Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1966-03-05 (58 years old)

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Biography

Aasif Hakim Mandviwala, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi, is a British-American actor, comedian and author. He made his television debut as a doorman at the Miami Biltmore Hotel in the episode "Line of Fire" of the series Miami Vice. In 2006, Mandvi auditioned for The Daily Show. He was hired immediately and appeared on the show the same day. He began appearing as an occasional contributing correspondent on The Daily Show on August 9, 2006. On March 12, 2007, he was promoted to a regular correspondent. In October 2013, during a segment on The Daily Show, his interview with Don Yelton led to Yelton's resignation from the North Carolina Republican Party office.


In 2013, he was cast in a recurring role on the FOX romantic comedy, Us & Them. Beginning in June 2015, he portrayed Rafiq Massoud in the HBO comedy series The Brink. He also served as a writer and co-producer on the series. Also in 2015, he was the lead actor, co-writer and producer of the web series Halal in the Family, which premiered on Funny or Die. In 2016, he joined the climate change documentary show Years of Living Dangerously as one of its celebrity correspondents.


Beginning in 2017, he had a short recurring role on Netflix's  A Series of Unfortunate Events as Montgomery "Uncle Monty" Montgomery, a herpetologist and distant relative of the Baudelaire children. In 2019, he starred in CBS' supernatural drama series Evil as Ben Shakir, a carpenter who works as a technical expert, equipment handler and debunker of supernatural phenomena. His other recurring roles include Oz, CSI, Tanner on Tanner, The Bedford Diaries, Jericho, Blue Bloods, Younger, and This Way Up. He hosted the game show Would I Lie to You? (2022).


He played minor roles in the films The Siege and Die Hard with a Vengeance. He played the doctor who diagnosed Paul Vitti's (Robert De Niro) panic attacks in Analyze This, and had a role as Mr. Aziz of "Joe's Pizza" in Spider-Man 2. He played the tone deaf doorman Khan in Music and Lyrics, a dentist alongside Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town, Bob Spaulding in The Proposal, and appeared in It's Kind of a Funny Story.


In M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender (released in 2010) he played a major role as Commander Zhao. He played the role of Mr. Chetty in The Internship and Ash Vasudevan in Million Dollar Arm. He has appeared in other films including Random Hearts, Margin Call, Dark Horse, The Dictator, Ruby Sparks, Premium Rush, Movie 43, Mother's Day, Drunk Parents, and more.

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Filmography

all 80

Movies 52

TV Shows 28

self 12

Voice 4

Writer 1

The King (voice)
The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant (2023)

Movie
8.67
Ichiro (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)

Movie
8.43
Coach Murray
Crush

Crush (2022)

Movie
10
Self - Host / Self
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You? (2022)

TV
Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 (2021)

Movie
7
Godeep
Human Capital

Human Capital (2020)

Movie
Ben Shakir
Evil

Evil (2019)

TV
6.5
Vish
This Way Up

This Way Up (2019)

TV
Self
It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic (2019)

Movie
Nigel
Drunk Parents

Drunk Parents (2019)

Movie
Darren
A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake (2018)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Explained

Explained (2018)

TV
6
Self
The Problem with Apu

The Problem with Apu (2017)

Movie
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)

Movie
Mediator
Room 104

Room 104 (2017)

TV
6
Uncle Monty
A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

TV
6.7
Roger Ayeels
Undecided: The Movie

Undecided: The Movie (2016)

Movie
Russell
Mother's Day

Mother's Day (2016)

Movie
6.39
Parshwall
Another Period

Another Period (2015)

TV
5
Rafiq Massoud
The Brink

The Brink (2015)

TV
6
Self
East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

East of Main Street: Taking the Lead (2015)

Movie
Jay Malick
Younger

Younger (2015)

TV
6.07
Self - Actor
Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney (2014)

Movie
Aash
Million Dollar Arm

Million Dollar Arm (2014)

Movie
6
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

TV
3.5
Self
The Muslims Are Coming!

