Philip Shahbaz

Phillip Shahbaz

"Voicing Altaïr isn't an easy job, and I give whatever I can so he can look and be heard as realistic"

―Philip Shahbaz

Philip Shahbaz (born on October 16, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Altaïr in Assassin's Creed. The son of an Arab mother and an Iranian-American father, he has studied drama and taken classes for 6 years. The three years of his study were dedicated to acting, and the other three years were dedicated to a voice-acting drama class.

Besides voicing Altaïr, he has also played minor roles in TV-shows, such as, 24, Californication, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Assassin's Creed works

• Assassin's Creed (2007) – Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Trivia

• The name Shahbaz is of Iranian/Persian Origin. Shahbaz is an Iranian Eagle (Shah=King, Baz=Open Wings) living in the famous mountains of Iran. Persians used this bird specially for moving important news and letters throughout the empire, quite similar to Altaïr's name.

External links

• Philip Shahbaz at the Internet Movie Database