Omid Abtahi

Known for

Acting

Born

July 12, 1979 (age 47)

Birthplace

Tehran, Iran

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.

Best known work

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015

The Boys

2019

The Mandalorian

2019

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Argo

2012

Better Call Saul

2015

Fear the Walking Dead

2015

Family Guy

1999

The Mentalist

2008

Love, Death & Robots

2019

Filmography

2025
The Mighty NeinTV
as Dead Eye / Bartender (voice) (1 episode)
2025
The Chosen AdventuresTV
as Kato the Augur (voice) (2 episodes), as Vendor (voice) (1 episode)
2024
Rock, Paper, ScissorsTV
as Pharaoh Atraxes / Camel 2 (voice) (1 episode)
2024
TrackerTV
as Harith Holmes (1 episode)
2023
City on FireTV
as Det. Ali Parsa (8 episodes)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurTV
as Ahmed (voice) (6 episodes), as Additional Voices (voice) (1 episode)
2022
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightTV
as Alfie / Knight (voice) (1 episode), as Alfie (voice) (12 episodes)
2021
Justice Society: World War II
as Hawkman (voice)
2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The MandalorianTV
as Self (1 episode)
2019
Fast & Furious Spy RacersTV
as Sandocal (4 episodes)
2019
The MandalorianTV
as Dr. Penn Pershing (5 episodes)
2019
The BoysTV
as Sameer Shah (5 episodes)
2019
Love, Death & RobotsTV
as Wes (voice) (1 episode)
2018
FBITV
as Faheem Ellahie (1 episode)
2017
DuckTalesTV
as D'jinn (voice) (2 episodes)
2017
American GodsTV
as Salim (7 episodes)
2017
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
as Ramin (voice)
2016
Damien: Behind the Scenes
as Self
2016
DamienTV
as Amani Golkar (10 episodes)
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Homes
2015
We Bare BearsTV
as Additional Voices (voice) (1 episode)
2015
Fear the Walking DeadTV
as Howard (8 episodes)
2015
Better Call SaulTV
as Detective Abbasi (3 episodes)
2014
State of AffairsTV
as Rayst Kamal (1 episode)
2014
Madam SecretaryTV
as Deputy Minister Amin Hamadani (1 episode)