Dariush was born in Tehran, Iran and spent some formative years in Germany and London. In 1979, he and his family moved to Alexandria, VA (that delightful suburb of Washington, D.C) where he grew up. He’s a graduate of Bishop Ireton High School, received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University and an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Most recently, he appeared in VEIL’D by Monet Hurst Mendoza at The Women’s Project Pipeline Festival, The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar (directed by Ken Rus Schmoll) at New York Theatre Workshop and The Happiest Song Plays Last by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at Second Stage Theatre in New York City.
His work in Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul began with the premier at New York Theatre Workshop (directed by Declan Donnellan) and continued with subsequent productions at Mark Taper Forum and Brooklyn Academy of Music, both directed by Frank Galati. Other plays include East is East by Ayub Khan-Din (Manhattan Theatre Club), Naomi Wallace’s The Retreating World (McCarter Theatre & Cooper Union) and Amadeus, directed by Hal Scott.
On Television, he’s appeared in “Franklin & Bash,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Law & Order,” “CSI,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “NCIS,” “Medium,” “Drive,” “Lost,” “24,” “JAG,” “Without a Trace,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” and “Guiding Light.”
Film appearances in Eagle Eye, Wasabi Tuna and The Magic Shoes, an Official Selection of the 2014 Noor Film Festival.
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