Rizwan Manji
Born: 1974-10-17 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Re-Election
- How I Met Your Masi as Desk Man
2024
- Universal Basic Guys as (voice)
- Ramadan America as Samir
2023
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods as Docent
- Mustache as Hameed
- The Donor Party as Kahlil
- Journey to Bethlehem as Gaspar
2022
- Peacemaker as Jamil
- Roar as Third Husband (Raoul)
- Wedding Season as Vijay Maurya
- Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Le Fou
- Diamond in the Rough as Mike Reddy
2020
- Eat Wheaties! as Bob Rapp
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
- Uncle
2019
- The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as Maple Leaf
- Perfect Harmony as Reverend Jax
2018
- A Very Nutty Christmas as Justin
- Papercop as Jeff
- Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy as Todd
2017
- Atypical as Vice Principal Patrick
- The Tiger Hunter as Babu
- Mondays as Tour Guide
- That Thing with the Cat as Manu
2016
- Goliath as Dr. Carbo
- Writer's Block as Mailman
- The Bounce Back as Daryl
- Paterson as Donny
2015
- Mr. Robot as Norm
- The Magicians as Tick Pickwick
- Schitt's Creek as Ray Butani
- Another Period as Prince Apato
- Minority Report as Dr. Orson
- Backstrom as Dr. Deb Chaman
- Equals as Gilead
2014
- Young & Hungry as Cashier / Doctor
- Dr. Cabbie as Vijay
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Mr. Cellars
- Mixology as Ganesh
2013
- Mom as Dr. Bellin
- The Wolf of Wall Street as Kalil
- The Goldbergs as Donald
- Don Jon as Teacher
- Lucky 7 as Ahsan Lashiri
2012
- Anger Management as Indian Father
- Dog with a Blog as Dr. Young
- Touch as Pakistani Interrogator
- The Dictator as Patient
- ...Or Die as Riz
- Crash & Bernstein as Dr. Gordon
- The Citizen as Mo
2011
- New Girl as Interviewer
- Workaholics as Saul Kingston
- Free Agents as Dave Wuppa
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as Private Investigator
- Shake It Up as John
- Outsourced as Rajiv Gidwani
- Morning Glory as Daybreak Producer
- The Mikado Project as Sam
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Anton
- Glee as Dr. Gidwani
- The League as Maitre D'
- FlashForward as Maneesh Sandhar
- Better Off Ted as Rick
- Hawthorne as Dr. Asheesh Danee
- Three Rivers as Dr. Dev
- Karma Calling as Nikhil
2008
- The Suite Life on Deck as Swami
- Eleventh Hour as Tony
- Privileged as Rami
2007
- Life as Young Doctor
- Transformers as Akram
- Charlie Wilson's War as Colonel Mahmood
2006
- Hannah Montana as Ajay
2005
- Bones as Raymond McCants
- American Dad! as Knight (voice)
- How I Met Your Mother as Dr. Vikash
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Mehar
- Medium as Rental Agent
2003
- NCIS as Dr. Pandy
- Arrested Development as Animesh / Male Concierge
2002
- Without a Trace as Fasil Mazari
- The Guru as Party Waiter
2001
- 24 as Ahman
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Santanu Singh
- American Desi as Salim Ali Khan
1998
- Money Kings as Club Patron
- Too Tired to Die as Young Arab