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Ali Afshar

Acting

Born June 16, 1975 · Iran

Also known as Alex Dodd

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

Filmography34 titles

Casa Grande

2026Producer

NCIS

2003as Yasir Qassam

Hacks

2021as Director

Saving Grace

2007as Miguel

JAG

1995as Sadik's Henchman

The Ride

2018as Scott Carroll

American Wrestler: The Wizard

2016as Hafez Tabad

The King of Queens

1998as Sanjib

Power Rangers

1993as Phantom Ranger (voice)

Born a Champion

2021as The Sheik

Born to Race

2011as Self

Holiday Harmony

2022Producer

Bennett's War

2019as Cyrus

A California Christmas: City Lights

2021as Leo

Born to Race: Fast Track

2014Producer, Story

He's Just Not That Into You

2009as Skip

Three Kings

1999as Iraqi First Kill Soldier

A Christmas Mystery

2022Producer

Day of Reckoning

2025Producer

The Siege

1998as Ali

American Fighter

2020Producer

Dirt

2018Producer

A Hollywood Christmas

2022Producer

Running Wild

2017as Pahsa Kasra

Casa Grande

as Hazan

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993as Grease

Guardian

2001as Tarik

The Curse of the Necklace

2024as Charles

Godzilla

1998as Anchorage Sailor

Holiday in the Vineyards

2023Producer

Pray for Rain

2017as The Scorpion

I Believe in Santa

2022Producer

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

2002as Abir Rashid

Damn Foreigners

2015as Dr. Ali