Aasif Mandvi
Aasif Hakim Mandviwala (known professionally as Aasif Mandvi; born March 5, 1966) 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 and 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.
Fotos
Filmes (56)
Ray Gunn
2026 · Emory Lutz (voice)
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
2026 · Fred Sterroll
White with Fear
2024 · Self
A Elefanta do Mágico
2023 · The King (voice)
O Lendário Cão Guerreiro
2022 · Ichiro (voice)
Crush: Amor Colorido
2022 · Coach Murray
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 · Self
My Name Is Pedro
2020 · Self
Capital Humano
2020 · Godeep
O Legado de um Lunático
2019 · Self
Pais Muito Loucos
2019 · Nigel
Uma Criança Como Jake
2018 · Darren
The Problem with Apu
2017 · Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Self
Undecided: The Movie
2016 · Roger Ayeels
O Maior Amor do Mundo
2016 · Russell
East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
2015 · Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Self (voice)
Arremesso de Ouro
2014 · Aash
Gods Behaving Badly
2013 · Maxwell
The Muslims Are Coming!
2013 · Self
The Internship
2013 · Roger Chetty
Para Maiores
2013 · Robert (segment "iBabe")
Perigo por Encomenda
2012 · Raj
Ruby Sparks - A Namorada Perfeita
2012 · Cyrus Modi
Dark Horse
2012 · Mahmoud
O Ditador
2012 · Doctor
The Understudy
2012 · Sarfras
Margin Call - O Dia Antes do Fim
2011 · Ramesh Shah
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010 · Self - Correspondent
Se Enlouquecer, Não Se Apaixone
2010 · Dr. Mahmoud
O Último Mestre do Ar
2010 · Commander Zhao
Today's Special
2009 · Samir, Writer, Screenplay
A Proposta
2009 · Bob Spaulding
Ghost Town - Um Espírito Atrás de Mim
2008 · Dr. Jahangir Prashar
The Response
2008 · Al-Aqar
Pássaros Excentricos
2008 · Ted the Banker
Eavesdrop
2008 · Don
Letra e Música
2007 · Khan
A Cor de um Crime
2006 · Dr. Anil Chatterjee
Ato Terrorista
2005 · Abdul
Sorry, Haters
2005 · Hassan
Homem-Aranha 2
2004 · Mr. Aziz
Book of Kings
2002 · Dr. Mitra
The Mystic Masseur
2001 · Ganesh
3 A.M.
2001 · Singh
Peroxide Passion
2001 · Beaumond
American Chai
2001 · Engineering Sam
ABCD
1999 · Ashok
Random Hearts
1999 · Electronics Store Salesman
Analyze This
1999 · Dr. Shulman
Hook'd Up
1999 · Indian Guy
The Siege
1998 · Khalil Saleh
Eddie
1996 · Mohammed
Jake's Women
1996 · Driver
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Arab Cabbie
Séries (35)
The Terror: El Diablo En Plata
2026 · Dr. Anand
Uma Esposa em Miniatura
2026 · Martin Mucklowe
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Would I Lie to You?
2022 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
Evil: Contatos Sobrenaturais
2019 · Ben Shakir
This Way Up
2019 · Vish
Explicando
2018 · Narrator (voice)
O Chefinho: De Volta aos Negócios
2018 · OCB (voice)
Room 104
2017 · Mediator
Lemony Snicket: Desventuras em Série
2017 · Uncle Monty
Another Period
2015 · Parshwall
The Brink
2015 · Rafiq Massoud, Writer
Younger: 40 é o Novo 20
2015 · Jay Malick
Senhora Secretária
2014 · Yousif 'Joey' Obaid
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
Pessoa de Interesse
2011 · Sulaiman Khan
Sangue Azul
2010 · Samar Charwell
Archer
2009 · Cornelius Varma (voice)
Jericho
2006 · Dr. Kenchy Dhuwalia (uncredited), Dr. Kenchy Dhuwalia
The Bedford Diaries
2006 · Kamil Sharif
Sleeper Cell
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Samir Patel
Tanner on Tanner
2004 · Salim Barik
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Sateesh
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Man in Elevator
CSI: Investigação Criminal
2000 · Dr. Leever
Lei & Ordem: Unidade de Vítimas Especiais
1999 · Professor Husseini
The Sopranos
1999 · Dr. Abu Bilal
Sex and the City
1998 · Dmitri
Oz
1997 · Dr. Tariq Faraj
The Daily Show com Trevor Noah
1996 · Self - Guest, Self - Correspondent
Lei & Ordem
1990 · Khan, Technician, Peanut Vendor, Gulab Singh
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Tanner '88
1988
Miami Vice
1984 · Doorman