Age: 58
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Navid Negahban was born and raised in Mashhad, Iran. His passion for acting led him to Germany, where he spent eight years honing his theatrical skills prior to arriving in the US. Navid has been building a strong resume ever since, playing a broad range of intriguing characters for film, theatre, and television. Navid has a powerful leading role in the stunning dramatic feature The Stoning of Soraya M., and significant supporting roles in Brothers with Tobey Maguire, directed by Jim Sheridan, Powder Blue with Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker, and Charlie Wilson's War opposite Tom Hanks, directed by Mike Nichols. On TV, Navid had a recurring role on the eighth and final season of 24, and guest appearances include Lost, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, Covert Affairs, and NCIS: Los Angeles. Navid recently (2011) appeared as Dr. Robert Stadler in Atlas Shrugged Part 1. He also shot The Power of Few in New Orleans with Christopher Walken and Christian Slater. Navid is currently (2011/2012) playing the chilling Abu Nazir on Showtime's Homeland, with Damian Lewis and Claire Danes. Credit: J. Bass
Genius billionaire Tony Stark is gravely wounded when terrorists ambush his convoy in Afghanistan using Stark Industries weapons. Imprisoned by the Ten Rings, he is kept alive by fellow captive Ho Yinsen, who creates an electromagnet to stop shrapnel from reaching Tony’s heart. Ordered to build weapons, Tony instead creates a miniature Arc Reactor and a crude armored suit, escaping after Yinsen sacrifices himself. Haunted by what he witnessed, Tony shuts down Stark Industries’ weapons division despite fierce opposition from Obadiah Stane. Determined to protect lives instead of taking them, he perfects advanced armor with the help of J.A.R.V.I.S. and becomes Iron Man, destroying Ten Rings stockpiles and exposing the misuse of Stark technology. Tony uncovers that Stane orchestrated the attack and has been secretly profiting from illegal weapons deals. After stealing Tony’s Arc Reactor, Stane builds the massive Iron Monger armor and attacks Stark Industries. Forced to rely on his original reactor, Tony defeats Iron Monger when Pepper Potts overloads the company’s Arc Reactor, destroying Stane and his armor. Rejecting S.H.I.E.L.D.’s cover story, Tony ends a packed press conference with the words, “I am Iron Man.” Post-Credits Scene: Late that night, Tony returns to his Malibu home to find his security systems bypassed and an eyepatch-wearing stranger waiting in the darkness. The man introduces himself as Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., joking that dealing with gamma accidents, radioactive bug bites, assorted mutants, and now “a spoiled brat who doesn’t play well with others and wants to keep all his toys to himself” has become quite the job. A confused Tony asks who he is, prompting Fury to formally identify himself before revealing that he has come to discuss the Avenger Initiative. When Tony asks, “Well, what are we avenging?” Fury simply smiles and answers, “Whatever the hell we want.”
