Omid Abtahi
Iranian-born American actor, Omid Abtahi appeared on numerous high-profile television shows throughout his career, most notably "Homeland" (Showtime, 2011- 2020 ), "Better Call Saul" (AMC, 2013-), and "American Gods" (Starz, 2013- 2021). Born in Tehran, Abtahi had a bit of a nomadic childhood. He lived in Iran until the age of 5, before moving with his family to Paris. He would stay in the French capital until the age of 10, before moving once again, although this time to the United States. Abtahi and his family eventually settled in Irvine, California, where Abtahi would stay for the remainder of his childhood. He lived a relatively normal life in California, and soon entered California State University, Fullerton to study advertising. While attending the school, however, Abtahi became intrigued with the idea of becoming a professional actor. With that in mind, he added theater as his second major, where he fell in love with the craft. After graduating in 2002, Abtahi decided to embark on an acting career. He auditioned for film and TV roles, and landed his first part in 2005 on the legal drama "JAG" (NBC/CBS, 1995-2005). Abtahi's TV career quickly took off, and in just a year's time he had nabbed a recurring part on the Showtime series "Sleeper Cell" (2005-06). After his yearlong run on "Sleeper Cell" ended, Abtahi continued appearing on television shows, as well as movies, throughout the 2000s. His more notable TV roles during this time included recurring parts on "My Own Worst Enemy" (NBC, 2008) and "24" (Fox, 2001-2010). Then in 2012 Abtahi appeared in the Oscar-winning historical drama "Argo," thus further elevating his already growing acting profile. He continued appearing primarily on television shows throughout the 2010s, most notably with recurring roles on "Homeland" and "Better Call Saul," while also voicing roles for video games such as "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" (2016). In 2017 Abtahi returned to TV once again with a recurring role on "American Gods." The series premiered on the Starz network in early 2017.
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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76% |
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Justice Society: World War II | Hawkman (Voice) | - | 2021 |
92% |
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Window Horses | Ramin (Voice) | $2.1K | 2016 |
30% |
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Boys of Abu Ghraib | Ghazi (Character) | - | 2014 |
96% |
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Argo | Reza Borhani (Character) | $136.0M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Hide | Neil (Character) | - | 2011 |
63% |
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Brothers | Yusuf (Character) | $28.5M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diplomacy | American Interpreter (Character) | - | 2009 |
38% |
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Ocean of Pearls | Amrit Singh (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The Last Lullaby | Van (Character) | - | 2008 |
12% |
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Momo (Character) | $80.3K | 2008 |
32% |
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Space Chimps | Dr. Jagu (Voice) | $30.1M | 2008 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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42% | 74% | City on Fire | Detective Ali Parsa (Character) | 2023 |
90% | 78% | The Mandalorian |
Dr. Pershing (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2019-2020 2023 |
73% | 57% | Fear the Walking Dead | Howard (Guest Star) | 2021-2022 |
86% | 82% | Love, Death + Robots | Wes (Voice) | 2019 |
60% | 87% | The Crossing | Jake (Guest Star) | 2018 |
82% | 82% | Shameless | Sameer (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Naser Salaam (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Deputy Minister Amin Hamadani (Guest Star) | 2017 |
14% | 82% | Damien | Amani Golkar (Character) | 2016 |
98% | 96% | Better Call Saul | Detective Abbasi (Guest Star) | 2015 |
28% | 66% | State of Affairs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
28% | 69% | Those Who Kill | Jerry Molbeck (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Mahmoud (Guest Voice) | 2012-2013 |
79% | 85% | Last Resort | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Samir (Guest Star) | 2012 |
85% | 86% | Homeland | Raqim Faisel (Guest Star) | 2011 |
90% | 80% | Fringe | Simon Phillips (Guest Star) | 2011 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Mentalist | Markham Shankar (Guest Star) | 2010 |
85% | 69% | Nikita | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
67% | 49% | The Event | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
31% | No Score Yet | Three Rivers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009-2010 |
80% | 78% | FlashForward | Ed Fiore (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 83% | NCIS | Saleem Ulman (Guest Star) | 2009 |
87% | 87% | 24 | Jibraan Al-Zarian (Guest Star) | 2005 2009 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Hal Shirazi (Guest Star) | 2009 |
60% | 100% | Eli Stone | Amir Khan (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007-2008 |
85% | 77% | The Unit | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
76% | 88% | Sleeper Cell |
Salim (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |