
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.
Filmography
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Amish Ammayi
2026

The Boy with the Dinosaur Head
2026
as Mr. Sharif

For Worse
2026
as Mark

Kissing Is the Easy Part
2026
as College Advisor

Re-Election
2025

How I Met Your Masi
2025
as Desk Man

Ramadan America
2024
as Samir

Journey to Bethlehem
2023
as Gaspar

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023
as Docent

Mustache
2023
as Hameed

The Donor Party
2023
as Kahlil

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
as Le Fou

Wedding Season
2022
as Vijay Maurya

Diamond in the Rough
2022
as Mike Reddy

Eat Wheaties!
2020
as Bob Rapp

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020
as Self

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
as Self

Uncle
2020

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019
as Maple Leaf

A Very Nutty Christmas
2018
as Justin

Papercop
2018
as Jeff

That Thing with the Cat
2017
as Manu

The Tiger Hunter
2017
as Babu

Writer's Block
2016
as Mailman