Nima Alex Dabestani is a first-generation Iranian American actor born in Baltimore, MD. His family are Baha'i's and fled Iran as refugees because of religious persecution and settled in the United States just a few years before he was born. He received his BFA in acting and graduated with honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he was the recipient of the Promising Artists scholarship. He has since moved to Los Angeles where he has established his career as an actor and producer working in film, television, stage, and commercials.