Rizwan Manji

Birthday:

10/17/1974

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.



Credits

Journey to Bethlehem (2023)
Gaspar
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Docent
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Jamil
Mustache (2023)
Hameed
The Donor Party (2023)
Kahlil
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
Le Fou
Wedding Season (2022)
Vijay Maurya
Diamond in the Rough (2022)
Mike Reddy
Eat Wheaties! (2020)
Bob Rapp
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (2020)
Self
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020)
Self
Uncle (2020)
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)
Maple Leaf
A Very Nutty Christmas (2018)
Justin
Papercop (2018)
Jeff
That Thing with the Cat (2017)
Manu
The Tiger Hunter (2017)
Babu
Writer's Block (2016)
Mailman
Paterson (2016)
Donny
The Bounce Back (2016)
Daryl
Equals (2015)
Gilead
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Mr. Cellars
Dr. Cabbie (2014)
Vijay
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Kalil
Don Jon (2013)
Teacher
...Or Die (2012)
Riz
The Citizen (2012)
Mo
The Dictator (2012)
Patient
Morning Glory (2010)
Daybreak Producer
The Mikado Project (2010)
Sam
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Colonel Mahmood
Transformers (2007)
Akram
American Desi (2001)
Salim Ali Khan
Money Kings (1998)
Club Patron
Ramadan America ()
Samir