The Muslims Are Coming! (2013)

Movie
Mr. Chetty
The Internship

The Internship (2013)

Movie
7.6
Robert (segment 'iBabe')
Movie 43

Movie 43 (2013)

Movie
6
Raj
Premium Rush

Premium Rush (2012)

Movie
Cyrus Modi
Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks (2012)

Movie
3.5
Mahmoud
Dark Horse

Dark Horse (2012)

Movie
Doctor
The Dictator

The Dictator (2012)

Movie
8
Sarfras
The Understudy

The Understudy (2012)

Movie
Sulaiman Khan
Person of Interest

Person of Interest (2011)

TV
5.92
Ramesh Shah
Margin Call

Margin Call (2011)

Movie
6
Self - Correspondent
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010)

Movie
Dr. Mahmoud
It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

Movie
7.8
Samar Charwell
Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods (2010)

TV
6.64
Commander Zhao
The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender (2010)

Movie
5.81
Writer
Today's Special

Today's Special (2009)

Movie
10
Cornelius Varma (voice)
Archer

Archer (2009)

TV
6.4
Bob Spaulding
The Proposal

The Proposal (2009)

Movie
7.74
Dr. Jahangir Prashar
Ghost Town

Ghost Town (2008)

Movie
6
Al-Aqar
The Response

The Response (2008)

Movie
Ted the Banker
Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird (2008)

Movie
Don
Eavesdrop

Eavesdrop (2008)

Movie
Khan
Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics (2007)

Movie
7.5
Dr. Kenchy Dhuwalia (uncredited) / Dr. Kenchy Dhuwalia
Jericho

Jericho (2006)

TV
3.5
Kamil Sharif
The Bedford Diaries

The Bedford Diaries (2006)

TV
Dr. Anil Chatterjee
Freedomland

Freedomland (2006)

Movie
Sleeper Cell

Sleeper Cell (2005)

TV
6
Abdul
The War Within

The War Within (2005)

Movie
Hassan
Sorry, Haters

Sorry, Haters (2005)

Movie
Samir Patel
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)

TV
Salim Barik / Salim
Tanner on Tanner

Tanner on Tanner (2004)

TV
Mr. Aziz
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Movie
7.19
Beat Cops

Beat Cops (2003)

Movie
Dr. Mitra
Book of Kings

Book of Kings (2002)

Movie
Ganesh
The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur (2001)

Movie
Sateesh
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

TV
7.5
Singh
3 A.M.

3 A.M. (2001)

Movie
Engineering Sam
American Chai

American Chai (2001)

Movie
Beaumond
Peroxide Passion

Peroxide Passion (2001)

Movie
Man in Elevator
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

TV
6.07
Dr. Leever
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

TV
6.33
ABCD

ABCD (1999)

Movie
Electronics Store Salesman
Random Hearts

Random Hearts (1999)

Movie
6
Professor Husseini
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV
6.19
Dr. Shulman
Analyze This

Analyze This (1999)

Movie
6
Dr. Abu Bilal
The Sopranos

The Sopranos (1999)

TV
6.33
Indian Guy
Hook'd Up

Hook'd Up (1999)

Movie
Khalil Saleh
The Siege

The Siege (1998)

Movie
5.79
Dmitri
Sex and the City

Sex and the City (1998)

TV
6.16
Dr. Tariq Faraj
Oz

Oz (1997)

TV
5.78
Self
The Daily Show

The Daily Show (1996)

TV
6.75
Mohammed
Eddie

Eddie (1996)

Movie
6.04
Driver
Jake's Women

Jake's Women (1996)

Movie
Arab Cabbie
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

Movie
5.88
Peanut Vendor / Gulab Singh / Khan / Technician
Law & Order

Law & Order (1990)

TV
5.78
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

TV

Ratings

Average 6.32
Based on 5.36 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1988
2001
2009
2005
2023
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1966-03-05 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Mumbai, India

Religion
Islam

Citizenships
United Kingdom, United States of America

Also Known As
Aasif Mandviwala, 아시프 맨드비


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