Omid Abtahi

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Omid Abtahi
Occupation	Television, stage actor

Omid Abtahi is an American actor of Iranian descent. Before moving to the United States Abtahi and his family lived in Europe and the Middle East.

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.

Abtahi has recently filmed the movie Running With Scissors, which he co-stars along with Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film was released in 2006.

Since arriving in Los Angeles, Omid has been 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 learnt how to speak Arabic and studied Middle Eastern culture.

[edit] 2008 Update

Omid also appeared in the film "Mysteries of Pittsburgh" which premiered at Sundance in 2008. He starred alongside Peter Saarsgard, Nick Nolte, Jon Foster, and Sienna Miller.

Omid recently just finished shooting "Brothers", a film directed by Jim Sheridan. The film is set for release in December of 2008. He stars alongside Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, and Jake Gyllenhaal. During the Summer of 2008, you will also hear Omid as the voice of Dr. Jagu in Vanguard Animation's "Space Chimps" starring the voices of Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, and Stanley Tucci.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2005	JAG	Wahid	Episode: "Heart of Darkness"
	24	Safa	Episode: "Day 4: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m."
	Judging Amy	Reza Ajami	Episode: "The New Normal"
	Over There	Tariq Nassiri	Television series
2006	Running with Scissors	Restaurant Manager
	Sleeper Cell	Salim	Television series
2007	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Mohammed	Post-production
	Ocean of Pearls	Amrit Singh	Filming

[edit] External links

• Omid Abtahi at the Internet Movie Database
• Omid Abtahi Website