Rizwan Manji
Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is a Indo-Canadian actor. He is most most famous for his role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced. Manji was born in Toronto, Canada where his Indian parents had immigrated to from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim, and he states that his religion is very important to him in life. He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School. He later moved to the US where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24. In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the NBC comedy Outsourced. Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv. Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Ramadan America as Samir
- 2023 · Journey to Bethlehem as Gaspar
- 2023 · Shazam! Fury of the Gods as Docent
- 2023 · Shazam! Fury of the Gods as Jamil
- 2023 · Mustache as Hameed
- 2023 · The Donor Party as Kahlil
- 2022 · Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Le Fou
- 2022 · Wedding Season as Vijay Maurya
- 2022 · Diamond in the Rough as Mike Reddy
- 2022 · Roar as Third Husband (Raoul)
- 2022 · Peacemaker as Jamil
- 2020 · Eat Wheaties! as Bob Rapp
- 2020 · Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2020 · Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
- 2020 · Uncle as
- 2019 · Perfect Harmony as Reverend Jax
- 2019 · The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as Maple Leaf
- 2018 · A Very Nutty Christmas as Justin
- 2018 · Papercop as Jeff
- 2018 · Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy as Todd
- 2017 · That Thing with the Cat as Manu
- 2017 · Atypical as Vice Principal Patrick
- 2017 · Mondays as Tour Guide
- 2017 · The Tiger Hunter as Babu
- 2016 · Writer's Block as Mailman
- 2016 · Paterson as Donny
- 2016 · The Bounce Back as Daryl
- 2015 · The Magicians as Tick Pickwick
- 2015 · Minority Report as Dr. Orson
- 2015 · Equals as Gilead
- 2015 · Mr. Robot as Norm
- 2015 · Another Period as Prince Apato
- 2015 · Backstrom as Dr. Deb Chaman
- 2015 · Schitt's Creek as Ray Butani
- 2014 · Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Mr. Cellars
- 2014 · Dr. Cabbie as Vijay
- 2014 · Young & Hungry as Cashier / Doctor
- 2014 · Mixology as Ganesh
- 2013 · The Wolf of Wall Street as Kalil
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Donald
- 2013 · Lucky 7 as Ahsan Lashiri
- 2013 · Mom as Dr. Bellin
- 2013 · Don Jon as Teacher
- 2012 · ...Or Die as Riz
- 2012 · Dog with a Blog as Dr. Young
- 2012 · Crash & Bernstein as Dr. Gordon
- 2012 · The Citizen as Mo
- 2012 · Anger Management as Indian Father
- 2012 · The Dictator as Patient
- 2012 · Touch as Pakistani Interrogator
- 2011 · New Girl as Interviewer
- 2011 · Free Agents as Dave Wuppa
- 2011 · Workaholics as Saul Kingston
- 2010 · Morning Glory as Daybreak Producer
- 2010 · Shake It Up as John
- 2010 · Outsourced as Rajiv Gidwani
- 2010 · The Mikado Project as Sam
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Private Investigator
- 2009 · The League as Maitre D'
- 2009 · Three Rivers as Dr. Dev
- 2009 · FlashForward as Maneesh Sandhar
- 2009 · Hawthorne as Dr. Asheesh Danee
- 2009 · Glee as Dr. Gidwani
- 2009 · Better Off Ted as Rick
- 2008 · The Suite Life on Deck as Swami
- 2008 · Privileged as Rami
- 2007 · Charlie Wilson's War as Colonel Mahmood
- 2007 · Life as Young Doctor
- 2007 · Transformers as Akram
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Ajay
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Dr. Vikash
- 2005 · Bones as Raymond McCants
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Mehar
- 2005 · American Dad! as Knight (voice)
- 2005 · Medium as Rental Agent
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Animesh / Male Concierge
- 2003 · NCIS as Dr. Pandy
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Fasil Mazari
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Santanu Singh
- 2001 · American Desi as Salim Ali Khan
- 1998 · Money Kings as Club Patron