Thomas Erdbrink is a Dutch journalist. He has been based in Iran since 2002 and currently works as Tehran Bureau Chief for the New York Times. Erdbrink is one of a few Western reporters accredited for U.S.media in Iran. He has a B.A. in journalism from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. From 2008 to 2012, he served as The Washington Post bureau chief in Tehran and was succeeded by Jason Rezaian. He is fluent in Dutch, English, Persian and German and regularly appears on European and American media outlets. Erdbrink's documentary series Our Man in Tehran won the 2015 Zilveren Nipkowschijf. He is married to Iranian photographer and journalist Newsha Tavakolian.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Onze man in Teheran (2015)
Starring as Presenter
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: I Love Iran (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Oud zeer (May 6, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: The American Dream (Apr 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: De woordvoerder van God (Apr 22, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Geen achterlijk land (Apr 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Oog om oog (Feb 8, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: De 'Rivier Des Levens' (Feb 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Het land waar niks kan en alles mag (Jan 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Liefde in de islamitische republiek (Jan 18, 2015)
Fareed Zakaria GPS (2008)
Guest starring as Thomas Erdbrink
- Episode 2018-08-05: Episode 30 (Aug 5, 2018)
Frontline (1983)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-08-14: Our Man In Tehran, Part 2 (Aug 14, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-13: Our Man In Tehran, Part 1 (Aug 13, 2018)