Dariush Kashani
Kashani in April 2017
Born (1969-07-02) July 2, 1969 (age 54)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Mason Gross School of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Dariush Kashani is an American film, stage and television actor. Kashani gained critical acclaim for his role as Hassan Asfour in the 2017 Tony Award[1] winning production of the Broadway play Oslo which went on to include a full sweep of the 2016-2017 awards season including the Lucille Lortel Award[2] and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play. Kashani also earned an Obie award along with company of Oslo for his work in the Off Broadway production at Lincoln Center.[3] Other stage credits include the Broadway musical The Band's Visit,[4] The Invisible Hand at New York Theatre Workshop[5] and the Tony Kushner play Homebody/Kabul alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.[6] On March 1, 2018, Kashani assumed the lead role in the Broadway musical The Band's Visit.[7] Kashani also appeared in the AMC series Dietland. Other notable works on screen include Bobby Tooch on Ghost Whisperer and Minister Tousi in Madam Secretary.

Kashani will star as Rahim Khan in the upcoming 2022 Broadway premiere of The Kite Runner.[8]

Early life

Kashani was born in Iran and moved to the United States at the age of 9. He attended Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia, starring as the King in The King and I his senior year. Kashani is a classically trained actor who received a MFA in Acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University[9]

Select filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Dietland Clive 4 Episodes
2017 Madam Secretary Iranian Foreign Minister Tousi "Snap Back"
2017 They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief George Mardikian Documentary
2013 Franklin & Bash Allen Pierce "Captain Johnny"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Jafar Khan "Broken Bird"
2006-2009 Ghost Whisperer Bobby Tooch 8 Episodes
2005 Lost Haddad "The Greater Good"

References

  1. ^ "Tony Awards 2017: Complete Winners List". Variety. June 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. ^ "OSLO Big Winner at the 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards, Full List!". Broadway World. broadwayworld.com. May 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. ^ "2017 Obie Awards". Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. ^ "Dariush Kashani Will Join Broadway's The Band's Visit".
  5. ^ "'The Invisible Hand': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ "THEATER REVIEW; Afghanistan Still Stirs A Housewife'". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Dariush Kashani Will Join Broadway's The Band's Visit".
  8. ^ "'The Kite Runner' announces cast for Broadway run this summer". Broadway News. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  9. ^ "Dariush Kashani: Shahs, Kings, and Communists".

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