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.

Omid Abtahi

Acting Born July 12, 1979 Tehran, Iran

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.

Known For

The Mentalist

Markham Shankar

Grey's Anatomy

Aasif

NCIS

Saleem Ulman

Family Guy

Mahmoud (voice)

Family Guy

Faisal (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Chandru 'Dru' Kambhatla

Bones

Hal Shirazi

FBI

Faheem Ellahie

Castle

Rasheed Waqas

Shameless

Sameer

Hawaii Five-0

Naser Salaam

NCIS: Los Angeles

Ari Sayed