banfa | Episode: "Cruel and Unusual" | |
| 2002 | A Town Without Pity | Antoine Fahd | TV movie | |
| 2002 | 7th Heaven | Mr. Halawi | Episode: "Suspicion" | |
| 2001 | The Agency | Jamar Akil / India's Secret Police Leader | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Isa Al-Ramai | Episode: "Baby Love" | |
| 2001 | Alias | Mokhtar | Episode: "A Broken Heart" | |
| 2000 | The Practice | Dr. Michael Shields | Episode: "Death Penalties" | |
| 2000 | FreakyLinks | Doctor | Episode: "Subject: Three Thirteen" | |
| 2000 | Family Law | Dr. Singh | 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Anesthesiologist | Episode: "At the Hour of Our Death" | |
| 1997 | Party of Five | Radiologist | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | New York News | Neilson | Episode: "Past Imperfect" | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Dr. Venegas | Episode: "Missing" | |
| 1993 | Profile | English | ||
| 1993 | Law & Order | Mr. Khan | Episode: "Profile" | |
| 1989 | Midnight Caller | Desk Clerk | Episode: "Blood Red" |