Ravi Patel

Ravi Patel

Known for
Acting
Born
December 18, 1978 (age 47)
Birthplace
Freeport, Illinois, USA

Biography

Ravi Patel is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his work in television and film. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Scrubs (2001), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), and Master of None (2015). He gained widespread recognition for co-directing and starring in the 2014 documentary Meet the Patels, which humorously explores his experiences with love and arranged marriage. In 2023, Patel joined the main cast of the Fox comedy series Animal Control, playing Amit Patel, an overwhelmed yet endearing family man and Animal Control officer. Beyond acting, he is also a philanthropist and co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives, a company focused on fighting child malnutrition.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Best Pancakes in the County poster

Best Pancakes in the County

Movie · as Ryder

2025
Clone Cops poster

Clone Cops

Movie · as Robert Nefari

2025
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Is It Cake? Halloween poster

Is It Cake? Halloween

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2024
Kiss of the Con Queen poster

Kiss of the Con Queen

Movie

2024
Harold and the Purple Crayon poster

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Movie · as Prasad

2024
Universal Basic Guys poster

Universal Basic Guys

TV · as Vijay (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Dashing Through the Snow poster

Dashing Through the Snow

Movie · as Peter

2023
Justified: City Primeval poster

Justified: City Primeval

TV · as Rick · 2 eps

2023
Animal Control poster

Animal Control

TV · as Amit Patel · 56 eps

2023
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test poster

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

TV · as Self - Recruit · 9 eps

2022
The Time Capsule poster

The Time Capsule

Movie · as Roger

2022
Butter poster

Butter

Movie · as Doctor Bean

2022
The Valet poster

The Valet

Movie · as Kapoor

2021
Hot Mess Holiday poster

Hot Mess Holiday

Movie · as Pravin Mittal

2021
Ghosts poster

Ghosts

TV · as Lewis · 2 eps

2021
Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2020
Wonder Woman 1984 poster

Wonder Woman 1984

Movie · as Babajide

2020
Come As You Are poster

Come As You Are

Movie · as Mo

2020
Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness poster

Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2019
Long Shot poster

Long Shot

Movie · as Tom

2019
Boy Genius poster

Boy Genius

Movie · as Mr. Hume

2019
Broker

Broker

Movie · as Ted

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Fam poster

Fam

TV · as Joe · 1 ep

2018
The Homestay poster

The Homestay

Movie · as Nikhil

2018
The Black String poster

The Black String

Movie · as Dr. May

2018
Craig of the Creek poster

Craig of the Creek

TV · as Maitreya (voice) · 1 ep

2018
The Cool Kids poster

The Cool Kids

TV · as Doctor Chad · 1 ep

2017
Band Aid poster

Band Aid

Movie · as Bobby

2017
Santa Clarita Diet poster

Santa Clarita Diet

TV · as Ryan · 1 ep

2016
Get a Job poster

Get a Job

Movie · as Wick

2016
American Housewife poster

American Housewife

TV · as Grant · 5 eps

2016
Wrecked poster

Wrecked

TV · as Tank Top · 6 eps

2016
The Great Indoors poster

The Great Indoors

TV · as Lalit Pajala · 1 ep

2015
Puerto Ricans in Paris poster

Puerto Ricans in Paris

Movie · as Hassan

2015
Superstore poster

Superstore

TV · as Rex · 1 ep

2015
Another Period poster

Another Period

TV · as Mohandas Gandhi · 1 ep

2015
Master of None poster

Master of None

TV · as Ravi Patel · 2 eps

2015
Grandfathered poster

Grandfathered

TV · as Ravi · 22 eps

2014
Meet the Patels poster

Meet the Patels

Movie · as Self

2014
Son of Abish poster

Son of Abish

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2013
Super Fun Night poster

Super Fun Night

TV · as Alex · 4 eps

2013
The Michael J. Fox Show poster

The Michael J. Fox Show

TV · as Ranesh · 1 ep

2012
The New Normal poster

The New Normal

TV · as Amir · 4 eps

2012
Perception poster

Perception

TV · as Dr. Harvey Kapoor · 1 ep

2011
Five poster

Five

Movie · as Dr. Desai

2010
Past Life poster

Past Life

TV · as Rishi Karna · 8 eps

2010
Outsourced poster

Outsourced

TV · as Kamran · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan · 1 ep

2009
The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah

Movie · as Ara

2009
Powder Blue poster

Powder Blue

Movie · as Sanjay

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Dr. Sunnit Bharta · 1 ep

2007
Transformers poster

Transformers

Movie · as Telephone Operator

2007
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down poster

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down

Movie · as Rajeev

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Lawyer · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Timir Dhar · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Poorab Sangani · 1 ep

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Intern · 2 eps

1999
Futurama poster

Futurama

TV · as Ipgee (voice) · 1 ep