University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (MFA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1989–present
Parent(s)
Naeem Tahir (father) Yasmeen Tahir (mother)
Relatives
Imtiaz Ali Taj (maternal grandfather) Hijab Imtiaz Ali (maternal grandmother) Sayyid Mumtaz Ali (maternal great-grandfather) Muhammadi Begum (maternal great-grandmother) Ali Tahir (Brother)
Faran Haroon Tahir (Urdu: فاران ہارون طاہر; born February 16, 1963) is a Pakistani-American actor.
Tahir was born in Los Angeles to an artistic family. His parents are actor Naeem Tahir and radio host Yasmeen Tahir, His grandparents were writers Imtiaz Ali Taj and Hijab Imtiaz Ali. Tahir went on to graduate from theatre programs at the University of California, Berkeley and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.
Tahir made his television debut as a desk clerk on Midnight Caller in 1989. He made his film debut as Nathoo in Disney's 1994 live-action version of The Jungle Book. He has gone 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.
Faran Haroon Tahir (Urdu: فاران ہارون طاہر; born February 16, 1963) is a Pakistani-American actor. Tahir was born in Los Angeles to an artistic family...
writers. Hijab was also the first Muslim female pilot. Ali's elder brother FaranTahir is a Pakistani-American actor, whose has played a number of well-known...
Ramini as Cross Akin Gazi as Omar Duncan Ollerenshaw as Blue Hawaii FaranTahir as Jamil Leo Rano as Luca Abruzzi Michael Benyaer as Zakat Bobby Naderi...
Naeem Tahir (born 26 February 1937) is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actor, scholar, public speaker, columnist, teacher and dramatist. His...
Michael Weatherly, Robyn Lively, Pauley Perrette, Alan Dale, Zoe McLellan, FaranTahir, and David McCallum guest-starred in both episodes as Leroy Jethro Gibbs...
Liza Weil, Mimi Kennedy, John Getz, José Zúñiga, Cynthia Stevenson, FaranTahir and Anthony Hill are the only actors to make appearances in four shows...
on a Persian legend Umro Ayyar featuring Usman Mukhtar, Sanam Saeed, FaranTahir & more. He also made his film production debut for film Dum Mastam which...
also returned to the series as Dani Pearce and Jason Bly, respectively. FaranTahir appeared in the third episode as Ahmed, a ruthless Lebanese agent. William...
one daughter, Yasmin Tahir who went on to become a notable voice for Radio Pakistan. Hijab's grandsons, FaranTahir and Ali Tahir are well-known actors...
of 90's. The other cast of Umro Ayyar is Usman Mukhtar, Sanam Saeed, FaranTahir, Adnan Siddiqui & more. Kazmi married his high school sweetheart Alizeh...
for his unauthorized "rogue surgery" on hospital technician Isaac's (FaranTahir) "inoperable" tumor, with Lexie acting as Derek's own caregiver during...
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