Omar Maskati

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]

Omar Maskati
Maskati in 2021
Born (1989-09-19) September 19, 1989
Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationActor

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
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Jack of the Red Hearts Junior
2015 Secret Agent Danny Jumbalaya Evil Leprechaun (voice) Short film
2018 Nigerian Prince Raju
2020 Evil Eye Sandeep
2021 Uncle Haris Short film, also co–producer
2021 Camcorder Kenny Rios Short film
2021 Sand & Snow Zayn / Aydin

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Blue Bloods Hector Santiago 2 episodes
2014 Believe Karim Episode: "Origin"
2015 Person of Interest Naresh Prasad Episode: "Q & A"
2015 Tyrant Marwan 7 episodes
2016 The Good Wife Saum Binazir Episode: "Judged"
2016 Better Call Saul Omar 7 episodes (season 2)
2016 BrainDead Ahmed Kadhimiya Episode: "The Path to War Part One"
2017 Brown Girls Shaan TV movie
2017 Bull Jace Rundle Episode: "The Fall"
2017 Time After Time Martin 10 episodes
2017 Broad City Mike 2 episodes
2018 Quantico Khaled Episode: "Spy Games"
2018 Revenge Tour Derek "Milkshake" Qamar TV short, also producer
2018 Kidding Xander Episode: "Bye, Mom"
2019 The Resident Evan Watson Episode: "Betrayal"
2019 Unbelievable Elias 6 episodes
2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Adnan Das Episode: "Hail Mary"
2020 68 Whiskey Qasem 8 episodes
2021 The Handmaid's Tale Steven 2 episodes
2022 As We See It Joel Main cast
2022 Good Sam Dr. Isan M. Shah Main cast

References
  1. "'Evil Eye' Review: The Man of a Mother's Dreams May Not Be Mr. Right". The New York Times. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. "Biography of Omar Maskati for Appearances, Speaking Engagements". Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. Zavala, Lucas (March 30, 2007). "Keep the Faith". Central New Jersey Home News. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. "Edison High School". The Central New Jersey Home News. July 19, 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. "Omar Maskati EAS'11 on Breaking into the Biz". The Pennsylvania Gazette. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2020-10-21.


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