Jonathan Ahdout

Ahdout was born in Santa Monica, California on March 18, 1989.^[1] His parents are Yahya Ahdout and Jacqueline Hayempour, Iranian Jews who lived in Pakistan and Israel before immigrating to the United States in 1982.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]

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.^[6] In 2005, he played the part of Behrooz Araz in the television series 24.^[7][8][9] 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.^[10] In 2007, he appeared in an episode of The Unit.^[11]

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