Amir Talai
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 24, 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Amir Talai (born June 24, 1977, in San Francisco, California) is an Iranian-American actor, singer, voice artist, writer, and activist, 5′ 7″ (170 cm) tall. The first child of Iranian immigrants Mohammad and Sima Talai, he grew up in a Muslim household, attended a French immersion school through 8th grade, then Lowell High School, and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Dramatic Arts. He speaks English, Persian, and French, and is married to Nina Manni (since 2011). He serves on the boards of The Story of Stuff and Healing Justice, and volunteers for Campaign Zero and SAG-AFTRA. He is best known for voicing Alastor in Hazbin Hotel (2024–2025, Amazon Prime), Crane in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016, Nickelodeon), and Skidmark in Turbo Fast (2013–2016, Netflix). His most notable film credits include an Associate in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), a Clerk in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, with Will Smith), Raza in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008, with John Cho and Kal Penn), Patel in What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012, with Cameron Diaz), Omid in Grandma (2015, with Lily Tomlin), Matt in The Circle (2017), Izzat "Crusher" Bukhari in Killing Gunther (2017), Rami in A Patient Man (2019, with Mark Ruffalo), Amir in Marriage Story (2019, with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson), and Bill Morley in The Present (2024). On television he has appeared in How I Met Your Mother (2005), Bones (2005, 2015), American Horror Story (2016), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014), LA to Vegas (2018, 14 episodes), Bosch (2020, 3 episodes), and The Shrink Next Door (2021, 3 episodes), with voice work in Family Guy, American Dad!, The Lion Guard, Amphibia, and We Baby Bears
Known For
Filmography
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Movie · as Haled
Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang
Movie
Bday Private Dick
Movie · as Kevin
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Movie · as Alastor (voice)
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
Movie · as Self
The Present
Movie · as Bill Morley
Hazbin Hotel
TV · as Alastor (voice) · 16 eps
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
TV · as Alistair Goodspeed · 1 ep
High Potential
TV · as Mark Wilson · 1 ep
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
TV · as EHC Booking Officer (voice), Boarfish Boy / Robot Dealer / Snooty Cashier (voice) · 1 ep
Krapopolis
TV · as Timon (voice) · 1 ep
We Baby Bears
TV · as Brad / Chad (voice), Snake Attendant / Vampire Attendant (voice), Wolf / Wolf Influencer (voice) · 1 ep
The Shrink Next Door
TV · as Joe · 3 eps
Ghosts
TV · as Director Daniel · 1 ep
Pooka Lives!
Movie · as Amir
Stay Home
Movie · as Dario
Outmatched
TV · as Cedric · 1 ep
A Patient Man
Movie · as Rami
Marriage Story
Movie · as Amir
Stuck
Movie · as Mo
LA to Vegas
TV · as Alan · 15 eps
Killing Gunther
Movie · as Izzat "Crusher" Bukhari
The Circle
Movie · as Matt
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
Movie · as Farheed
Down Dog
Movie · as Matt Jobrani
Grandma
Movie · as Omid
How to Survive a Breakup
Movie · as Amir
Fresh Off the Boat
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Bosch
TV · as John Klein · 3 eps
Kung Fu Panda | Legends of Awesomeness: The Midnight Stranger Vol.4
Movie · as Crane (voice)
10 Cent Pistol
Movie · as Amir
What's Next for Sarah?
TV · as Jason · 2 eps
Scorpion
TV · as Vadat · 1 ep
About a Boy
TV · as Orlando · 1 ep
Love, Sex, and Missed Connections
Movie · as Ted
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc
Movie · as Crane (voice)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV · as Schneider · 1 ep
Turbo FAST
TV · as Fire Ants (voice), Skidmark / Tito (voice) · 1 ep
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Movie · as Patel
Major Crimes
TV · as Geoff Klein · 1 ep
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
TV · as Mitchell · 1 ep
Touch
TV · as Sami · 1 ep
Guys with Kids
TV · as Gabe · 1 ep
Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood
Movie · as Ahmet / Voodoo Guru / Thug 2 (voice)
Best Player
Movie · as Wendell
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
TV · as Crane (voice) · 80 eps
American Horror Story
TV · as Mitch · 1 ep
2 Broke Girls
TV · as Amir · 1 ep
The Paul Reiser Show
TV · as Amir · 1 ep
Love Bites
TV · as Aram · 1 ep
Castle
TV · as Sam Spear · 1 ep
Modern Family
TV · as Dale · 1 ep
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Movie · as Raza
The Ex List
TV · as Cyrus · 13 eps
The Winner
TV · 5 eps
Wizards of Waverly Place
TV · as Alien · 1 ep
The Pursuit of Happyness
Movie · as Clerk
Fighting Words
Movie · as Ralph
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV · as Fred · 1 ep
Campus Ladies
TV · 20 eps
Hannah Montana
TV · as Sanjay · 1 ep
Fractalus
Movie · as Lee
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Richard Greenleaf · 1 ep
Love, Inc.
TV · as Patrick · 2 eps
American Dad!
TV · as Sanjay Bhudapar (voice), Scientist (voice), Paramedic (voice), Josh (voice), Trace / John Leguizamo / Myeeah (voice), Michael / Ross Employee (voice), Colby (voice), Scotty (voice), Trophy Shop Customer (voice) · 1 ep
Bones
TV · as Hamid Vaziri · 1 ep
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Movie · as Associate
Cold Case
TV · as Malvinder Khatani (1999 & 2005) · 1 ep
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Dr. Hamir Gindi · 1 ep
10-8: Officers on Duty
TV · as Gang Member · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Simi · 1 ep
Gilmore Girls
TV · as Patel · 2 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Hindu Man / Wedding Priest (voice), Illusionist (voice) · 1 ep
Nash Bridges
TV · as Khalid Dib · 1 ep