Ajay Naidu
Highest Rated: 100% Waterborne (2005)
Lowest Rated: 0% Perception (2005)
Birthday: Feb 12, 1972
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Ajay Naidu has avoided stereotyping by playing a variety of characters ranging from Latinos to Arabs to Pakistanis. The son of Indian immigrants, he was born and raised in the Chicago area. Encouraged by a grade school teacher, Naidu auditioned for--and won--the role of Maria Conchita Alonso's son in the feature "Touch and Go" (1985) which led to a handful of TV appearances (including "No Greater Gift," a 1985 "ABC Afterschool Special") and two other film roles in "Where the River Runs Black" (1985) and "Vice Versa" (1988). After appearances in local theater, he spent two years at the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training run by the American Repertory Theatre (ART) at Harvard. Naidu appeared at ART while a student and after completing his degree landing leading roles in "Romeo and Juliet" in Denver and "Everyman" in Chicago. Richard Linklater tapped the actor to portray the Pakistani owner of a convenience store in "subUrbia" (1997), which in turn led to parts in such independent films as "Once We Were Strangers" (1997), Adam Goldberg's "Scotch and Milk" (1998) and Darren Aronofsky's "Pi" (1998), among others. Naidu also made his TV series debut as a regular playing the people-pleasing intern working at a network news show in "Lateline" (NBC, 1998-99).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | 68% | The Kindergarten Teacher | Nikhil Roy (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crazy Famous | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 20% | 96% | Crazy Famous | Dr. Manning (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 25% | Lost Cat Corona | Amir (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | 3 Days of Normal | Vik Donowitz (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mister Handsome | Mister Handsome (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ashes |
Ashes (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2010 |
| 81% | 72% | Today's Special | Munnamia (Character) | $317.8K | 2009 |
| 6% | 36% | The Accidental Husband | Deep (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 212 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 100% | 45% | Waterborne | Vikram Bhatti (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 0% | 32% | Perception | Kamal (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 13% | 30% | The Honeymooners | Vivek (Character) | $12.8M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? | Prince Omar (Voice) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Justice | Mohammed (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 79% | 75% | Bad Santa | Hindustani Troublemaker (Character) | $60.1M | 2003 |
| 32% | 84% | Bomb the System | Moses Mundhra (Character) | $14.9K | 2003 |
| 52% | 79% | American Chai | Hari (Character) | $126K | 2001 |
| 42% | 75% | K-PAX | Dr. Chakraborty (Character) | $50.3M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | More Dogs Than Bones | Andy (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Are Here | Sanjay (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 83% | 50% | Chutney Popcorn | Raju (Character) | $2.3K | 1999 |
| 80% | 93% | Office Space | Samir (Character) | $10.8M | 1999 |
| 88% | 85% | Pi | Farrouhk (Character) | $3.2M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Once We Were Strangers | Apu (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scotch and Milk | Armand (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | Subway Stories | Prashant (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 65% | 68% | Suburbia | Nazeer Chaldi (Character) | $656.2K | 1996 |
| 60% | 100% | Where the River Runs Black | Segundo (Character) | $582K | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Touch and Go | Louis DeLeon (Character) | $1M | 1986 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55% | 80% | Social Distance | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Blindspot | Sho Ahktar (Guest Star) | 2020 2018 |
| 91% | 84% | The Blacklist | Mahmoud Iqbal (Guest Star) | 2020 |
| 59% | 87% | God Friended Me | Eric (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Odd Mom Out | Doctor (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 27% | 60% | Manhattan Love Story | Brian (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Kings | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 78% | 93% | 30 Rock | Asif (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | King of the Hill | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jury | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 91% | 91% | Monk | Masul the Cabbie (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lateline | Raji (Character) | 1998-2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
QUOTES FROM Ajay Naidu CHARACTERS
Nazeer says: You throw it all away.
Samir says: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam? I swear to God, one of these days I am just kicking this this piece of shit out the window!
Michael Bolton says: You and me both, man.
Hindustani Troublemaker says: ASSCLOWN!!!!!
Hindustani Troublemaker says: Ass clown!
Samir says: I'm not going to do anything illegal
Samir says: I'm not going to do anything illegal.
Peter Gibbons says: Illegal? Samir, this is America!
Samir says: No one in this country can pronounce my name right. I mean it's not that hard. I mean, 'Ni-i-na-najaad', Niinanajaad.
Michael Bolton says: Yeah, well at least your name isn't Michael Bolton.
Samir says: You know, there's nothing wrong with that name.
Michael Bolton says: There was nothing wrong with it. Until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning grammys.
Samir says: Well, if it bothers you that much, why don't you just go by Mike; instead of Michael?
Michael Bolton says: No way. Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.