Omid Abtahi

TV Actor

Birthday July 12, 1979

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Tehran, Iran

Age 45 years old

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About

Iranian-American actor who portrayed Salim in Showtime's Sleeper Cell in addition to the character of Homes in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. He later landed parts in American Gods and the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. He also earned stable work as a video game voice actor. 

Before Fame

After graduating from University High School in Irvine, California, he studied advertising and theater at Cal State Fullerton. He performed on stage before heading to television, appearing in Fraulein Else, Adoration of the Old Woman, and Your Everyday Typical Romantic Comedy. 

Trivia

He voiced the character of Farid in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Victor Diallo in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. His character in Sleeper Cell and American Gods were both named Salim.

Family Life

At the age of five, he moved to Paris. When he was 10, he and the family moved to Irvine, Orange County, California.

Associated With

He was cast as Dr. Pershing in Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian.