Omid Abtahi
| Omid Abtahi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1979 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University High School California State University Fullerton |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Omid Abtahi (born July 12, 1979) is an Iranian-born American actor.[1]
Early life and education
Abtahi was born on July 12, 1979 in Iran. He moved to the United States at an early age with his family (after living in Europe and Southwest Asia[citation needed]), and grew up in Orange County, California.
Abtahi graduated from University High School in Irvine and attended the California State University, Fullerton. He began studying advertising than he picked up a second major in theater and graduated in 2002.
Career
Before 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.
Abtahi also filmed the movie Running with Scissors, which he co-starred along with Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film was released in 2006.
Since arriving in Los Angeles, Omid 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.[citation needed]
Abtahi made his New York stage debut in Urge for Going by Mona Mansour.[citation needed]
Abtahi is also the voice of Farid in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and of Sergeant John Lugo in Spec Ops: The Line.
Filmography
| Film and Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | JAG | Wahid | Episode "Heart of Darkness" |
| Judging Amy | Reza Ajami | Episode "The New Normal" | |
| Over There | Tariq Nassiri | 12 episodes | |
| 2005-2009 | 24 | Safa / Jibraan Al-Zarian | Episodes "Day 4: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m." "Day 7: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m." "Day 7: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m." "Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Restaurant manager | |
| 2006-2007 | Sleeper Cell | Salim | 7 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: 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 | Episodes "The Underneath" "Slam" "The Gravesitter" |
| 2008 | Terminator: 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 |
| Can Openers | Ali | TV movie | |
| Bones | Hal Shirazi | Episode "The Bones That Foam" | |
| Diplomacy | American Interpreter | Short | |
| NCIS | Saleem Ulman | Episodes "Aliyah" "Truth or Consequences" |
|
| Brothers | Yusuf | ||
| Stars | The Pimp | Short | |
| 2009-2010 | FlashForward | Ed Fiore | Episodes "Gimme Some Truth" "Revelation Zero (Part 1)" |
| 2010 | Pleading Guilty | Jonathan Ziven | TV movie |
| An Idle Dream | Pascal | Short | |
| Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | Dr. Jagu / Reporter #2 (voice) | ||
| Three Rivers | Dr. Yousef Khouri | Episodes "The Kindness of Strangers" "Status 1A" |
|
| The Event | William | Episode "Protect Them from the Truth" | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Cadet Amis (voice) | Episode "The Academy" | |
| Nikita | Amir Komera | Episode "Resistance" | |
| The Mentalist | Markham Shankar | Episode "Red Hot" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Aasif | Episode "Something's Gotta Give" | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Meal | Social Worker (voice) | Short |
| Fringe | Simon Phillips | Episode "Concentrate and Ask Again" | |
| Homeland | Raqim Faisel | Episodes "Clean Skin" "Semper I" "The Good Soldier" |
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| Hide | Neil | TV movie | |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Samir | Episode "Live From Damascus" |
| Family Guy | Prince Faisal (voice) | Episode "Leggo My Meg-O" | |
| Covert Affairs | Sayid al-Muqri | Episode "Hello Stranger" | |
| The Boys of Abu Ghraib | Ghazi Hammoud | Post-production | |
| Spec Ops: The Line | Staff Sergeant John Lugo | Video game | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Farid | Video game | |
| Argo | Reza | ||
| 2012-2013 | Last Resort | Nigel | Episodes "Captain" "Blue on Blue" "Skeleton Crew" "Another Fine Navy Day" "Damn the Torpedoes" |
| 2013 | Family Guy | Mahmoud (voice) | Episode "Turban Cowboy" |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Homes | |
| TBA | Damien | Amani Golker | Upcoming series |
References
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- Alumnus Omid Abtahi cast in Hunger Games by Ethan Hawke, ocregister.com - Sept. 17, 2014
- Interviews with Young Iranians: Omid Abtahi, Actor by ParsArts.com - 24 Jan 2007
- Omid Abtahi at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- 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)
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- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015
- 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
