Omar Maskati

{{Infobox person

| name = Omar Maskati

| image = Omar Maskati photo.jpg

| caption = Maskati in 2021

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|09|19}}

| birth_place = Edison, New Jersey, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania

| occupation = Actor

}}

Omar Maskati (born September 19, 1989) is an American actor known for his roles in Better Call Saul and Unbelievable. He recently{{when|date=March 2025}} starred in Evil Eye and The Recruit.

Early life

Maskati was born and raised in Edison, New Jersey to a Muslim Indian Marathi father and a Puerto Rican mother.{{cite web | title=Biography of Omar Maskati for Appearances, Speaking Engagements | website=Speakers Bureau | url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Omar+Maskati/441320 | access-date=2020-10-21}} His father is Muslim and his mother is Catholic and he considered himself both Muslim and Catholic in high school.{{cite news |last1=Zavala |first1=Lucas |title=Keep the Faith |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/320672204/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |work=Central New Jersey Home News |date=March 30, 2007}} He graduated as salutatorian from Edison High School in 2007.{{cite news |title=Edison High School |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/320588065/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |work=The Central New Jersey Home News |date=July 19, 2007}} In 2011, he received a degree in engineering from University of Pennsylvania, where he also minored in theater arts and was a member of the Mask and Wig Club. He chose acting as a career after graduation.{{cite web |date=2014-11-18 |title=Omar Maskati EAS'11 on Breaking into the Biz |url=https://thepenngazette.com/omar-maskati-eas11-on-breaking-into-the-biz/ |access-date=2020-10-21 |website=The Pennsylvania Gazette}}