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Home/People/Ali Afshar
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Born
Jun 16, 1975
Age 50
Place of Birth
Iran
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

22
Movies
11
TV Shows
Also Known As
Alex Dodd
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Ali Afshar

Acting

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. - IMDb Mini Biography By: yusufpiskin
The Curse of the Necklace poster

The Curse of the Necklace

as Charles
2024
A California Christmas: City Lights poster

A California Christmas: City Lights

as Leo
2021
Born a Champion poster

Born a Champion

as The Sheik
2021
A California Christmas poster

A California Christmas

as Leo
2020
Wheels of Fortune poster

Wheels of Fortune

as Eskandar
2020
The Stand at Paxton County poster

The Stand at Paxton County

as Major Khan
2020
Lady Driver poster

Lady Driver

as Earl
2020
Bennett's War poster

Bennett's War

as Cyrus
2019
The Ride poster

The Ride

as Scott Carroll
2018
Pray for Rain poster

Pray for Rain

as The Scorpion
2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard poster

American Wrestler: The Wizard

as Hafez Tabad
2017
Running Wild poster

Running Wild

as Pahsa Kasra
2017
The Dog Lover poster

The Dog Lover

as Raymond
2016
Damn Foreigners poster

Damn Foreigners

as Dr. Ali
2015
Born to Race poster

Born to Race

as Self
2011
He's Just Not That Into You poster

He's Just Not That Into You

as Skip
2009
Homeland Security poster

Homeland Security

as Achmed
2004
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand poster

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

as Abir Rashid
2002
Guardian poster

Guardian

as Tarik
2001
Three Kings poster

Three Kings

as Iraqi First Kill Soldier
1999