birth_place birth_date birthname article_title name
new york city , new york , usa 29 may 1969 kamal rowshan anthony azizi
 anthony azizi
anthony azizi

anthony azizi -lrb- born may 29 , 1969 -rrb- is an american television actor .
born in new york city of iranian descent , azizi is mainly known for his television work .
he has had recurring roles on `` 24 '' as terrorist mamud faheen -lrb- season 2 -rrb- , on `` 24 '' as rafique -lrb- season 4 -rrb- and on `` commander in chief '' as presidential aide vince taylor .
azizi was also a regular on the short-lived television series `` threat matrix '' .
he has also guest-starred on `` single ladies '' , `` criminal minds '' , '' '' , `` jag '' , `` gilmore girls '' , `` the shield '' , `` sons of anarchy '' , `` nypd blue '' , `` the west wing '' , `` veronica mars '' , `` desperate housewives '' , `` lost '' , `` prison break , the mentalist , leverage , ncis and chuck '' .
he also starred in the 2002 film phobic and the 2008 thriller `` eagle eye '' .
azizi is a bahá ' í .
he married actress cymbeline smith in 2000 , and were separated as of march , 2010 .
azizi is a co-founder of the noor iranian film festival started in 2007 .
his acting coach is jamie donnelly of `` grease '' fame .
