Faran Tahir

Faran Tahir

 Faran Tahir

Pakistani-American actor Faran Tahir, best known for his roles in “Iron Man,” “Star Trek” and “24,” is Muslim in real life has also played memorable Muslim characters onscreen.

On “Grey’s Anatomy,” he played Isaac, a Muslim lab tech who learns that he has an inoperable tumor, then demonstrates patience, faith and optimism in the face of that diagnosis.

“Even if you want me to play the bad, evil guy, OK, I’ll play it,” he told HuffPost about being offered roles based on negative Muslim stereotypes. “But in the same storyline, is there another Muslim character which is not that? Is there another point of view that we are giving? It would be nice to have that counterpoint.”