Omid Abtahi
Biography
Omid Abtahi is an Iranian-born American actor. He was born on July 12, 1979. Abtahi is known for his roles in various television series and films. His notable performances include Salim in American Gods, Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian, Saleem Ulman in NCIS, Homes in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Justin Yates in Ghost Whisperer, and Detective Jerry Molbeck in Those Who Kill. Abtahi has a diverse range of acting credits, with a total of 62 known credits. He is a male actor with a birthday on July 12, 1979, and a place of birth in Tehran, Iran.
Career overview
Omid Abtahi is an Iranian-born American actor. He has appeared in various television shows and films. Abtahi's acting credits include roles in American Gods, The Mandalorian, NCIS, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Ghost Whisperer, and Those Who Kill.
Abtahi's performances in television series have garnered attention. He portrayed characters in multiple shows, including Justin Yates in Ghost Whisperer and Detective Jerry Molbeck in Those Who Kill. His work in The Mandalorian, specifically as Penn Pershing, is also notable. Abtahi's versatility as an actor is demonstrated by his ability to play different roles in various genres.
Abtahi's acting credits span multiple platforms, including Starz Original, Disney+, Paramount+, CBS, and A&E. His extensive experience in the entertainment industry has led to numerous appearances in television shows and films.
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- The Mighty Nein (2025) as Dead Eye / Bartender (voice)
- The Chosen Adventures (2025) as Kato the Augur (voice)
- The Chosen Adventures (2025) as Vendor (voice)
- Rock, Paper, Scissors (2024) as Pharaoh Atraxes / Camel 2 (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Ahmed (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Additional Voices (voice)
- City on Fire (2023) as Det. Ali Parsa
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) as Alfie / Knight (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) as Alfie (voice)
- Justice Society: World War II (2021) as Hawkman (voice)
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020) as Self
- The Boys (2019) as Sameer Shah
- The Mandalorian (2019) as Dr. Penn Pershing
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Wes (voice)
- Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019) as Sandocal
- FBI (2018) as Faheem Ellahie
- DuckTales (2017) as D'jinn (voice)
- American Gods (2017) as Salim
- Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017) as Ramin (voice)
- Damien (2016) as Amani Golkar
- Damien: Behind the Scenes (2016) as Self
- Better Call Saul (2015) as Detective Abbasi
- We Bare Bears (2015) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015) as Howard
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) as Homes
- Madam Secretary (2014) as Deputy Minister Amin Hamadani
- Legends (2014) as Bashir Al-Kanazer
- Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014) as Ghazi Hammoud
- State of Affairs (2014) as Rayst Kamal
- Revolution (2012) as Captain Riley
- Argo (2012) as Reza Borhani
- Shameless (2011) as Sameer
- Homeland (2011) as Raqim Faisel
- Hide (2011) as Neil
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Naser Salaam
- Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010) as Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice)
- Castle (2009) as Rasheed Waqas
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Ari Sayed
- The Good Wife (2009) as Samir
- Archer (2009) as (voice)
- FlashForward (2009) as Ed Fiore
- Brothers (2009) as Yusuf
- Diplomacy (2009) as American Interpreter
- The Mentalist (2008) as Markham Shankar
- Fringe (2008)
- Fringe (2008) as Simon Philips
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) as Cadet Amis (voice)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) as Amis / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) as Sumner
- Eli Stone (2008) as Amir Khan
- My Own Worst Enemy (2008) as Tony Nazari
- Space Chimps (2008) as Dr. Jagu (voice)
- The Last Lullaby (2008) as Van
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008) as Mohammed
- Ocean of Pearls (2008) as Amrit Singh
- The Unit (2006) as The Boss
- Running with Scissors (2006) as Restaurant Manager
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Aasif
- Bones (2005) as Hal Shirazi
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Justin Yates
- Over There (2005) as Pfc. Tariq Nassiri
- Sleeper Cell (2005) as Salim
- NCIS (2003) as Saleem Ulman
- 24 (2001) as Jibraan Al-Zarian
- 24 (2001) as Safa
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla
- Family Guy (1999) as Mahmoud (voice)
- Family Guy (1999) as Faisal (voice)