Jonathan Ahdout

{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Ahdout | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|18}} | birth_name = | education = University of Southern California (BA, BS) | occupation = Actor | birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S. | years_active = 2003–present }} '''Jonathan Ahdout''' ({{langx|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 on March 18, 1989.<ref>Direct TV [https://www.directv.com/person/Jonathan-Ahdout-YS9DZVdWNUpHUjA9 Jonathan Ahdout]</ref> His parents are Yahya Ahdout and Jacqueline Hayempour, Iranian Jews who lived in Pakistan and Israel before immigrating to the United States in 1982.<ref name="Ahdout">{{cite news|last=Ahdout |first=Daniel |title=Jonathan Ahdout: Young Iranian Jewish Film & Television Actor |publisher=Iranian Jewish Chronicle Online |url=http://www.ijchronicle.com/articles/75/1/Jonathan-Ahdout:-Young-Iranian-Jewish-Film-&-Television-Actor |accessdate=2006-12-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312071355/http://www.ijchronicle.com/articles/75/1/Jonathan-Ahdout%3A-Young-Iranian-Jewish-Film-%26-Television-Actor |archivedate=2007-03-12 }}</ref><ref name=JewishLight>{{cite web|url=http://www.stljewishlight.com/Nation/286446386199413.php |title=Having found success in U.S., Iranian Jews turn to show biz |publisher=JewishLight |accessdate=January 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203121354/http://www.stljewishlight.com/Nation/286446386199413.php |archivedate=February 3, 2007 }}</ref> He attended Sinai Akiba Academy and Harvard-Westlake School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in film production and Bachelor of Science in business administration and management from University of Southern California.<ref>{{cite news|last=Melamed |first= Karmel|title= Young Iranian Jewish Star of "24", Jonathan Ahdout Shares View on Career in Entertainment |newspaper=Jewish Journal|date= October 2016|url=http://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/16749/ }}</ref><ref>WhatsUpIran.com {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130908003407/http://www.whatsupiran.com/Profile/Jonathan-Ahdout/About Jonathan Ahdout Know Him Better]}}</ref>

==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.<ref>Jewish Journal, February 22, 2007 [http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/persian_jews_break_with_tradition_to_break_through_in_hollywood_20070223 Persian Jews break with tradition to break through in Hollywood by Karmel Melamed]</ref> In 2005, he played the part of Behrooz Araz in the television series ''24''.<ref>''Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2006'' By Roger Ebert [https://books.google.com/books?id=w25yDt1v9XkC&dq=Jonathan+Ahdout+Esmail+Behrani&pg=PA298 Page 298 House of Sand and Fog]</ref><ref>The Examiner May 3, 2014 - Entertainment /Arts & Entertainment / TV, ♥'24 Live Another Day'- What You Need To Know Series Catch Up...</ref><ref>WSWS 5 April 2005 [https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/04/2424-a05.html Fox's 24: propaganda thinly disguised as television programming by Debra Watson]</ref> In ''House of Sand and Fog'', his character was the son of Shohreh Aghdashloo's character; to his and Aghdashloo's surprise, the same was true when they were cast in ''24''.<ref>In.com India [https://web.archive.org/web/20150712073953/http://www.in.com/jonathan-ahdout/biography-151075.html Celebbs{{!}}Bio, Hollywood Actors, Jonathan Ahdout]</ref> In 2007, he appeared in an episode of ''The Unit''.<ref>TV Guide [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/unit/photos/278693/18906 The Unit Photos, Cast & Details]</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2003 |''House of Sand and Fog'' |Esmail | |- |2005 |''American Gun'' |Ike | |- |2009 |''The Indian and the Samurai'' |Anil |Short Film |- |2010 |''Little Blue Pill'' |Dr. Hrundi Bhatnagar | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2005 |''24'' |Behrooz Araz |12 episodes |- |2007 |''The Unit'' |Shepherd |Episode: "Johnny B. Good" |- |2017 |''Ultimate Ultimate'' |Jonny | |}

== Personal life == Ahdout resides in Brentwood, Los Angeles with his parents and siblings.

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1332975}} *

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