Ajay Naidu
Ajay Naidu has avoided stereotyping by playing a variety of characters ranging from Latinos to Arabs to Pakistanis. The son of Indian immigrants, he was born and raised in the Chicago area. Encouraged by a grade school teacher, Naidu auditioned for--and won--the role of Maria Conchita Alonso's son in the feature "Touch and Go" (1985) which led to a handful of TV appearances (including "No Greater Gift," a 1985 "ABC Afterschool Special") and two other film roles in "Where the River Runs Black" (1985) and "Vice Versa" (1988). After appearances in local theater, he spent two years at the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training run by the American Repertory Theatre (ART) at Harvard. Naidu appeared at ART while a student and after completing his degree landing leading roles in "Romeo and Juliet" in Denver and "Everyman" in Chicago. Richard Linklater tapped the actor to portray the Pakistani owner of a convenience store in "subUrbia" (1997), which in turn led to parts in such independent films as "Once We Were Strangers" (1997), Adam Goldberg's "Scotch and Milk" (1998) and Darren Aronofsky's "Pi" (1998), among others. Naidu also made his TV series debut as a regular playing the people-pleasing intern working at a network news show in "Lateline" (NBC, 1998-99).
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Ajay Naidu
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Zombie Wedding | Brick Rivers (Character) | - | 2023 |
73% |
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Americanish | Jawad (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sleepless | Vivek (Character) | - | 2020 |
88% |
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Antarctica | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
90% |
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The Kindergarten Teacher | Nikhil Roy (Character) | - | 2018 |
20% |
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Crazy Famous | Dr. Manning (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Lost Cat Corona | Amir (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crazy Famous | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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3 Days of Normal | Vik Donowitz (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mister Handsome | Mister Handsome (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ashes |
Ashes (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2010 |
81% |
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Today's Special | Munnamia (Character) | $317.8K | 2009 |
11% |
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The Accidental Husband | Deep (Character) | - | 2008 |
64% |
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Loins of Punjab Presents | Turbanotorious B.D.G. (Character) | $39.9K | 2007 |
0% |
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Perception | Kamal (Character) | - | 2005 |
100% |
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Waterborne | Vikram Bhatti (Character) | - | 2005 |
13% |
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The Honeymooners | Vivek (Character) | $12.8M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? | Prince Omar (Voice) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 212 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Justice | Mohammed (Character) | - | 2003 |
32% |
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Bomb the System | Moses Mundhra (Character) | $14.9K | 2003 |
78% |
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Bad Santa | Hindustani Troublemaker (Character) | $60.1M | 2003 |
42% |
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K-PAX | Dr. Chakraborty (Character) | $50.3M | 2001 |
52% |
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American Chai | Hari (Character) | $126.0K | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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More Dogs Than Bones | Andy (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Are Here | Sanjay (Character) | - | 2000 |
87% |
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Chutney Popcorn | Raju (Character) | $2.3K | 1999 |
81% |
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Office Space | Samir (Character) | $10.8M | 1999 |
88% |
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Pi | Farrouhk (Character) | $3.2M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scotch and Milk | Armand (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Once We Were Strangers | Apu (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Subway Stories | Prashant (Character) | - | 1997 |
68% |
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Suburbia | Nazeer Chaldi (Character) | $656.2K | 1996 |
60% |
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Where the River Runs Black | Segundo (Character) | $582.0K | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Touch and Go | Louis DeLeon (Character) | $1.0M | 1986 |
TV
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58% | 73% | Social Distance | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Blindspot | Sho Ahktar (Guest Star) | 2018 2020 |
91% | 79% | The Blacklist | Mahmoud Iqbal (Guest Star) | 2020 |
59% | 87% | God Friended Me | Eric (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Odd Mom Out | Doctor (Guest Star) | 2016 |
27% | 60% | Manhattan Love Story | Brian (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kings | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
78% | 92% | 30 Rock | Asif (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 75% | King of the Hill |
Delivery Guy/ |
2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jury | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
89% | 87% | Monk | Masul the Cabbie (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lateline | Raji (Character) | 1998-2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |