Babak Tafti is an American actor best known for recurring roles on Super Pumped and Billions.[1]
Early life
Tafti was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Career
Tafti graduated from the Yale School of Drama. He appeared as Saeed in the 2012 production of the J.T. Rogers play Blood and Gifts at La Jolla Playhouse.[2] The following year, he reprised his role as Khadi Asmann in the Off-Broadway debut of Rajiv Joseph's play The North Pool; he had previously performed the role at the Barrington Stage Company.[3][4] He later appeared as Claudio in the Barrington Stage Company's 2017 production of Much Ado About Nothing.[5] That year, he also performed in the world premiere of The Profane by Zayd Dohrn.[6]
After appearing in small roles on television, Tafti was cast in a lead role as Emil Michael on Super Pumped in 2022. He appeared in a recurring role on Billions the following year.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Row | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | $5 a Day | Room Service Waiter | — |
2009 | Flicker | Jack | — |
Terminator Salvation | Malik | — | |
2019 | Swing Shift | Trevor | Short film |
Benim | Yusuf | Short film | |
Campfire Alpha | Joey | Short film | |
Swallow | Aaron | — | |
I Miss You | Adnan | — | |
2020 | A Dress Above | Gil | Short film |
2022 | Fraud | André Djawadi | Short film |
Rear View | August | Short film | |
2023 | The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed | Chris | — |
Television
Year | Title | Row | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Crash | Charlie Wanz | 1 episode |
2011 | Blue Bloods (TV series) | Hafiz Demir | 1 episode |
2014 | Nurse Jackie | Ajay | 1 episode |
2015 | Orange is the New Black | Afghan Trainee Farzad | 1 episode |
2018 | Quantico | Adnan Hamza | 1 episode |
Instinct | Max | 1 episode | |
Elementary | Jonathan Dawson | 1 episode | |
New Amsterdam | Tariq Ali | 1 episode | |
Murphy Brown | Khaled | 1 episode | |
2019 – 2021 | Legacies | Sphinx | 4 episodes |
2019 | Succession | Eduard Asgarov | 3 episodes |
2020 | Bull | Dr. Samir Shadid | 1 episode |
Ramy | Amir | 1 episode | |
2021 | The Equalizer | Reza Shaheen | 1 episode |
2022 | Super Pumped | Emil Michael | 7 episodes |
2023 | Billions | Bradford Luke | 11 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Blood and Gifts | Saeed | La Jolla Playhouse |
The North Pool | Khadim Asmaan | Barrington Stage Company | |
2013 | Vineyard Theatre | ||
2017 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | Barrington Stage Company |
The Profane | Sam | Playwrights Horizons |
References
- ^ a b Bell, BreAnna. "'Billions' Adds Babak Tafti to Season 7 Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Blood and Gifts, Acclaimed History Play of Intervention in Afghanistan, Begins in CA June 12". Playbill. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Rajiv Joseph's The North Pool Begins NYC Debut at Off-Broadway's Vineyard". Playbill. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Rajiv Joseph's "The North Pool" stars Remi Sandri and Babak Tafti at Barrington Stage, July 26-Aug 11". Barrington Stage Company. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Shakespeare to make Barrington Stage debut with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING". Barrington Stage Company. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "The Profane". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
External links
- Babak Tafti at IMDb