Omar Maskati

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Omar Maskati
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Born (1989-09-19) September 19, 1989 (age 34)
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
OccupationActor

Omar Maskati (born September 19, 1989), is an American actor known for his roles in Better Call Saul and Unbelievable . He recently starred in the movie Evil Eye and had main roles in the television series Good Sam and As We See It . [1]

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Early life

Maskati's father is from Pune, India and his mother is Puerto Rican and he grew up in Edison, New Jersey. [2] His father is Muslim and his mother is Catholic and he considered himself both Muslim and Catholic in high school. [3] He graduated as salutatorian from Edison High School in 2007. [4] In 2011, he received a degree in engineering from University of Pennsylvania, where he also minored in theater arts. [2] He chose acting as a career after graduation. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Jack of the Red Hearts Junior
2015Secret Agent Danny JumbalayaEvil Leprechaun (voice)Short film
2018 Nigerian Prince Raju
2020 Evil Eye Sandeep
2021UncleHarisShort film, also co–producer
2021CamcorderKenny RiosShort film
2021Sand & SnowZayn / Aydin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Blue Bloods Hector Santiago2 episodes
2014 Believe KarimEpisode: "Origin"
2015 Person of Interest Naresh PrasadEpisode: "Q & A"
2015 Tyrant Marwan7 episodes
2016 The Good Wife Saum BinazirEpisode: "Judged"
2016 Better Call Saul Omar7 episodes (season 2)
2016 BrainDead Ahmed KadhimiyaEpisode: "The Path to War Part One"
2017Brown GirlsShaanTV movie
2017 Bull Jace RundleEpisode: "The Fall"
2017 Time After Time Martin10 episodes
2017 Broad City Mike2 episodes
2018 Quantico KhaledEpisode: "Spy Games"
2018Revenge TourDerek "Milkshake" QamarTV short, also producer
2018 Kidding XanderEpisode: "Bye, Mom"
2019 The Resident Evan WatsonEpisode: "Betrayal"
2019 Unbelievable Elias6 episodes
2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Adnan DasEpisode: "Hail Mary"
2020 68 Whiskey Qasem8 episodes
2021 The Handmaid's Tale Steven2 episodes
2022 As We See It JoelMain cast
2022 Good Sam Dr. Isan M. ShahMain cast

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