Omid Abtahi
Birthday
1979/07/12 (45 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also know as
امید ابطحی
Biography
Omid Abtahi (Persian: امید ابطحی; born July 12, 1979) is an Iranian-born American actor. He is best known for his roles as Salim in Starz Original American Gods, Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian on Disney+, Saleem Ulman in NCIS on Paramount+, and Homes in the fourth installment of The Hunger Games film series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. He is also known for his performances as Justin Yates in Ghost Whisperer on CBS and Detective Jerry Molbeck in the American TV adaptation of Those Who Kill on A&E.
Acting
(2010) Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
as Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice)
(2012) Argo
as Reza Borhani
(2015) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Homes
(2014) Boys of Abu Ghraib
as Ghazi Hammoud
(2009) Brothers
as Yusuf
(2017) Window Horses
as Ramin
(2009) Diplomacy
as American Interpreter
(2008) Space Chimps
as Dr. Jagu (voice)
(2006) Running with Scissors
as Restaurant Manager
(2011) Hide
as Neil
(2008) The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
as Mohammed
(2008) Ocean of Pearls
as Amrit Singh
(2008) The Last Lullaby
as Van
(2021) Justice Society: World War II
as Hawkman (voice)
(2005) Ghost Whisperer
as Justin Yates
(2008) Fringe
as ---
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla
(2017) DuckTales
as D'jinn (voice)
(2005) Over There
as Pfc. Tariq Nassiri
(2015) We Bare Bears
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2015) Fear the Walking Dead
as Howard
(2019) The Mandalorian
as Dr. Penn Pershing
(2014) Legends
as Bashir Al-Kanazer
(2012) Revolution
as Captain Riley
(2008) Fringe
as Simon Philips
(2009) Castle
as Rasheed Waqas
(2014) State of Affairs
as Rayst Kamal
(2009) FlashForward
as Ed Fiore
(1999) Family Guy
as Mahmoud (voice)
(2010) Hawaii Five-0
as Naser Salaam
(2016) Damien
as Amani Golkar
(2005) Sleeper Cell
as Salim
(2008) The Mentalist
as Markham Shankar
(2009) NCIS: Los Angeles
as Ari Sayed
(2017) American Gods
as Salim
(2022) Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
as Alfie / Knight (voice)
(2015) Better Call Saul
as Detective Abbasi
(2023) City on Fire
as Det. Ali Parsa
(2022) Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
as Alfie (voice)
(2008) Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Cadet Amis (voice)
(2008) Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Amis / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
(2008) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Sumner
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Aasif
(2008) My Own Worst Enemy
as Tony Nazari
(2019) Love, Death & Robots
as Wes (voice)
(2003) NCIS
as Saleem Ulman
(2023) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Ahmed (voice)
(2019) Fast & Furious Spy Racers
as Sandocal
(2009) Archer
as (voice)
(2005) Bones
as Hal Shirazi
(1999) Family Guy
as Faisal (voice)
(2011) Homeland
as Raqim Faisel
(2019) The Boys
as Sameer Shah
(2020) Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Self
(2009) The Good Wife
as Samir
(2011) Shameless
as Sameer
(2023) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Additional Voices (voice)