Ajay Naidu
Acteur·rice
12 février 1972 · 54 years old
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
As an actor
Wire & Cloth
Sunil
A Company of Thieves
Vivien & The Florist
Eldridge
Brenda
2026 · Dennis
Only Good Feelings
2026 · Lee
Bunny
2025 · Officer Cellestino
Peas and Carrots
2025 · Director
Elsbeth
2024 · Martin Wali
The Zombie Wedding
2023 · Brick Rivers
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023 · Mohammed
Extrapolations
2023 · Hiram
The Good Nurse
2022 · Dr. Robert Hind
WeCrashed
2022 · Randall
Uncoupled
2022 · Raffi
Dr. Death
2021 · Dr. Sasani
Antarctica
2020 · Principle Pepp
Uncle
2020
The Sleepless
2020 · Vivek
Thorp
2020 · Pat
Boy Boy Girl Girl
2018
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018 · Nikhil Roy
God Friended Me
2018 · Eric
Lost Cat Corona
2017 · Amir
Billions
2016 · Kulbinder Darcha
Blindspot
2015 · Shohid Akhtar
The Blacklist
2013 · Mahmoud Iqbal
3 Days of Normal
2012 · Vik Donowitz
Ashes
2011 · Ashes
Mister Handsome
2011 · Mister Handsome
PIA
2010 · Rakesh
Hotel for Dogs
2009 · ACO Jake
Today's Special
2009 · Munnamia
Stream
2009 · Kyle
Falling Up
2009 · Paco
Kings
2009 · Dr. Nayar
Mercy
2009
The Wrestler
2008 · Medic
The Accidental Husband
2008 · Deep
Righteous Kill
2008 · Dr. Chadrabar
Loins of Punjab Presents
2007 · Turbanotorious B.D.G.
Hiding Divya
2006 · Divya's Husband
30 Rock
2006 · Asif
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005 · Prince Omar (voice)
The Honeymooners
2005 · Vivek
Alchemy
2005 · Best Man
Perception
2005 · Kamal
Confess
2005 · Account Executive
The War Within
2005 · Naved
212
2005 · Vincent
Waterborne
2005 · Vikram Bhatti
The Jury
2004 · George Edwards
Bad Santa
2003 · Hindustani Troublemaker
Justice
2003 · Mohammed
Scary Movie 3
2003 · Sayaman
The Guru
2002 · Sanjay
Monk
2002 · Masul the Cabbie
Fillmore!
2002 · Sanjay (voice)
K-PAX
2001 · Dr. Chakaraborty
Hannibal
2001 · Perfume Expert
American Chai
2001 · Hari
You Are Here*
2000 · Sanjay
More Dogs Than Bones
2000 · Andy
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Mailman
Dinner Rush
2000 · Ademir the Matre'd
Office Space
1999 · Samir Nagheenanajar
The Sopranos
1999 · Omar
Pi
1998 · Farroukh
Montana
1998 · Ives
My Giant
1998 · Hot Dog Vendor
Scotch and Milk
1998 · Armand
LateLine
1998 · Raji Bakshi
SubUrbia
1997 · Nazeer Choudhury
Once We Were Strangers
1997
Subway Stories
1997 · Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
King of the Hill
1997 · Delivery Guy / Malik (voice)
Vice Versa
1988 · Dale
Touch and Go
1986 · Louis DeLeon
Where the River Runs Black
1986 · Segundo
No Greater Gift
1985 · Nick Santana
MacGyver
1985 · Ahmed