Omid Abtahi
Acting • Born 1979-07-12
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.
Filmography
67 credits
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
Movie • 2010
Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice)
Argo
Movie • 2012
Reza Borhani
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Movie • 2015
Homes
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Movie • 2014
Ghazi Hammoud
Brothers
Movie • 2009
Yusuf
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Movie • 2017
Ramin (voice)
Diplomacy
Movie • 2009
American Interpreter
Running with Scissors
Movie • 2006
Restaurant Manager
Space Chimps
Movie • 2008
Dr. Jagu (voice)
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Movie • 2008
Mohammed
Hide
Movie • 2011
Neil
Ocean of Pearls
Movie • 2008
Amrit Singh
The Last Lullaby
Movie • 2008
Van
Justice Society: World War II
Movie • 2021
Hawkman (voice)
Damien: Behind the Scenes
Movie • 2016
Self
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Justin Yates
Fringe
TV • 2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla
DuckTales
TV • 2017
D'jinn (voice)
Over There
TV • 2005
Pfc. Tariq Nassiri
We Bare Bears
TV • 2015
Additional Voices (voice)
Fear the Walking Dead
TV • 2015
Howard
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
Dr. Penn Pershing
Legends
TV • 2014
Bashir Al-Kanazer
Revolution
TV • 2012
Captain Riley
Fringe
TV • 2008
Simon Philips
Castle
TV • 2009
Rasheed Waqas
State of Affairs
TV • 2014
Rayst Kamal
FlashForward
TV • 2009
Ed Fiore
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Mahmoud (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Naser Salaam
Damien
TV • 2016
Amani Golkar
Sleeper Cell
TV • 2005
Salim
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Markham Shankar
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Ari Sayed
American Gods
TV • 2017
Salim
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
TV • 2022
Alfie / Knight (voice)
Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Detective Abbasi
City on Fire
TV • 2023
Det. Ali Parsa
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
TV • 2022
Alfie (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV • 2008
Cadet Amis (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV • 2008
Amis / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV • 2008
Sumner
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Aasif
My Own Worst Enemy
TV • 2008
Tony Nazari
Love, Death & Robots
TV • 2019
Wes (voice)
NCIS
TV • 2003
Saleem Ulman
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV • 2023
Ahmed (voice)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
TV • 2019
Sandocal
Archer
TV • 2009
(voice)
Bones
TV • 2005
Hal Shirazi
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Faisal (voice)
Homeland
TV • 2011
Raqim Faisel
The Boys
TV • 2019
Sameer Shah
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
TV • 2020
Self
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Samir
Shameless
TV • 2011
Sameer
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV • 2023
Additional Voices (voice)
FBI
TV • 2018
Faheem Ellahie
Madam Secretary
TV • 2014
Deputy Minister Amin Hamadani
Eli Stone
TV • 2008
Amir Khan
24
TV • 2001
Jibraan Al-Zarian
24
TV • 2001
Safa
Rock, Paper, Scissors
TV • 2023
Pharaoh Atraxes / Camel 2 (voice)
The Chosen Adventures
TV • 2025
Kato the Augur (voice)
The Chosen Adventures
TV • 2025
Vendor (voice)
The Mighty Nein
TV • 2025
Dead Eye / Bartender (voice)