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ReedPop Announces Omid Abtahi for MCM Birmingham Comic Con
London, Tuesday 4th November: ReedPop has today confirmed that Omid Abtahi, best-known for The Mandalorian and American Gods, will be a guest at MCM Birmingham Comic Con taking place 28-30 November at the NEC.
Appearing all three days, Omid Abtahi is known for playing Dr. Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian and Salim in American Gods. Omid has also appeared in fan-favourite franchises such as The Boys, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, and Fear the Walking Dead. In gaming, Omid has voiced multiple roles in Diablo IV, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.
Omid has also appeared as a superhero, playing Carter Hall (Hawkman) in DC’s animated film Justice Society: World War II. As a character, Hawkman has appeared across DC Comics for many years but this role was Omid’s first time playing a superhero.
Omid will be appearing across all three days of the Birmingham show and will be available for photo ops and autographs.
Omid Abtahi will be joined by a host of incredible guests at MCM Birmingham Comic Con. For more click through the announcements below.
- Fullmetal Alchemist star Caitlin Glass set to attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Wallace & Gromit’s Ben Whitehead Announced for MCM Birmingham Comic Con This November
- Gavin & Stacey’s Mathew Horne to Appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con This November
- Original voice of Mario Charles Martinet to appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Demon Slayer’s Christine Marie Cabanos and Mela Lee to Appear at November’s MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Cast of Silent Hill 2 Luke Roberts and Salóme Gunnarsdóttir to Attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con this November
- Jujutsu Kaisen Stars Nicholas Roye and Matthew David Rudd to Attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con this November
- Miles Morales voice star Nadji Jeter to appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con
Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con pages for the latest announcements as ReedPop reveals more exciting guests, panels and activities in the lead up to MCM Birmingham Comic Con this November.
Applications for press passes are now open - for more information about applying visit:
https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/birmingham/en-us/exhibitors-and-industry/press.html
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About MCM Comic Con
MCM Comic Con Birmingham is held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, annually. The show is produced by ReedPop and welcomes tens of thousands of fans every year. At MCM Comic Con, attendees can expect to find everything from celebrity panels and exclusive premiers, to cosplay, comic book writing workshops, independent artists, live action role play. All these features, and more, make MCM Comic Con the ultimate celebration of pop and geek culture.
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About ReedPop
ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading event organisers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localised audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America, Europe and Asia, including MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MagicCon, and more. In addition to organising and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop's major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion. (www.reedpop.com)
