OMID ABTAHI

'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 movies Running With Scissors, which he co-stars along with Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film was released in 2006.
While preparing for the role of Pvt. Tariq Nassiri on the action / drama / war television series Over There, Abtahi learnt how to speak Arabic and studied Middle Eastern culture.

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Filmography

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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

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★ Interview with Omid Abtahi on Pars Arts