Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/12/1979
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
امید ابطحی
Omid Abtahi
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.
Known For
Brothers
as Yusuf
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Homes
Argo
as Reza Borhani
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as Neil
Justice Society: World War II
as Hawkman (voice)
Space Chimps
as Dr. Jagu (voice)
Running with Scissors
as Restaurant Manager
Boys of Abu Ghraib
as Ghazi Hammoud
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
as Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice)
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
as Mohammed
The Last Lullaby
as Van
Ocean of Pearls
as Amrit Singh
Damien: Behind the Scenes
as Self
Window Horses
as Ramin (voice)
Career Timeline
2025
2023
2022
2019
2015
2014
2010
2009
2008
Ocean of Pearls
as Amrit Singh
My Own Worst Enemy
as Tony Nazari
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Cadet Amis (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Amis / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
The Mentalist
as Markham Shankar
Fringe
Role unknown
Fringe
as Simon Philips
Space Chimps
as Dr. Jagu (voice)
The Last Lullaby
as Van
Eli Stone
as Amir Khan
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
as Mohammed
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Sumner