Omid Abtahi

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Omid Abtahi is an American actor of Iranian descent. He is best known for his role on the 2005 FX network television series Over There.

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 movies Running with Scissors, which he co-stars along with Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film is due out in 2006.

Abtahi is best known for his role as Pvt. Tariq Nassiri on the action / drama / war television series Over There. On the show he plays an Arab-American from Detroit. His extensive knowledge of Arabic and the Middle East has saved his squad multiple times in disastrous situations. To play the role of Nassiri, Abtahi had to learn how to speak Arabic and studied Middle Eastern culture.

[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

[edit] Sources

• Over There Official Site - last accessed on November 13, 2005.