
Cast
Rizwan Manji
Acting
Cast
Rizwan Manji
Known for
Acting
Born
1974-10-17
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Ризван Манжи
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.

The Wolf of Wall Street
as Kalil

The Dictator
as Patient

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
as Docent

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
as Jamil (uncredited)

Don Jon
as Teacher

Transformers
as Akram

Kissing Is the Easy Part
as College Advisor

Charlie Wilson's War
as Colonel Mahmood

Morning Glory
as Daybreak Producer

Equals
as Gilead

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
as Mr. Cellars

Paterson
as Donny

For Worse
as Mark

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
as Maple Leaf

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
as Self

The Guru
as Party Waiter

Eat Wheaties!
as Bob Rapp

Wedding Season
as Vijay Maurya

The Donor Party
as Kahlil

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
as Le Fou

Journey to Bethlehem
as Gaspar

Too Tired to Die
as Young Arab

Mustache
as Hameed

Dr. Cabbie
as Vijay

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

The Tiger Hunter
as Babu

The Bounce Back
as Daryl

Money Kings
as Club Patron

American Desi
as Salim Ali Khan

Miss India America
as Balu Patel

Re-Election

Patel

The Citizen
as Mo

A Very Nutty Christmas
as Justin

That Thing with the Cat
as Manu

...Or Die
as Riz

Diamond in the Rough
as Mike Reddy

Stockholm Squad
as David

Ramadan America
as Samir

Papercop
as Jeff

The Mikado Project
as Sam

Karma Calling
as Nikhil

How I Met Your Masi
as Desk Man

Uncle

Writer's Block
as Mailman