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{{Infobox person | name = Omid Abtahi | image = Omid Abtahi by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Abtahi speaking at the 2016 Wondercon in Los Angeles, California | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | occupation = Actor | years active = 2005–present | alma_mater = University High School California State University Fullerton }}Omid Abtahi (born 12 July 1979) is an Iranian-born American actor.[1] He is best known for his roles as Salim in Showtime's Sleeper Cell and that of Homes in the final installment of The Hunger Games film series, Mockingjay – Part 2. Early life and educationAbtahi was born in Tehran, Iran. At the age of 5 he moved to Paris with his family and later they moved to the United States, finally moving to Irvine, Orange County, California when he was 10.[1][3] Abtahi graduated from University High School in Irvine and attended California State University, Fullerton. He began studying advertising, then picked up a second major in theater and graduated in 2002.[2] CareerBefore acting on television, Abtahi performed on stage in many theatrical productions including Fraulein Else at the Berkeley Repertory, McCarter Theatre and Longwarf Theatre; Adoration of the Old Woman at the Sundance Theatre Lab and Your Everyday Typical Romantic Comedy at the Kennedy Centre. He has also guest starred on the television series JAG, Judging Amy and 24. He played Justin Yates in Ghost Whisperer. After arriving in Los Angeles, Abtahi was a series regular on FX's Over There and Showtime's Sleeper Cell. While preparing for the role of Pvt. Tariq Nassiri on the television series Over There, Abtahi learned how to speak French fluently.{{Need sources|date=November 2015}} Abtahi made his New York stage debut in Urge for Going by Mona Mansour.[3] He is also the voice of Farid in Black Ops II, and of Sergeant John Lugo in The Line. FilmographyFilm, Television and Videogames |
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2005 | JAG | Wahid | Episode "Heart of Darkness" | Judging Amy | Reza Ajami | Episode "The New Normal" | Over There | Pfc. Tariq Nassiri | 12 episodes | 2005-2009 | 24 | Safa / Jibraan Al-Zarian | 4 episodes | 2006 | Running with Scissors | Restaurant Manager | Sleeper Cell | Salim | 7 episodes | 2007 | Crime Scene Investigation | Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla | Episode "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix" | The Unit | The Boss | Episode "Play 16" | 2007-2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Justin Yates | 2 episodes | 2008 | The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sumner | Episode "Gnothi Seauton" | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Mohammed | Ocean of Pearls | Amrit Singh | The Last Lullaby | Van | Space Chimps | Dr. Jagu (voice) | Eli Stone | Amir Khan | Episode "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" | My Own Worst Enemy | Tony Nazari | 9 episodes | 2009 | Not Necessary | Larry Dallas | Short film | Can Openers | Ali | TV movie | Bones | Hal Shirazi | Episode "The Bones That Foam" | Diplomacy | American Interpreter | Short film | NCIS | Saleem Ulman | 2 episodes | Brothers | Yusuf | Stars | The Pimp | Short film | 2009-2010 | FlashForward | Ed Fiore | 2 episodes | Three Rivers | Dr. Yousef Khouri | 2 episodes | 2010 | Pleading Guilty | Jonathan Ziven | TV movie | An Idle Dream | Pascal | Short film | Zartog Strikes Back | Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice) | Video | The Event | William | 2 episodes | Nikita | Amir Komera | Episode "Resistance" | The Mentalist | Markham Shankar | Episode "Red Hot" | Grey's Anatomy | Aasif | Episode "Something's Gotta Give" | 2010-2013 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Cadet Amis (voice) | 2 episodes | 2011 | The Perfect Meal | Social Worker (voice) | Short film | Fringe | Simon Phillips | Episode "Concentrate and Ask Again" | Homeland | Raqim Faisel | 3 episodes | Hide | Neil | TV movie | 2012 | The Good Wife | Samir | Episode "Live From Damascus" | Diablo III | Additional Voices | Video game | Unit 13 | Informant 1 | Video game | Family Guy | Prince Faisal (voice) | Episode "Leggo My Meg-O" | Covert Affairs | Sayid al-Muqri | Episode "Hello Stranger" | The Line | Staff Sergeant John Lugo | Video game | Black Ops II | Farid, Mujahideen Soldier | Video game | Argo | Reza | Feature Film | 2012-2013 | Last Resort | Nigel | 5 episodes | 2013 | Family Guy | Mahmoud (voice) | Episode "Turban Cowboy" | Castle | Waqas Rasheed | Episode "Dreamworld" | Los Angeles | Ari Sayed | 2 episodes | Revolution | Captain Riley | 2 episodes | 2014 | Legends | Bashir Al-Kanazer | 2 episodes | Those Who Kill | Detective Jerry Molbeck | 10 episodes | Boys of Abu Ghraib | Ghazi Hammoud | 2015 | Mockingjay – Part 2 | Homes | Better Call Saul | Detective Abbasi | 3 episodes | Black Ops III | Additional Voices | Video game | 2016 | Titanfall 2 | Militia Captain | Video game | Damien | Amani Golker | 10 episodes | Black Friday | Babak Azadi | Video game | Mafia III | Additional Voices | Video game | Window Horses | Ramin (voice) | Infinite Warfare | Victor 'Gator' Diallo | Video game | 2017 | Shameless | Sameer | Episode: "Frank's Northern Shuttle Express" | Hawaii Five-0 | Naser Salaam | Episode: "He ke'u na ka 'alae a Hina" | 2017-2019 | American Gods | Salim | 6 episodes | 2018 | The Crossing | Jake | 2 episodes | Thief of Thieves | Corbin "Chip" Tavistock | Video game | We Bare Bears | Kale (voice) | Episode: "The Limo" | Goliath 22 | Omar | Short | 2019 | Metro Exodus | Cannibal, Child of the Forest | Video game | The Mandalorian | Disney+ series |
References 1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://noorfilmfestival.com/index.php/about/news/340-omid-abtahi-confirms-as-a-judge|title= Omid Abtahi Confirms as a Judge}} noorfilmfestival.com Accessed 2016-1-28 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/abtahi-635285-hunger-acting.html|title= Omid Abtahi cast in Hunger Games}} ocregister.com Accessed 2016-1-29 3. ^{{Cite web|title = Photo Flash: Public Theater's URGE FOR GOING|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-Public-Theaters-URGE-FOR-GOING-20110330|website = BroadwayWorld.com|access-date = 2016-01-29|first = BWW News|last = Desk}}
External links- {{IMDb name|1859475}}
- TITANS OF HOLLYWOOD: Tinsel Town's Spotlights Shine on CSUF Alumni by Cathi Douglas '80, California State University, Fullerton TITAN Magazine (calstate.fullerton.edu), 2011
- ‘Mockingjay’ casts Omid Abtahi as Homes by Andrew Sims (hypable.com), September 24, 2013
- Alumnus Omid Abtahi cast in Hunger Games by Ethan Hawke (ocregister.com), Sept. 17, 2014 (Updated: Sept. 30, 2014)
- Interviews with Young Iranians: Omid Abtahi, Actor by ParsArts.com - 24 Jan 2007
{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Abtahi, Omid}} 12 : 1979 births|American male stage actors|American male television actors|Iranian emigrants to the United States|Living people|California State University, Fullerton alumni|21st-century American male actors|Male actors from Tehran|American male film actors|Male actors from Orange County, California|Iranian diaspora film people|American male video game actors |