Cast & creator
Rizwan Manji
Best known for American Dad!, NCIS, Bones
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.
47
film credits
53
television credits
99
1998–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (100)
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American Dad!
Knight (voice)
2005
NCIS
Dr. Pandy
2003
Bones
Raymond McCants
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Santanu Singh
2001
NCIS: Los Angeles
Anton
2009
24
Ahman
2001
How I Met Your Mother
Dr. Vikash
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mehar
2005
Without a Trace
Fasil Mazari
2002
Rizzoli & Isles
Private Investigator
2010
Medium
Rental Agent
2005
The Goldbergs
Donald
2013
Glee
Dr. Gidwani
2009
New Girl
Interviewer
2011
Mom
Dr. Bellin
2013
Arrested Development
Animesh / Male Concierge
2003
Schitt's Creek
Ray Butani
2015
Mr. Robot
Norm
2015
Peacemaker
Jamil
2022
Anger Management
Indian Father
2012
Goliath
Dr. Carbo
2016
The Magicians
Tick Pickwick
2015
The League
Maitre D'
2009
R.J. Decker
Alan
2026
Hannah Montana
Ajay
2006
Workaholics
Saul Kingston
2011
Shake It Up
John
2010
The Wolf of Wall Street
Kalil
2013
Touch
Pakistani Interrogator
2012
Life
Young Doctor
2007
The Suite Life on Deck
Swami
2008
Young & Hungry
Cashier / Doctor
2014
FlashForward
Maneesh Sandhar
2009
The Dictator
Patient
2012
Atypical
Vice Principal Patrick
2017
Dog with a Blog
Dr. Young
2012
Eleventh Hour
Tony
2008
Another Period
Prince Apato
2015
Sydney to the Max
Vice Principal Virmani
2019
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Docent
2023
Roar
Third Husband (Raoul)
2022
Kissing Is the Easy Part
College Advisor
2026
Universal Basic Guys
(voice)
2024
Better Off Ted
Rick
2009
Outsourced
Rajiv Gidwani
2010
Hawthorne
Dr. Asheesh Danee
2009
Minority Report
Dr. Orson
2015
Free Agents
Dave Wuppa
2011
Don Jon
Teacher
2013
Charlie Wilson's War
Colonel Mahmood
2007
Morning Glory
Daybreak Producer
2010
Crash & Bernstein
Dr. Gordon
2012
Privileged
Rami
2008
Three Rivers
Dr. Dev
2009
Mixology
Ganesh
2014
Paterson
Donny
2016
Perfect Harmony
Reverend Jax
2019
Backstrom
Dr. Deb Chaman
2015
Transformers
Akram
2007
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Le Fou
2022
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Mr. Cellars
2014
Lucky 7
Ahsan Lashiri
2013
Mondays
Tour Guide
2017
Equals
Gilead
2015
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
Todd
2018
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Maple Leaf
2019
The Donor Party
Kahlil
2023
Eat Wheaties!
Bob Rapp
2020
Wedding Season
Vijay Maurya
2022
The Guru
Party Waiter
2002
Journey to Bethlehem
Gaspar
2023
The Bounce Back
Daryl
2016
A Very Nutty Christmas
Justin
2018Stockholm Squad
David
Diamond in the Rough
Mike Reddy
2022
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
2020
The Citizen
Mo
2012
Mustache
Hameed
2023
American Desi
Salim Ali Khan
2001
Too Tired to Die
Young Arab
1998
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Self
2020
For Worse
Mark
2026
Dr. Cabbie
Vijay
2014
That Thing with the Cat
Manu
2017
Money Kings
Club Patron
1998
The Tiger Hunter
Babu
2017
Miss India America
Balu Patel
2016
How I Met Your Masi
Desk Man
2025
Uncle
2020
Amish Ammayi
2026
Papercop
Jeff
2018
Re-Election
2025
The Boy with the Dinosaur Head
Mr. Sharif
2026
The Mikado Project
Sam
2010
...Or Die
Riz
2012
Ramadan America
Samir
2024Patel
Patel
Executive Producer
Karma Calling
Nikhil
2009
Writer's Block
Mailman
2016