
Rizwan Manji
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-10-17 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rizwan Manji
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.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Ramadan America
as Samir
(2023)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
as Docent
(2023)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
as Jamil (uncredited)
(2023)
Journey to Bethlehem
as Gaspar
(2023)
The Donor Party
as Kahlil
(2023)
Mustache
as Hameed
(2022)
Wedding Season
as Vijay Maurya
(2022)
(2022)
Diamond in the Rough
as Mike Reddy
(2020)
Eat Wheaties!
as Bob Rapp
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
as Maple Leaf
(2018)
A Very Nutty Christmas
as Justin
(2018)
Papercop
as Jeff
(2017)
The Tiger Hunter
as Babu
(2017)
That Thing with the Cat
as Manu
(2016)
Paterson
as Donny
(2016)
The Bounce Back
as Daryl
(2016)
Writer's Block
as Mailman
(2015)
Equals
as Gilead
(2014)
(2014)
Dr. Cabbie
as Vijay
(2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Kalil
(2013)
Don Jon
as Teacher
(2012)
The Dictator
as Patient
(2012)
The Citizen
as Mo
(2012)
...Or Die
as Riz
(2010)
Morning Glory
as Daybreak Producer
(2010)
The Mikado Project
as Sam
(2007)
Transformers
as Akram
(2007)
Charlie Wilson's War
as Colonel Mahmood
(2001)
American Desi
as Salim Ali Khan
(1998)
Money Kings
as Club Patron