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Omid Abtahi

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.

Filmography

2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

as Homes

Movie
2012
Argo

as Reza Borhani

Movie
2025
The Mighty Nein

as Dead Eye / Bartender (voice)

TV Show
2019
The Mandalorian

as Dr. Penn Pershing

TV Show