Cast & creator
Omid Abtahi
Best known for The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, Family Guy
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.
Also known as: امید ابطحی
15
film credits
55
television credits
70
1999–2025 · acting roles
7.2
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (70)
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The Mentalist
Markham Shankar
2008
Grey's Anatomy
Aasif
2005
Family Guy
Mahmoud (voice)
1999Family Guy
Faisal (voice)
1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla
2000
NCIS
Saleem Ulman
2003
Bones
Hal Shirazi
2005
Shameless
Sameer
2011
Castle
Rasheed Waqas
2009
Hawaii Five-0
Naser Salaam
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Ari Sayed
2009
24
Jibraan Al-Zarian
200124
Safa
2001
FBI
Faheem Ellahie
2018
The Good Wife
Samir
2009
The Boys
Sameer Shah
2019
Better Call Saul
Detective Abbasi
2015
Fringe
2008Fringe
Simon Philips
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Cadet Amis (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Amis / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
2008
Ghost Whisperer
Justin Yates
2005
Homeland
Raqim Faisel
2011
Archer
(voice)
2009
Tracker
Harith Holmes
2024
Madam Secretary
Deputy Minister Amin Hamadani
2014
Fear the Walking Dead
Howard
2015
We Bare Bears
Additional Voices (voice)
2015
The Mandalorian
Dr. Penn Pershing
2019
DuckTales
D'jinn (voice)
2017
The Unit
The Boss
2006
Love, Death & Robots
Wes (voice)
2019
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Pharaoh Atraxes / Camel 2 (voice)
2024
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Sumner
2008
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Ahmed (voice)
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Additional Voices (voice)
2023
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Alfie / Knight (voice)
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Alfie (voice)
2022
American Gods
Salim
2017
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Homes
2015
FlashForward
Ed Fiore
2009
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Sandocal
2019
Eli Stone
Amir Khan
2008
Legends
Bashir Al-Kanazer
2014
The Mighty Nein
Dead Eye / Bartender (voice)
2025
Revolution
Captain Riley
2012
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self
2020
Brothers
Yusuf
2009
Argo
Reza Borhani
2012
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
2021
Sleeper Cell
Salim
2005
City on Fire
Det. Ali Parsa
2023
Over There
Pfc. Tariq Nassiri
2005
The Chosen Adventures
Kato the Augur (voice)
2025The Chosen Adventures
Vendor (voice)
2025
Space Chimps
Dr. Jagu (voice)
2008
My Own Worst Enemy
Tony Nazari
2008
Damien
Amani Golkar
2016
Justice Society: World War II
Hawkman (voice)
2021
Running with Scissors
Restaurant Manager
2006
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice)
2010
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Ghazi Hammoud
2014
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Mohammed
2008
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Ramin (voice)
2017
State of Affairs
Rayst Kamal
2014
Hide
Neil
2011
Damien: Behind the Scenes
Self
2016
Ocean of Pearls
Amrit Singh
2008
The Last Lullaby
Van
2008Diplomacy
American Interpreter
2009