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