Abtahi speaking at the 2016 Wondercon in Los Angeles, California
Born
(1979-07-12) July 12, 1979 (age 44)
Tehran, Iran
Alma mater
California State University Fullerton (BA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2005-present
Omid Abtahi (Persian: امید ابطحی; born July 12, 1979)[1][2] is an Iranian-born American actor.[3] 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.
^"Alumnus Omid Abtahi cast in Hunger Games". 30 September 2014.
OmidAbtahi (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...
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Whittle, Emily Browning, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, OmidAbtahi, Demore Barnes and Ian McShane, who all return from the previous season...
return from the previous season, as well as Orlando Jones, Mousa Kraish, OmidAbtahi and Demore Barnes, who were promoted to series regular status for the...
fire who, fearing for his safety, considers fleeing the United States. OmidAbtahi as Salim, a foreigner who is "one half of a pair of star-crossed lovers"...
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Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Kenan Thompson, Zack Shada, Carlos Alazraqui, OmidAbtahi, Patrick Breen, Jane Lynch, Kath Soucie, and Stanley Tucci. The film...
Castor Wes Chatham Pollux Elden Henson Jackson Michelle Forbes Homes OmidAbtahi Mitchell Joe Chrest Leeg 1 Misty Ormiston Leeg 2 Kim Ormiston Dr. Aurelius...
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help of a troubled telepathic man (OmidAbtahi) in their investigation of a mysterious blue killing powder. Abtahi, Kevin Corrigan, Jody Thompson, and...
"The Child" Carl Weathers as Greef Karga Werner Herzog as "The Client" OmidAbtahi as Dr. Pershing Nick Nolte as the voice of Kuiil Taika Waititi as the...
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