Faran Tahir

Faran Haroon Tahir (; 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. Provided by Wikipedia