ACTOR
Omid Abtahi
1979 - Today

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 the Starz Original American Gods, Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian, Saleem Ulman in NCIS, and Homes in the fourth installment of The Hunger Games film series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015). He is also known for his performances as Justin Yates in Ghost Whisperer, and as Detective Jerry Molbeck, in the American TV adaptation of Those Who Kill. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Omid Abtahi is the 11,627th most popular actor (down from 10,627th in 2024), the 533rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 506th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Iranian Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Omid Abtahi ranks 11,627 out of 13,578. Before him are Niki Chow, Yūki Ono, Satomi Arai, Son Ji-hyun, Rati Agnihotri, and Jill Wagner. After him are Anna Favella, Lázaro Ramos, Maya Kazan, Wayne Brady, Sharon Van Etten, and Patrick Fugit.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNiki Chow
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 11,624
Yūki Ono
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 11,625
Satomi Arai
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 11,626
Son Ji-hyun
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 11,627
Rati Agnihotri
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 11,628
Jill Wagner
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 11,629
Omid Abtahi
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 11,630
Anna Favella
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 11,631
Lázaro Ramos
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 11,632
Maya Kazan
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 11,633
Wayne Brady
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 11,634
Sharon Van Etten
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 11,635
Patrick Fugit
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 11,636
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Omid Abtahi ranks 768. Before him are Yumiko Kobayashi, Pete Aguilar, Benjamin Wallfisch, Niki Chow, Jill Wagner, and Darren Lynn Bousman. After him are Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Julie Berthelsen, Marcos Antonio García Nascimento, Weligton Oliveira, Maxim Afinogenov, and Vyacheslav Sviderskyi.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsYumiko Kobayashi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 762
Pete Aguilar
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 763
Benjamin Wallfisch
COMPOSER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 764
Niki Chow
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 765
Jill Wagner
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 766
Darren Lynn Bousman
FILM DIRECTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 767
Omid Abtahi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 768
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
SKIER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 769
Julie Berthelsen
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 770
Marcos Antonio García Nascimento
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 771
Weligton Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 772
Maxim Afinogenov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 773
Vyacheslav Sviderskyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 774
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Omid Abtahi ranks 533 out of 631. Before him are Hassan Yazdani (1994), Mohammed Bijeh (1982), Shadi Sadr (1974), Valerie Jarrett (1956), Amineh Kakabaveh (1970), and Homayoun Shajarian (1975). After him are Bahar Pars (1979), Askari Mohammadian (1963), Hossein Askari (1975), Delara Darabi (1986), Mahnaz Afshar (1977), and Tooji (1987).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsHassan Yazdani
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 527
Mohammed Bijeh
EXTREMIST
1982 - 2006
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 528
Shadi Sadr
LAWYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 529
Valerie Jarrett
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 530
Amineh Kakabaveh
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 531
Homayoun Shajarian
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 532
Omid Abtahi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 533
Bahar Pars
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 534
Askari Mohammadian
WRESTLER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 535
Hossein Askari
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 536
Delara Darabi
MAFIOSO
1986 - 2009
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 537
Mahnaz Afshar
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 538
Tooji
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 539
Among ACTORS In Iran
Among actors born in Iran, Omid Abtahi ranks 25. Before him are Rosie Malek-Yonan (1965), Tami Stronach (1972), Helly Luv (1988), Mohammad Reza Golzar (1977), Mahtab Keramati (1970), and Nasim Pedrad (1981). After him are Bahar Pars (1979), Mahnaz Afshar (1977), Hedieh Tehrani (1972), Sareh Bayat (1979), Bahar Soomekh (1975), and Maz Jobrani (1972).
Rosie Malek-Yonan
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 19
Tami Stronach
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 20
Helly Luv
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 21
Mohammad Reza Golzar
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 22
Mahtab Keramati
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 23
Nasim Pedrad
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 24
Omid Abtahi
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 25
Bahar Pars
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 26
Mahnaz Afshar
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 27
Hedieh Tehrani
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 28
Sareh Bayat
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 29
Bahar Soomekh
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 30
Maz Jobrani
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 31












































