- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1972
- Place of Birth
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Ajay Naidu
Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor. Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Chicago, the son of Indian immigrants from Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh to the U.S. He attended Evanston Township High School. As an actor, he trained with the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. His first professional acting job was the film Touch and Go (released in 1986) which he won from an open call, this in turn led to television jobs.He starred in the TV-movie, Lady Blue (1985) as "Paquito". This was followed by an ABC Afterschool Special episode, "No Greater Gift" (1985), where he played "Nick Santana", a 12-year old boy with a terminal illness. He then appeared in an uncredited role as "Ahmed" in the "MacGyver" TV series, during the first season, in episode, "To Be a Man" in 1986. Other film credits …
Filmography
movieOnly Good Feelings
2026 · Lee
movieBrenda
2026 · Dennis
movieBunny
2025 · Officer Cellestino
moviePeas and Carrots
2025 · Director
tvElsbeth
2024 · Martin Wali
movieThe Zombie Wedding
2023 · Brick Rivers
movieThe Magnificent Meyersons
2023 · Mohammed
tvExtrapolations
2023 · Hiram
movieThe Good Nurse
2022 · Dr. Robert Hind
tvUncoupled
2022 · Raffi
tvWeCrashed
2022 · Randall
tvDr. Death
2021 · Dr. Sasani
movieThorp
2020 · Pat
movieAntarctica
2020 · Principle Pepp
movieThe Sleepless
2020 · Vivek
movieUncle
2020
tvGod Friended Me
2018 · Eric
movieThe Kindergarten Teacher
2018 · Nikhil Roy
movieBoy Boy Girl Girl
2018
movieLost Cat Corona
2017 · Amir
tvBillions
2016 · Kulbinder Darcha
tvBlindspot
2015 · Shohid Akhtar
tvThe Blacklist
2013 · Mahmoud Iqbal
movie3 Days of Normal
2012 · Vik Donowitz
movieMister Handsome
2011 · Mister Handsome
movieAshes
2011 · Ashes, Director, Writer
moviePIA
2010 · Rakesh
movieToday's Special
2009 · Munnamia
movieFalling Up
2009 · Paco
tvMercy
2009
tvKings
2009 · Dr. Nayar
movieHotel for Dogs
2009 · ACO Jake
Stream
2009 · Kyle
movieRighteous Kill
2008 · Dr. Chadrabar
movieThe Wrestler
2008 · Medic
movieThe Accidental Husband
2008 · Deep
movieLoins of Punjab Presents
2007 · Turbanotorious B.D.G.
movieHiding Divya
2006 · Divya's Husband
tv30 Rock
2006 · Asif
movieConfess
2005 · Account Executive
movieThe War Within
2005 · Naved
movieThe Honeymooners
2005 · Vivek
movieScooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005 · Prince Omar (voice)
movieAlchemy
2005 · Best Man
movieWaterborne
2005 · Vikram Bhatti
moviePerception
2005 · Kamal
movie212
2005 · Vincent
tvThe Jury
2004 · George Edwards
movieBad Santa
2003 · Hindustani Troublemaker
movieScary Movie 3
2003 · Sayaman
movieJustice
2003 · Mohammed
tvFillmore!
2002 · Sanjay (voice)
movieThe Guru
2002 · Sanjay
tvMonk
2002 · Masul the Cabbie
movieK-PAX
2001 · Dr. Chakaraborty
movieHannibal
2001 · Perfume Expert
movieAmerican Chai
2001 · Hari
movieRequiem for a Dream
2000 · Mailman
movieDinner Rush
2000 · Ademir the Matre'd
movieMore Dogs Than Bones
2000 · Andy
movieYou Are Here*
2000 · Sanjay
movieOffice Space
1999 · Samir Nagheenanajar
tvThe Sopranos
1999 · Omar
moviePi
1998 · Farroukh
movieScotch and Milk
1998 · Armand
movieMy Giant
1998 · Hot Dog Vendor
LateLine
1998 · Raji Bakshi
movieMontana
1998 · Ives
movieOnce We Were Strangers
1997
movieSubway Stories
1997 · Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
movieSubUrbia
1997 · Nazeer Choudhury
tvKing of the Hill
1997 · Delivery Guy / Malik (voice)
movieVice Versa
1988 · Dale
movieWhere the River Runs Black
1986 · Segundo
movieTouch and Go
1986 · Louis DeLeon
tvMacGyver
1985 · Ahmed
movieNo Greater Gift
1985 · Nick Santana
Wire & Cloth
— · Sunil
A Company of Thieves
—
Vivien & The Florist
— · Eldridge