Manish Dayal
Manish Patel Dayal | |
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.jpg) Dayal at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival premiere of Viceroy's House | |
| Born | Manish Patel June 17, 1983[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
Manish Dayal (born Manish Patel on June 17, 1983) is an American film and television actor and producer known for his recurring role as Raj Kher in 90210 and leading role in the film The Hundred Foot Journey. He played Vijay Nadeer in season 4 of the ABC/Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Early life
Dayal was born Manish Patel in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He uses his grandfather's first name, Dayal, as his stage surname.[2] Dayal went to Heathwood Hall Episcopal School for high school and went to college at George Washington University. After he graduated in 2005, he moved to New York to pursue his career in film/television, and five years later he moved to Los Angeles where he currently resides.[3][4]
Career
Dayal started his career appearing in national commercials for McDonald's, Windows, Nintendo, and Domino's Pizza. In 2008, he played the lead in The New Group's twice-extended off-Broadway show Rafta, Rafta.... He played a small role in The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Paula van der Oest's Domino Effect. After guest starring on CSI: Las Vegas on CBS, Dayal went on to play Hal, a code-breaking computer analyst, on the AMC series, Rubicon. Dayal also starred in the romantic comedy Walkaway, which explores love and culture set in New York. In 2010 and 2011, he played Ravi, the smug A-team leader on Outsourced, a comedy series from NBC. He also played Raj Kher, an alternative college student recovering from cancer, in the third and fourth seasons of The CW's 90210. He starred as Hassan Kadam in The Hundred Foot Journey (2014).[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Break the Addiction: An Inconvenient Truth | Kibhnar | Television movie |
| 2006 | Indian Beauty | Jack | TeluguFeature Film |
| 2008 | Cain's Mark | Gypsy | Short film |
| 2009 | Karma Calling | Trainee | Film |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | NYU clerk | Feature film |
| 2010 | Walkaway | Vinay | Independent film |
| 2011 | The Call | Taruk | Short film |
| 2011 | The Domino Effect | Sid | Independent film |
| 2011 | The Whirling Dervish | Zahir | Film |
| 2012 | White Frog | Ajit | Feature Film |
| 2012 | Breaking the Girls | Tim | Independent Film |
| 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Hassan Kadam | Feature Film |
| 2014 | I'm Obsessed with You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone) | Cyrus Kapoor | Feature Film |
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | Jeet | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rubicon | Hal | Recurring character |
| Outsourced | Ravi | Guest star | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rishi Parayan | Guest star | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Samir Doss | Guest star |
| 2011–2012 | 90210 | Raj Kher | Recurring character |
| 2012 | Switched at Birth | Scuba | Guest star |
| The Good Wife | Dinesh | Guest star | |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Farid Salim | Guest star |
| 2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Ryan Ray | Recurring character |
| 2016–2017 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Vijay Nadeer | 3 episodes |
| 2018-present | The Resident | Dr. Devon Pravesh | Main Cast |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Cab Driver | |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Hot dog vendor | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices |
References
- ^ "Manish Dayal". Empire. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME: Orangeburg native hits big screen in first leading role | Life and Style". Thetandd.com. August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Manish Dayal on The Hundred-Foot Journey". Vanity Fair. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Emma (August 7, 2014). "Discovery:Manish Dayal". Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "'The Hundred-Foot Journey' tells a satisfying, delicious tale | The Daily Californian". Dailycal.org. August 15, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
External links
- Manish Dayal at IMDb
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