Behzad Dabu

Now based in Los Angeles, Behzad is thrilled to return to TimeLine after previously performing in The History Boys, Blood and Gifts, and Inana. He just wrapped a successful run of Guards at the Taj, which he directed, produced, and starred in. Behzad is Director of Acting for Hillman Grad, Acting Coach for the TV series The CHI, leads a Scene Study at Last Acting Studio, and is a founding member of The Chicago Inclusion Project.  

Selected Theatre: Disgraced (Original production, CenterTheatreGroup, Goodman, Berkeley, Seattle, ATC) Samsara (Original Production, Victory Gardens) I Hate it Here (Original Production, Goodman) The Matchmaker (Goodman)  Put Your House in Order (La Jolla) 

Selected Screen: How to Get Away With Murder (ABC) The Chi (Showtime)The Good Place (NBC) The Lion Guard (Disney) The Loud House (Nick) All Rise (CBS) Chicago PD (NBC)

Member of Actors' Equity Association

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An Enemy of the People

May 6 – June 7, 2026

A fresh, Tony Award-nominated take on the masterwork about citizens standing up to power.

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Inana

May 6, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015

A poignant love story set against a background of international intrigue and one man's struggle to preserve a nation's cultural treasures.

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Blood and Gifts

Apr 30, 2013 - Jul 28, 2013

This spy thriller goes deep inside the secret United States intrigue that powered the Soviet-Afghan War of the 1980s.

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The History Boys

Apr 22, 2009 - Oct 19, 2009

A provocative play about a group of schoolboys caught within the anarchy of adolescence and a debate about education.

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Expanding the Family

Big news! TimeLine is expanding our core artistic team of Company Members, welcoming new Associate Artists, and adding to our Board of Directors. We’re thrilled to announce that Chicago artists Behzad Dabu and Ron OJ Parson have been named Company …

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