Dileep Rao
Appearance
Dileep Rao is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in the 2009 horror movie Drag Me to Hell.
He competed on Jeopardy! on June 7th, 2002, winning $34,400. On June 8, 2008, Rao was randomly selected from over 1600 entrants to play the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle on air with Will Shortz. Rao claimed that he had been playing the puzzle at home for "infinity years."[1] Before booking roles, he taught summer acting classes at the Marlborough school.
Film Roles
- Drag Me to Hell - Rham Jas (2009)
- Avatar - Dr. Max Patel (2009)
TV Roles
- Brothers & Sisters - Arlo Natterson (2008)
- Standoff - Robert (2006)