Dariush Kashani
{{Infobox person
| name = Dariush Kashani
| image = Dariush Kash.jpg
| caption = Kashani in April 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|07|02}}
| birth_place = Tehran, Iran
| years_active = 1998–present
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = George Washington University
Mason Gross School of the Arts
}}
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[https://variety.com/2017/legit/awards/tony-awards-2017-winners-list-1202461975/ "Tony Awards 2017: Complete Winners List"]. Variety. June 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-13. 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"[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Who-Will-Win-at-the-2017-Lucille-Lortel-Awards-Updating-Live-20170507 OSLO Big Winner at the 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards, Full List!]". Broadway World. broadwayworld.com. May 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-13. 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.{{cite web|title=2017 Obie Awards|url=http://www.obieawards.com/events/year-2017/|access-date=2017-07-08|archive-date=2019-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507234913/http://www.obieawards.com/events/year-2017/|url-status=dead}} Other stage credits include the Broadway musical The Band's Visit,{{cite web|title=Dariush Kashani Will Join Broadway's The Band's Visit|url= https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191293/dariush-kashani-will-join-broadways-the-bands-visit-tony-shalhoub-to-take-hiatus/}} The Invisible Hand at New York Theatre Workshop{{cite web|title='The Invisible Hand': Theater Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/invisible-hand-theater-review-755119}} and the Tony Kushner play Homebody/Kabul alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.{{cite web|title=THEATER REVIEW; Afghanistan Still Stirs A Housewife'|website=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/theater/theater-review-afghanistan-still-stirs-a-housewife.html}} On March 1, 2018, Kashani assumed the lead role in the Broadway musical The Band's Visit.{{cite web|title=Dariush Kashani Will Join Broadway's The Band's Visit|url= https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191293/dariush-kashani-will-join-broadways-the-bands-visit-tony-shalhoub-to-take-hiatus/}} 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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-28 |title='The Kite Runner' announces cast for Broadway run this summer |url=https://broadwaynews.com/2022/03/28/the-kite-runner-announces-cast-for-broadway-run-this-summer/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Broadway News |language=en-US}}
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{{cite web|title=Dariush Kashani: Shahs, Kings, and Communists|url=http://www.lct.org/explore/blog/dariush-kashani-shahs-kings-and-communists/}}
Select filmography
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
2018
| Clive | 4 Episodes |
2017
| Iranian Foreign Minister Tousi | "Snap Back" |
2017
| They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief | George Mardikian | Documentary |
2013
| Allen Pierce | "Captain Johnny" |
2010
| Jafar Khan | "Broken Bird" |
2006-2009
| Bobby Tooch | 8 Episodes |
2005
| Haddad | "The Greater Good" |
References
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External links
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- {{IBDB name|509324}}
- {{Playbill person|dariush-kashani}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Obie Award recipients