Omid Abtahi
Birthday: 1979-07-12 | Place of Birth: Tehran, IranOmid 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2023
City on Fire
as Det. Ali Parsa
2021
Justice Society: World War II
as Hawkman (voice)
2017
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
as Ramin (voice)
2016
Damien
as Amani Golkar
2016
Damien: Behind the Scenes
as Self
2014
Boys of Abu Ghraib
as Ghazi Hammoud
2011
Hide
as Neil
2008
Ocean of Pearls
as Amrit Singh
2008
Space Chimps
as Dr. Jagu (voice)
2008
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
as Mohammed
2008
My Own Worst Enemy
as Tony Nazari
2008
The Last Lullaby
as Van
2005
Over There
as Pfc. Tariq Nassiri
2005
Sleeper Cell
as Salim
