Omid Abtahi
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mentalist
Markham Shankar
2008
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Aasif
2005
Series
Family Guy
Mahmoud (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Faisal (voice)
1999
Series
NCIS
Saleem Ulman
2003
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla
2000
Series
Shameless
Sameer
2011
Series
The Boys
Sameer Shah
2019
Series
Bones
Hal Shirazi
2005
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Naser Salaam
2010
Series
FBI
Faheem Ellahie
2018
Series
Castle
Rasheed Waqas
2009
Series
24
Jibraan Al-Zarian
2001
Series
24
Safa
2001
Series
Homeland
Raqim Faisel
2011
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Ari Sayed
2009
Series
The Good Wife
Samir
2009
Series
Better Call Saul
Detective Abbasi
2015
Series
Tracker
Harith Holmes
2024
Series
Fringe
2008
Series
Fringe
Simon Philips
2008
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Cadet Amis (voice)
2008
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Amis / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
2008
Series
The Mandalorian
Dr. Penn Pershing
2019
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Justin Yates
2005
Series
We Bare Bears
Additional Voices (voice)
2015
Series
Madam Secretary
Deputy Minister Amin Hamadani
2014
Series
Fear the Walking Dead
Howard
2015
Series
Archer
(voice)
2009
Series
DuckTales
D'jinn (voice)
2017
Series
Love, Death & Robots
Wes (voice)
2019
Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Ahmed (voice)
2023
Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Additional Voices (voice)
2023
Series
The Unit
The Boss
2006
Series
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Pharaoh Atraxes / Camel 2 (voice)
2024
Series
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Sumner
2008
Series
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Alfie / Knight (voice)
2022
Series
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Alfie (voice)
2022
Series
American Gods
Salim
2017
Series
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Sandocal
2019
Series
The Mighty Nein
Dead Eye / Bartender (voice)
2025
Film
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Homes
2015
Series
FlashForward
Ed Fiore
2009
Series
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self
2020
Series
Revolution
Captain Riley
2012
Film
Argo
Reza Borhani
2012
Series
Legends
Bashir Al-Kanazer
2014
Series
Eli Stone
Amir Khan
2008
Series
City on Fire
Det. Ali Parsa
2023
Film
Brothers
Yusuf
2009
Series
Sleeper Cell
Salim
2005
Series
Over There
Pfc. Tariq Nassiri
2005
Series
The Chosen Adventures
Kato the Augur (voice)
2025
Series
The Chosen Adventures
Vendor (voice)
2025
Series
Damien
Amani Golkar
2016
Film
Space Chimps
Dr. Jagu (voice)
2008
Series
My Own Worst Enemy
Tony Nazari
2008
Film
Justice Society: World War II
Hawkman (voice)
2021
Film
Running with Scissors
Restaurant Manager
2006
Film
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice)
2010
Film
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Ghazi Hammoud
2014
Film
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Mohammed
2008
Film
Hide
Neil
2011
Film
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Ramin (voice)
2017
Film
The Last Lullaby
Van
2008
Film
Ocean of Pearls
Amrit Singh
2008
Film
Damien: Behind the Scenes
Self
2016
Series
State of Affairs
Rayst Kamal
2014
Diplomacy
American Interpreter
2009