Minutes to Midnight", as his character is part of the backstory and had died before the events of the pilot. When his character does appear, it is only in flashbacks until the episode "Six Months Ago", when the story centers on six months before the events of the pilot episode. In this episode, Suresh moves to New York and contacts people on "the list" he generated of those he believes to have special genetic aberrations. Over the course of his career, Avari has portrayed representatives of more than 24 ethnicities. As of November 2006, he has appeared in 33 feature films and over 70 television episodes. Avari has appeared with Brent Spiner in three different productions: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Independence Day (1996), and The Master of Disguise (2002). He performed opposite Richard Gere in a drama film based on a true story: Hachi: A Dog's Tale, in which he played Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog vendor. Avari was scheduled to reprise in his role as Kasuf in the Stargate SG-1 Season Six finale "Full Circle", but was unable to do so due to his commitment to Dragnet (2003). In January 2009, he played a mobile-phone salesman in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and in October 2009, he was cast as Omar on Days of Our Lives. In 2014, Avari voiced Master Rahool in the science fiction video game Destiny. In 2017, Avari was seen in both the U.S conspiracy thriller Project Eden: Vol. I and, in 2019, as Nicodemus in the television historical series The Chosen based on the life of Jesus Christ. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links 1951 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century Indian male actors American male actors of Indian descent American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male Shakespearean actors American male stage actors American male television actors American people of Parsi descent American Zoroastrians Indian emigrants to the United States Indian male film actors Indian male musical theatre actors Indian male stage actors Indian male television actors Indian Zoroastrians Male actors from West Bengal Parsi people People from Darjeeling