Rizwan Manji
Born
October 17, 1974 (50 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Ramadan America
Samir
2024
Journey to Bethlehem
Gaspar
2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Docent
2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Jamil (uncredited)
2023
Mustache
Hameed
2023
The Donor Party
Kahlil
2023
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Le Fou
2022
Wedding Season
Vijay Maurya
2022
Diamond in the Rough
Mike Reddy
2022
Roar
Third Husband (Raoul) · (1 episode)
2022
Peacemaker
Jamil · (2 episodes)
2022
Eat Wheaties!
Bob Rapp
2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Self
2020
Uncle
2020
Perfect Harmony
Reverend Jax · (13 episodes)
2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Maple Leaf
2019
A Very Nutty Christmas
Justin
2018
Papercop
Jeff
2018
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
Todd · (8 episodes)
2018
That Thing with the Cat
Manu
2017
Atypical
Vice Principal Patrick · (3 episodes)
2017
Mondays
Tour Guide · (2 episodes)
2017
The Tiger Hunter
Babu
2017
Writer's Block
Mailman
2016
Paterson
Donny
2016
The Bounce Back
Daryl
2016
The Magicians
Tick Pickwick · (22 episodes)
2015
Minority Report
Dr. Orson · (1 episode)
2015
Equals
Gilead
2015
Mr. Robot
Norm · (4 episodes)
2015
Another Period
Prince Apato · (1 episode)
2015
Backstrom
Dr. Deb Chaman · (1 episode)
2015
Schitt's Creek
Ray Butani · (13 episodes)
2015
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Mr. Cellars
2014
Dr. Cabbie
Vijay
2014
Young & Hungry
Cashier / Doctor · (1 episode)
2014
Mixology
Ganesh · (1 episode)
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Kalil
2013
Lucky 7
Ahsan Lashiri · (4 episodes)
2013
The Goldbergs
Donald · (1 episode)
2013
Mom
Dr. Bellin · (2 episodes)
2013
Don Jon
Teacher
2013
...Or Die
Riz
2012
Dog with a Blog
Dr. Young · (1 episode)
2012
Crash & Bernstein
Dr. Gordon · (1 episode)
2012
The Citizen
Mo
2012
Anger Management
Indian Father · (1 episode)
2012
The Dictator
Patient
2012
Touch
Pakistani Interrogator · (1 episode)
2012
New Girl
Interviewer · (1 episode)
2011
Free Agents
Dave Wuppa · (1 episode)
2011
Workaholics
Saul Kingston · (1 episode)
2011
Morning Glory
Daybreak Producer
2010
Shake It Up
John · (1 episode)
2010
Outsourced
Rajiv Gidwani · (22 episodes)
2010
The Mikado Project
Sam
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Private Investigator · (1 episode)
2010
The League
Maitre D' · (2 episodes)
2009
Three Rivers
Dr. Dev · (3 episodes)
2009
FlashForward
Maneesh Sandhar · (3 episodes)
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Anton · (1 episode)
2009
Hawthorne
Dr. Asheesh Danee · (1 episode)
2009
Glee
Dr. Gidwani · (1 episode)
2009
Better Off Ted
Rick · (5 episodes)
2009
Karma Calling
Nikhil
2009
The Suite Life on Deck
Swami · (1 episode)
2008
Privileged
Rami · (1 episode)
2008
Charlie Wilson's War
Colonel Mahmood
2007
Life
Young Doctor · (1 episode)
2007
Transformers
Akram
2007
Hannah Montana
Ajay · (1 episode)
2006
How I Met Your Mother
Dr. Vikash · (1 episode)
2005
Bones
Raymond McCants · (1 episode)
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mehar · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Knight (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Medium
Rental Agent · (1 episode)
2005
Arrested Development
Animesh / Male Concierge · (1 episode)
2003
NCIS
Dr. Pandy · (1 episode)
2003
Without a Trace
Fasil Mazari · (1 episode)
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Santanu Singh · (1 episode)
2001
American Desi
Salim Ali Khan
2001
Money Kings
Club Patron
1998
Too Tired to Die
Young Arab
1998