Ajay Naidu
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Biography
Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor. Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Chicago, the son of Indian immigrants from Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh to the U.S. He attended Evanston Township High School. As an actor, he trained with the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. His first professional acting job was the film Touch and Go (released in 1986) which he won from an open call, this in turn led to television jobs.He starred in the TV-movie, Lady Blue (1985) as "Paquito". This was followed by an ABC Afterschool Special episode, "No Greater Gift" (1985), where he played "Nick Santana", a 12-year old boy with a terminal illness. He then appeared in an uncredited role as "Ahmed" in the "MacGyver" TV series, during the first season, in episode, "To Be a Man" in 1986. Other film credits when younger include Where the River Runs Black (1986) and Vice Versa (1988). Between 1988 and 1995 he worked extensively in classical theatre. He returned to film acting in SubUrbia (1996), where he was praised for his role as the convenience store owner, "Nazeer Choudhury" and for which he was nominated for an independent spirit award for best supporting actor. On screen, Naidu has appeared in the film Office Space, as well as K-Pax, π, Requiem for a Dream, Bad Santa, The War Within, American Chai, The Guru, Waterborne and Loins of Punjab Presents and many more. He co-starred in the sitcom LateLine and had guest starring roles on the television dramas The Sopranos, in the episode entitled Big Girls Don't Cry, as well as The West Wing. In 1997, Naidu was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his role in the independent film subUrbia. Naidu has been working extensively with musicians from the Asian underground music movement for many years and his vocals have appeared on many records most notably Talvin Singh's mercury award winner "OK". In 2006 he directed his first feature film Ashes which came out in 2010. His most recent Theatre credits include A world tour of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure with Simon McBurney's Theatre Complicite, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui alongside Al Pacino, and The Little Flower of East Orange at New York's Public Theater. He is currently engaged to actress Heather Burns.
Known For
Filmography
Wire & Cloth
Movie · as Sunil
Vivien & the Florist
Movie · as Eldridge
A Company of Thieves
Movie
Brenda
Movie · as Dennis
Only Good Feelings
Movie · as Lee
Intimité
Movie · as Darren Swiss
Bunny
Movie · as Officer Cellestino
Peas and Carrots
Movie · as Director
Elsbeth
TV · as Martin Wali · 3 eps
The Zombie Wedding
Movie · as Brick Rivers
The Magnificent Meyersons
Movie · as Mohammed
Extrapolations
TV · as Hiram · 1 ep
The Good Nurse
Movie · as Dr. Robert Hind
WeCrashed
TV · as Randall · 1 ep
Uncoupled
TV · as Raffi · 1 ep
Dr. Death
TV · as Dr. Sasani · 3 eps
Antarctica
Movie · as Principle Pepp
Uncle
Movie
The Sleepless
Movie · as Vivek
Thorp
Movie · as Pat
Boy Boy Girl Girl
Movie
The Kindergarten Teacher
Movie · as Nikhil Roy
God Friended Me
TV · as Eric · 1 ep
Lost Cat Corona
Movie · as Amir
Billions
TV · as Kulbinder Darcha · 1 ep
Blindspot
TV · as Shohid Akhtar · 4 eps
The Blacklist
TV · as Mahmoud Iqbal · 1 ep
3 Days of Normal
Movie · as Vik Donowitz
Ashes
Movie · as Ashes
Mister Handsome
Movie · as Mister Handsome
PIA
Movie · as Rakesh
Hotel for Dogs
Movie · as ACO Jake
Today's Special
Movie · as Munnamia
Stream
Movie · as Kyle
Falling Up
Movie · as Paco
Kings
TV · as Dr. Nayar · 2 eps
Mercy
TV · 1 ep
The Wrestler
Movie · as Medic
The Accidental Husband
Movie · as Deep
Righteous Kill
Movie · as Dr. Chadrabar
Loins of Punjab Presents
Movie · as Turbanotorious B.D.G.
Hiding Divya
Movie · as Divya's Husband
30 Rock
TV · as Asif · 1 ep
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Movie · as Prince Omar (voice)
The Honeymooners
Movie · as Vivek
Alchemy
Movie · as Best Man
Perception
Movie · as Kamal
Confess
Movie · as Account Executive
The War Within
Movie · as Naved
212
Movie · as Vincent
Waterborne
Movie · as Vikram Bhatti
The Jury
TV · as George Edwards · 1 ep
Bad Santa
Movie · as Hindustani Troublemaker
Justice
Movie · as Mohammed
Scary Movie 3
Movie · as Sayaman
The Guru
Movie · as Sanjay
Monk
TV · as Masul the Cabbie · 1 ep
Fillmore!
TV · as Sanjay (voice) · 1 ep
K-PAX
Movie · as Dr. Chakaraborty
Hannibal
Movie · as Perfume Expert
American Chai
Movie · as Hari
You Are Here*
Movie · as Sanjay
More Dogs Than Bones
Movie · as Andy
Requiem for a Dream
Movie · as Mailman
Dinner Rush
Movie · as Ademir the Matre'd
Office Space
Movie · as Samir
The Sopranos
TV · as Omar · 1 ep
Pi
Movie · as Farroukh
Montana
Movie · as Ives
My Giant
Movie · as Hot Dog Vendor
Scotch and Milk
Movie · as Armand
LateLine
TV · as Raji Bakshi · 12 eps
SubUrbia
Movie · as Nazeer Choudhury
Once We Were Strangers
Movie · as Apu
Subway Stories
Movie · as Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
King of the Hill
TV · as Delivery Guy / Malik (voice) · 1 ep
Vice Versa
Movie · as Dale
Touch and Go
Movie · as Louis DeLeon
Where the River Runs Black
Movie · as Segundo
No Greater Gift
Movie · as Nick Santana
MacGyver
TV · as Ahmed · 1 ep