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 when younger include Where the River Runs Black (1986) and Vice Versa (1988). Between 1988 and 1995 he worked extensively in classical theatre.
He returned to film acting in SubUrbia (1996), where he was praised for his role as the convenience store owner, "Nazeer Choudhury" and for which he was nominated for an independent spirit award for best supporting actor.
On screen, Naidu has appeared in the film Office Space, as well as K-Pax, π, Requiem for a Dream, Bad Santa, The War Within, American Chai, The Guru, Waterborne and Loins of Punjab Presents and many more. He co-starred in the sitcom LateLine and had guest starring roles on the television dramas The Sopranos, in the episode entitled Big Girls Don't Cry, as well as The West Wing. In 1997, Naidu was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his role in the independent film subUrbia. Naidu has been working extensively with musicians from the Asian underground music movement for many years and his vocals have appeared on many records most notably Talvin Singh's mercury award winner "OK". In 2006 he directed his first feature film Ashes which came out in 2010. His most recent Theatre credits include A world tour of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure with Simon McBurney's Theatre Complicite, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui alongside Al Pacino, and The Little Flower of East Orange at New York's Public Theater. He is currently engaged to actress Heather Burns.
Fotos
Filme (62)
A Company of Thieves
2026
Intimité
2026 · Darren Swiss
Only Good Feelings
2026 · Lee
Brenda
2026 · Dennis
Bunny
2025 · Officer Cellestino
Peas and Carrots
2025 · Director
The Zombie Wedding
2023 · Brick Rivers
Cuestión de Familia
2023 · Mohammed
El Ángel de la Muerte
2022 · Dr. Robert Hind
Thorp
2020 · Pat
Antarctica
2020 · Principle Pepp
The Sleepless
2020 · Vivek
Uncle
2020
La maestra de kinder
2018 · Nikhil Roy
Boy Boy Girl Girl
2018
Lost Cat Corona
2017 · Amir
3 Days of Normal
2012 · Vik Donowitz
Mister Handsome
2011 · Mister Handsome
Ashes
2011 · Ashes, Director, Writer
PIA
2010 · Rakesh
Today's Special
2009 · Munnamia
Falling Up - Liebe öffnet Türen
2009 · Paco
Das Hundehotel
2009 · ACO Jake
Stream
2009 · Kyle
El Luchador
2008 · Medic
Kurzer Prozess - Righteous Kill
2008 · Dr. Chadrabar
Zufällig verheiratet
2008 · Deep
Loins of Punjab Presents
2007 · Turbanotorious B.D.G.
Hiding Divya
2006 · Divya's Husband
Confess
2005 · Account Executive
The War Within
2005 · Naved
Honeymooners
2005 · Vivek
Scooby-Doo! und der Fluch der Kleopatra
2005 · Prince Omar (voice)
Alchemy
2005 · Best Man
Waterborne
2005 · Vikram Bhatti
Perception
2005 · Kamal
212
2005 · Vincent
Un santa no tan santo
2003 · Hindustani Troublemaker
Scary Movie 3
2003 · Sayaman
Justice
2003 · Mohammed
Der Super-Guru
2002 · Sanjay
K-PAX - Alles ist möglich
2001 · Dr. Chakaraborty
Hannibal
2001 · Perfume Expert
American Chai
2001 · Hari
Réquiem por un sueño
2000 · Mailman
Dinner Rush
2000 · Ademir the Matre'd
More Dogs Than Bones - Blutige Millionenjagd
2000 · Andy
You Are Here*
2000 · Sanjay
Office Space
1999 · Samir
Pi
1998 · Farroukh
Scotch and Milk
1998 · Armand
My Giant
1998 · Hot Dog Vendor
Montana
1998 · Ives
Once We Were Strangers
1997 · Apu
Subway Stories
1997 · Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
SubUrbia
1997 · Nazeer Choudhury
Vice Versa
1988 · Dale
Where the River Runs Black
1986 · Segundo
Touch and Go
1986 · Louis DeLeon
No Greater Gift
1985 · Nick Santana
Wire & Cloth
· Sunil
Vivien & the Florist
· Eldridge
Serien (19)
Elsbeth
2024 · Martin Wali
Extrapolaciones
2023 · Hiram
Desparejado
2022 · Raffi
WeCrashed
2022 · Randall
Dr. Death
2021 · Dr. Sasani
God Friended Me
2018 · Eric
Billions
2016 · Kulbinder Darcha
Punto ciego
2015 · Shohid Akhtar
The Blacklist
2013 · Mahmoud Iqbal
Mercy
2009
Kings
2009 · Dr. Nayar
30 Rock
2006 · Asif
The Jury
2004 · George Edwards
Fillmore!
2002 · Sanjay (voice)
Monk
2002 · Masul the Cabbie
The Sopranos
1999 · Omar
LateLine
1998 · Raji Bakshi
King of the Hill
1997 · Delivery Guy / Malik (voice)
MacGyver
1985 · Ahmed