Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 16, 1973
Place of Birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Manu Narayan
Biography
Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater, from 2013-2016.
Narayan was hailed as a "promising young star...a compelling actor and outstanding singer who can light up a stage with sheer force of personality," by UPI in 2004 when he made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber, A.R. Rahman musical Bombay Dreams, originating the role of the "hero" Akaash. Narayan co-starred as Rajneesh alongside Mike Myers in the Paramount Pictures' feature film The Love Guru (2008).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Landlord |
| 2022 | Keeping Company with Sondheim | Self / Theo |
| 2022 | Anything's Possible | Sasan |
| 2020 | The Assistant | Amir (voice) |
| 2015 | 99 Homes | Khanna |
| 2011 | A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song | Ravi |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Quant Analyst (uncredited) |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Fire Nation Head Prison Guard |
| 2010 | Walkaway | Darius |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Rajneesh |
| 2006 | Quarter Life Crisis | Jonathan |
| Clap Clap | Jay | |
| Sabaash Naidu | CIA Agent |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Your Friends & Neighbors | Hari Sahni |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Singer (voice) |
| 2021 | And Just Like That… | Dr. Vikash Patel |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Fred Chabra |
| 2019 | Emergence | Justin |
| 2016 | Bull | George |
| 2013 | The Following | Reece |
| 2013 | Deception | Doctor |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Arjun |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Sami |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Bob Standard |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie | Paramedic |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Development Person #2 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Eric Choudry |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Henry |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |