Armin was born in Tehran, Iran. He left Iran at the age of 13 for Istanbul. After a year, he went to Vienna, Austria, to seek political asylum. After four years, he moved to San Francisco and studied at ACT conservatory then moved to New York to pursue acting his first break came after auditioning for George Hickenlooper the director of the factory girl He has an extensive stage His film credits include, Terry George's "Reservation Road," "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, and "Factory Girl" starring Guy Pearce.