Omid Abtahi
Omid Abtahi | |
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California State University Fullerton (BA ) | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005-present |
Omid Abtahi (
Early life and education
Abtahi 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.[3][4]
Abtahi graduated from University High School in Irvine in 1997 and attended California State University, Fullerton. He began studying advertising, then picked up a second major in theater and graduated in 2002.[4][5]
Career
Before acting on
.After arriving in Los Angeles, Abtahi was a series regular on FX's Over There and Showtime's Sleeper Cell.
Abtahi made his New York stage debut in Urge for Going by Mona Mansour.[6] He is also the voice of Farid in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and of Sergeant John Lugo in Spec Ops: The Line. He also voices Victor "Gator" Diallo in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Running with Scissors | Restaurant Manager | |
2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Mohammed | |
Ocean of Pearls | Amrit Singh | ||
The Last Lullaby | Van | ||
Space Chimps | Dr. Jagu (voice) | ||
2009 | Brothers | Yusuf | |
2010 | Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2012 | Argo | Reza | |
2014 | Boys of Abu Ghraib | Ghazi Hammoud | |
2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Homes | |
2016 | Window Horses | Ramin (voice) | |
2021 | Justice Society: World War II | Hawkman (voice) | Direct-to-video |
Television
† | Denotes television programs that have not yet aired. |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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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 | Sleeper Cell | Salim | 7 episodes |
2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla | Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix" |
The Unit
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The Boss | Episode: "Play 16" | |
2007–2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Justin Yates | 3 episodes |
2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sumner | Episode: "Gnothi Seauton" |
Eli Stone | Amir Khan | Episode: "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" | |
My Own Worst Enemy | Tony Nazari | 9 episodes | |
2009 | Can Openers | Ali | TV movie |
Bones | Hal Shirazi | Episode: "The Bones That Foam" | |
NCIS | Saleem Ulman | 2 episodes | |
2009–2010 | FlashForward | Ed Fiore | 2 episodes |
Three Rivers | Dr. Yousef Khouri | 2 episodes | |
2010 | Pleading Guilty | Jonathan Ziven | TV movie |
The Event
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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 | Fringe | Simon Phillips | Episode: "Concentrate and Ask Again" |
Homeland | Raqim Faisel | 3 episodes | |
Hide | Neil | TV movie | |
2012 | The Good Wife
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Samir | Episode: "Live From Damascus" |
Family Guy | Prince Faisal (voice) | Episode: "Leggo My Meg-O" | |
Covert Affairs | Sayid al-Muqri | Episode: "Hello Stranger" | |
2012–2013 | Last Resort
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Nigel | 5 episodes |
2013 | Family Guy | Mahmoud (voice) | Episode: "Turban Cowboy" |
Castle | Waqas Rasheed | Episode: "Dreamworld" | |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Ari Sayed | 2 episodes | |
Revolution | Captain Riley | 2 episodes | |
2014 | Legends | Bashir Al-Kanazer | 2 episodes |
Those Who Kill
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Detective Jerry Molbeck | 10 episodes | |
2015 | Better Call Saul | Detective Abbasi | 3 episodes |
2016 | Damien | Amani Golker | 10 episodes |
2017 | Shameless
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Sameer | Episode: "Frank's Northern Shuttle Express" |
Hawaii Five-0 | Naser Salaam | Episode: "He ke'u na ka 'alae a Hina" | |
2017–2021 | American Gods | Salim | 21 episodes |
2018 | The Crossing | Jake | 2 episodes |
We Bare Bears | Kale (voice) | Episode: "The Limo" | |
2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Wes (voice) | Episode: "Sonnie's Edge" |
DuckTales | Faris D'jinn (voice) | 2 episodes | |
2019–2023 | The Mandalorian | Penn Pershing | 5 episodes |
2021–2022 | Fear the Walking Dead | Howard | 8 episodes |
2021 | The Lost Symbol | Inmate | Episode: "As Above, So Below" |
2022–2023 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Alfie (voice) | 4 episodes |
2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Ahmed (voice) | 4 episodes |
City on Fire | Detective Ali Parsa | 8 episodes | |
2024 | The Boys | Sameer Shah | 1 episode |
Video games
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Diablo III | Additional Voices | |
Unit 13 | Informant 1 | ||
Spec Ops: The Line | Staff Sergeant John Lugo | ||
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Farid, Mujahideen Soldier | ||
2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Additional Voices | |
2016 | Titanfall 2 | Militia Captain | |
1979 Revolution: Black Friday | Babak Azadi | ||
Mafia III | Additional Voices | ||
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Victor 'Gator' Diallo | ||
2018 | Thief of Thieves | Corbin "Chip" Tavistock | |
2019 | Metro Exodus | Cannibal, Child of the Forest | |
Days Gone | Additional Voices | ||
Rage 2 | Miscellaneous Voices | ||
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Additional Voice | ||
2020 | Disintegration | Ox-eye, Outlaw, Redshirt | |
2021 | The Artful Escape | Talish, Hyperionite 3 |
Short film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Not Necessary | Larry Dallas | |
Diplomacy | American Interpreter | ||
Stars | The Pimp | ||
2010 | An Idle Dream | Pascal | |
2011 | The Perfect Meal | Social Worker (voice) | |
2018 | Goliath 22 | Omar |
References
- ^ "Alumnus Omid Abtahi cast in Hunger Games". 30 September 2014.
- ^ https://www.twitter.com/abtahiomid/status/1546895816471855104?s=46
- ^ a b " Omid Abtahi Confirms as a Judge". Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-29. noorfilmfestival.com Accessed 2016-1-28
- ^ a b " Omid Abtahi cast in Hunger Games". 30 September 2014. ocregister.com Accessed 2016-1-29
- ^ https://unitheatrearts.org/industry-speaker/
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Photo Flash: Public Theater's URGE FOR GOING". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
External links
- Omid Abtahi at IMDb
- 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