Jonathan Ahdout ( fa, جاناتن آهدوت , born March 18, 1989) is an American actor known for his role in ''
House of Sand and Fog.''
Early life and education
Ahdout was born in
Santa Monica, California
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on March 18, 1989. His parents are Yahya Ahdout and Jacqueline Hayempour,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...
ian
Jew
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s who lived in
Pakistan
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and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
before immigrating to the
United States
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in 1982.
He attended
Sinai Akiba Academy and
Harvard-Westlake School
Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California, with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades seven through twelve. Its two prede ...
. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in film production and Bachelor of Science in business administration and management from
University of Southern California
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.
Career
Ahdout's acting career started with a role in the film ''
House of Sand and Fog'', in which he played the part of Esmail Behrani. In 2005, he played the part of
Behrooz Araz in the television series ''
24''. In ''House of Sand and Fog'', his character was the son of
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo ( fa, شهره آغداشلو, ; née Vaziri-Tabar (); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in '' Chess of the Wind'' (1976). Her next two fi ...
's character; to his and Aghdashloo's surprise, the same was true when they were cast in ''24''. In 2007, he appeared in an episode of ''The Unit''.
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Filmography
Film
Television
Personal life
Ahdout resides in Brentwood, Los Angeles
Brentwood is a suburban neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles.
History
General
Modern development began after the establishment of the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors in the 1880s. A sma ...
with his parents and siblings.
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Actors of Iranian descent
Jewish American male actors
American people of Iranian-Jewish descent
Male actors from Santa Monica, California
21st-century American male actors
People from Brentwood, Los Angeles
Harvard-Westlake School alumni
University of Southern California alumni
21st-century American Jews