Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji

Known for
Acting
Born
October 17, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

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Patel

Patel

Movie

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Stockholm Squad

Stockholm Squad

Movie · as David

2026
Kissing Is the Easy Part poster

Kissing Is the Easy Part

Movie · as College Advisor

2026
For Worse poster

For Worse

Movie · as Mark

2026
Amish Ammayi poster

Amish Ammayi

Movie

2026
The Boy with the Dinosaur Head poster

The Boy with the Dinosaur Head

Movie · as Mr. Sharif

2026
R.J. Decker poster

R.J. Decker

TV · as Alan · 1 ep

2025
Re-Election poster

Re-Election

Movie

2025
How I Met Your Masi poster

How I Met Your Masi

Movie · as Desk Man

2024
Ramadan America poster

Ramadan America

Movie · as Samir

2024
Universal Basic Guys poster

Universal Basic Guys

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2023
The Donor Party poster

The Donor Party

Movie · as Kahlil

2023
Journey to Bethlehem poster

Journey to Bethlehem

Movie · as Gaspar

2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods poster

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Movie · as Docent

2023
Mustache poster

Mustache

Movie · as Hameed

2022
Diamond in the Rough poster

Diamond in the Rough

Movie · as Mike Reddy

2022
Wedding Season poster

Wedding Season

Movie · as Vijay Maurya

2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration poster

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

Movie · as Le Fou

2022
Peacemaker poster

Peacemaker

TV · as Jamil · 2 eps

2022
Roar poster

Roar

TV · as Third Husband (Raoul) · 1 ep

2020
Eat Wheaties! poster

Eat Wheaties!

Movie · as Bob Rapp

2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell poster

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

Movie · as Self

2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble poster

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Movie · as Self

2020
Uncle poster

Uncle

Movie

2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot poster

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Movie · as Maple Leaf

2019
Perfect Harmony poster

Perfect Harmony

TV · as Reverend Jax · 13 eps

2019
Sydney to the Max poster

Sydney to the Max

TV · as Vice Principal Virmani · 7 eps

2018
A Very Nutty Christmas poster

A Very Nutty Christmas

Movie · as Justin

2018
Papercop poster

Papercop

Movie · as Jeff

2018
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy poster

Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy

TV · as Todd · 8 eps

2017
That Thing with the Cat poster

That Thing with the Cat

Movie · as Manu

2017
The Tiger Hunter poster

The Tiger Hunter

Movie · as Babu

2017
Atypical poster

Atypical

TV · as Vice Principal Patrick · 3 eps

2017
Mondays poster

Mondays

TV · as Tour Guide · 2 eps

2016
The Bounce Back poster

The Bounce Back

Movie · as Daryl

2016
Paterson poster

Paterson

Movie · as Donny

2016
Writer's Block poster

Writer's Block

Movie · as Mailman

2016
Miss India America poster

Miss India America

Movie · as Balu Patel

2016
Goliath poster

Goliath

TV · as Dr. Carbo · 1 ep

2015
Equals poster

Equals

Movie · as Gilead

2015
Schitt's Creek poster

Schitt's Creek

TV · as Ray Butani · 13 eps

2015
Another Period poster

Another Period

TV · as Prince Apato · 1 ep

2015
Backstrom poster

Backstrom

TV · as Dr. Deb Chaman · 1 ep

2015
Minority Report poster

Minority Report

TV · as Dr. Orson · 1 ep

2015
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

TV · as Tick Pickwick · 22 eps

2015
Mr. Robot poster

Mr. Robot

TV · as Norm · 4 eps

2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Movie · as Mr. Cellars

2014
Dr. Cabbie poster

Dr. Cabbie

Movie · as Vijay

2014
Young & Hungry poster

Young & Hungry

TV · as Cashier / Doctor · 1 ep

2014
Mixology poster

Mixology

TV · as Ganesh · 1 ep

2013
Don Jon poster

Don Jon

Movie · as Teacher

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street

Movie · as Kalil

2013
Lucky 7 poster

Lucky 7

TV · as Ahsan Lashiri · 4 eps

2013
Mom poster

Mom

TV · as Dr. Bellin · 2 eps

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Donald · 1 ep

2012
The Dictator poster

The Dictator

Movie · as Patient

2012
The Citizen poster

The Citizen

Movie · as Mo

2012
...Or Die poster

...Or Die

Movie · as Riz

2012
Dog with a Blog poster

Dog with a Blog

TV · as Dr. Young · 1 ep

2012
Crash & Bernstein poster

Crash & Bernstein

TV · as Dr. Gordon · 1 ep

2012
Touch poster

Touch

TV · as Pakistani Interrogator · 1 ep

2012
Anger Management poster

Anger Management

TV · as Indian Father · 1 ep

2011
Free Agents poster

Free Agents

TV · as Dave Wuppa · 1 ep

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Interviewer · 1 ep

2011
Workaholics poster

Workaholics

TV · as Saul Kingston · 1 ep

2010
Morning Glory poster

Morning Glory

Movie · as Daybreak Producer

2010
The Mikado Project poster

The Mikado Project

Movie · as Sam

2010
Outsourced poster

Outsourced

TV · as Rajiv Gidwani · 22 eps

2010
Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles

TV · as Private Investigator · 1 ep

2010
Shake It Up poster

Shake It Up

TV · as John · 1 ep

2009
Karma Calling poster

Karma Calling

Movie · as Nikhil

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Dr. Gidwani · 1 ep

2009
Better Off Ted poster

Better Off Ted

TV · as Rick · 5 eps

2009
FlashForward poster

FlashForward

TV · as Maneesh Sandhar · 3 eps

2009
Hawthorne poster

Hawthorne

TV · as Dr. Asheesh Danee · 1 ep

2009
Three Rivers poster

Three Rivers

TV · as Dr. Dev · 3 eps

2009
The League poster

The League

TV · as Maitre D' · 2 eps

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Anton · 1 ep

2008
The Suite Life on Deck poster

The Suite Life on Deck

TV · as Swami · 1 ep

2008
Privileged poster

Privileged

TV · as Rami · 1 ep

2008
Eleventh Hour poster

Eleventh Hour

TV · as Tony · 1 ep

2007
Charlie Wilson's War poster

Charlie Wilson's War

Movie · as Colonel Mahmood

2007
Transformers poster

Transformers

Movie · as Akram

2007
Life poster

Life

TV · as Young Doctor · 1 ep

2006
Hannah Montana poster

Hannah Montana

TV · as Ajay · 1 ep

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Dr. Vikash · 1 ep

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Mehar · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Raymond McCants · 1 ep

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Rental Agent · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Knight (voice) · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Dr. Pandy · 1 ep

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Animesh / Male Concierge · 1 ep

2002
The Guru poster

The Guru

Movie · as Party Waiter

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Fasil Mazari · 1 ep

2001
American Desi poster

American Desi

Movie · as Salim Ali Khan

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Santanu Singh · 1 ep

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Ahman · 3 eps

1998
Money Kings poster

Money Kings

Movie · as Club Patron

1998
Too Tired to Die poster

Too Tired to Die

Movie · as Young Arab