Ali Afshar
Biography
Raised in Northern California, Ali Afshar grew up in the green Sonoma Mountains of Petaluma. His passion for speed and entertaining was evident at a very early age as his family could often find him racing motorcycles and horses at the age of 5 on their 200 acre ranch. The son of Eskandar Afshar and Leila Kasra Afshar, he is the youngest of 3 brothers. His father is an international agricultural business man and his mother was a world renowned Persian poet and lyricist before her passing in 1989. In addition to his parents guiding influence, Ali experienced a vast variety of life experiences following in the footsteps of his two older brothers, Pasha and John. He grew up competing in Break-Dancing & Bicycle Freestyle events all over Northern California. Once he tasted freedom with his driver's license at age 16, Ali won his first High School Challenge for drag racing at Sears Point International Raceway, representing Casa Grande High School. Through high school, Ali could be found almost every week at the Sears Point Raceway competing in the Wednesday Night Drags, racing his classic 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. If he wasn't racing he was in wrestling practice honing his skills. Ali was an outstanding wrestler and set numerous school records. His diligence paid off and made him a California State Finalist in 1991.
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- NCIS (2003) as Yasir Qassam
- JAG (1995) as Sadik's Henchman
- Hacks (2021) as Director
- The King of Queens (1998) as Sanjib
- Power Rangers (1993) as Phantom Ranger (voice)
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) as Grease
- Saving Grace (2007) as Miguel
- The Agency (2001) as Mansoor
- The Agency (2001) as Khidar Manzoor
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009) as Skip
- Godzilla (1998) as Anchorage Sailor
- Three Kings (1999) as Iraqi First Kill Soldier
- Masked Rider (1995) as Bjorgy
- The Siege (1998) as Ali
- Casa Grande (2023) as Hazan
- Born to Race (2011) as Self
- Born a Champion (2021) as The Sheik
- The Curse of the Necklace (2024) as Charles
- A California Christmas (2020) as Leo
- American Wrestler: The Wizard (2017) as Hafez Tabad
- A California Christmas: City Lights (2021) as Leo
- Lady Driver (2020) as Earl
- The Ride (2018) as Scott Carroll
- Running Wild (2017) as Pahsa Kasra