Name
Rizwan Manji
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1974-10-17 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
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- 2012 ...Or Die as Riz
- 2020 Eat Wheaties! as Bob Rapp
- 2022 Diamond in the Rough as Mike Reddy
- 2023 Journey to Bethlehem as Gaspar
- 2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods as Docent
- 2022 Wedding Season as Vijay Maurya
- 2013 Don Jon as Teacher
- 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street as Kalil
- 2023 Mustache as Hameed
- 2017 The Tiger Hunter as Babu
- 2024 Ramadan America as Samir
- 2022 Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Le Fou
- 2015 Equals as Gilead
- 2016 The Bounce Back as Daryl
- 2016 Paterson as Donny
- 2001 American Desi as Salim Ali Khan
- 2016 Writer's Block as Mailman
- 1998 Money Kings as Club Patron
- 2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Mr. Cellars
- 2010 Morning Glory as Daybreak Producer
- 2019 The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as Maple Leaf
- 2018 A Very Nutty Christmas as Justin
- 2014 Dr. Cabbie as Vijay
- 2007 Charlie Wilson's War as Colonel Mahmood
- 2007 Transformers as Akram
- 2020 Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
- 2018 Papercop as Jeff
- 2020 Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2020 Uncle
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- 2009 Karma Calling as Nikhil
- Soon Patel
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- 2025 Re-Election
- 2025 How I Met Your Masi as Desk Man
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- 2009 Glee ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Gidwani
- 2011 Free Agents ( 1 episode ) as Dave Wuppa
- 2007 Life ( 1 episode ) as Young Doctor
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Pandy
- 2017 Atypical ( 3 episodes ) as Vice Principal Patrick
- 2009 Better Off Ted ( 5 episodes ) as Rick
- 2015 Schitt's Creek ( 13 episodes ) as Ray Butani
- 2010 Outsourced ( 22 episodes ) as Rajiv Gidwani
- 2013 Lucky 7 ( 4 episodes ) as Ahsan Lashiri
- 2015 Another Period ( 1 episode ) as Prince Apato
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- 2013 Mom ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Bellin
- 2015 Backstrom ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Deb Chaman
- 2009 FlashForward ( 3 episodes ) as Maneesh Sandhar
- 2014 Young & Hungry ( 1 episode ) as Cashier / Doctor
- 2015 Minority Report ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Orson
- 2012 Dog with a Blog ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Young
- 2011 New Girl ( 1 episode ) as Interviewer
- 2005 Bones ( 1 episode ) as Raymond McCants
- 2009 Hawthorne ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Asheesh Danee
- 2005 Medium ( 1 episode ) as Rental Agent
- 2009 Three Rivers ( 3 episodes ) as Dr. Dev
- 2022 Peacemaker ( 2 episodes ) as Jamil
- 2017 Mondays ( 2 episodes ) as Tour Guide
- 2015 The Magicians ( 22 episodes ) as Tick Pickwick
- 2015 Mr. Robot ( 4 episodes ) as Norm
- 2022 Roar ( 1 episode ) as Third Husband (Raoul)
- 2009 The League ( 2 episodes ) as Maitre D'
- 2012 Crash & Bernstein ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Gordon
- 2008 The Suite Life on Deck ( 1 episode ) as Swami
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Santanu Singh
- 2006 Hannah Montana ( 1 episode ) as Ajay
- 2019 Perfect Harmony ( 13 episodes ) as Reverend Jax
- 2010 Rizzoli & Isles ( 1 episode ) as Private Investigator
- 2013 The Goldbergs ( 1 episode ) as Donald
- 2011 Workaholics ( 1 episode ) as Saul Kingston
- 2014 Mixology ( 1 episode ) as Ganesh
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- 2012 Anger Management ( 1 episode ) as Indian Father
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- 2008 Eleventh Hour ( 1 episode ) as Tony
- 2001 24 ( 3 episodes ) as Ahman
- 2024 Universal Basic Guys ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
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