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{{short description|British-American actor, comedian}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox person 
| name = Aasif Mandvi
| image = Aasif Mandvi, Clay Theatre, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2010.jpg
| imagesize = 270
| caption = Mandvi at the 2010 [[CAAMFest|San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival]]
| birthname = Aasif Hakim Mandviwala
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|3|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]], [[British people|British]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* comedian
* writer
}}
| yearsactive = 1988–present
| spouse = {{unbulleted list | {{marriage|Shaifali Puri|2017}}}}
| children = 1
| alma_mater = [[University of South Florida]]
| website = {{URL|http://aasifmandvi.com}}
}}

'''Aasif Hakim Mandviwala'''<ref name="tampa">{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article545843.ece|title=For Aasif Mandvi, cultural irreverence on 'The Daily Show'|author=Deggans, Eric|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=June 1, 2008|access-date=November 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214212553/http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article545843.ece|archive-date=December 14, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> (born March 5, 1966), known professionally as '''Aasif Mandvi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑː|s|ᵻ|f|_|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|d|v|i}}, {{respell|AH|sif|_|MAHND|vee}}), is a British-American actor and comedian of Indian descent. He began appearing as an occasional contributing correspondent on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' on August 9, 2006. On March 12, 2007, he was promoted to a regular [[List of The Daily Show correspondents|correspondent]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=COMEDY CENTRAL'S 'THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART' TAPS AASIF MANDVI TO JOIN THE 'DAILY SHOW' NEWS TEAM AS A CORRESPONDENT |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2007/31207_aasif_mandvi_joins_tds.jhtml |date=March 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |access-date=November 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102095837/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2007/31207_aasif_mandvi_joins_tds.jhtml |archive-date=January 2, 2008 }}</ref> He is the lead actor, co-writer and producer of the web series ''[[Halal in the Family]]'', which premiered on [[Funny or Die]] in 2015, and an actor, writer and co-producer of the [[HBO]] comedy series ''[[The Brink (TV series)|The Brink]]''. Mandvi is also the author of the book ''No Land's Man''.<ref>{{cite book |title=No Land's Man: Aasif Mandvi |isbn=1452107912 }}</ref> In June 2019, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree by the [[William E. Macaulay Honors College|Macaulay Honors College]] after delivering the commencement speech that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2019/05/20/class-of-2019-commencement-ceremonies-feature-hillary-clinton-rep-john-lewis-n-y-attorney-general-letitia-james-and-chancellor-felix-matos-rodriguez-as-keynote-speakers/|title=Class Of 2019 Commencement Ceremonies Feature Hillary Clinton, Rep. John Lewis, N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James And Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez as Keynote Speakers|website=CUNY Newswire|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> He currently appears in the role of Ben Shakir in the [[CBS]] psychological drama [[Evil (TV series)|''Evil'']] written and created by [[Robert King (writer)|Robert]] and [[Michelle King]].

==Early life==
Mandvi was born in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), [[Maharashtra]], [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/05/31005430/8216In-the-US-they-say-Ind.html|title=In the US, they say Indians are always laughing|publisher=[[Livemint]]|date=May 31, 2008|author=Kilachand, Tara|access-date=November 7, 2008}}</ref> to a [[Dawoodi Bohra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtviggy.com/interviews/interview-with-the-last-airbender%E2%80%99s-aasif-mandvi-part-ii/|title='Interview with The Last Airbender's Aasif Mandvi: Part II'}}</ref> [[Muslim]] family.<ref name="tampa"/> His family moved to [[England]], settling, when he was a year old, in the [[West Yorkshire]] city of [[Bradford]]. His father, Hakim, who had originally come to work in textiles research at [[Bradford University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=361026157&m=361190374|title=NPR Media Player|work=npr.org|access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref> later ran a [[corner shop]], while his mother, Fatima, was a nurse.<ref name="Guardian20090607">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jun/08/aasif-mandvi-tv-daily-show-usa|title='I get to sit on the fence between cultures': Sarfraz Manzoor talks to Aasif Mandvi, the Daily Show's 'fake news' correspondent|author=Sarfraz Manzoor|date=June 7, 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Deggans|first1=Eric|title=For Aasif Mandvi, cultural irreverence on 'The Daily Show'|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/for-aasif-mandvi-cultural-irreverence-on-the-daily-show/545843|access-date=28 June 2014|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=31 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903171040/http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/for-aasif-mandvi-cultural-irreverence-on-the-daily-show/545843|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Mandvi attended the independent [[Woodhouse Grove School]], and he identifies himself as a "[[Working class|working-class]] kid from Bradford".<ref name="Guardian20090607"/> In the early 80s, his father grew frustrated with [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s Britain and moved his family to [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[Florida]], [[United States]] when Mandvi was 16.<ref name="Guardian20090607"/>

==Career==

===Early===
After graduating from the [[University of South Florida]] with a degree in Theatre,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541902/bio#trivia|title=Asif Mandvi – Biography|website=[[IMDb]]|date=December 7, 2011}}</ref> Mandvi worked as a performer at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] at [[Walt Disney World Resort]].<ref name="tampa"/> He later moved to New York City, where he began appearing in [[off-Broadway]] productions. During this time, he was active in the band Cowboys and Indian. He won an [[Obie Award]] for his critically acclaimed one-man show ''Sakina's Restaurant''.<ref name="filmmaker">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2008/25faces_5.php|title=25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM|magazine=[[Filmmaker Magazine]]|year=2008 |access-date=November 7, 2008}}</ref>

On Broadway, Mandvi appeared as Ali Hakim in the 2002 production of ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' directed by [[Trevor Nunn]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4566365-1.html|title=Aasif Mandvi: Giving Broadway a Persian Hello|magazine=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]]|date=March 29, 2002|author=Horwitz, Simi|access-date=November 7, 2008}}</ref> He also appeared in the play ''Homebody/Kabul'' by [[Tony Kushner]]. He portrayed [[Fritz Haber]] in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''[[Einstein's Gift]]''.

Mandvi played Melchior in ''[[On the Razzle (play)|On the Razzle]]'' by [[Tom Stoppard]] at the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]] and appeared in the docudrama ''[[Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom]]'' at the Culture Project. In 2012 Mandvi starred in ''[[Disgraced]]'' at [[Lincoln Center]]'s [[Claire Tow Theater]]. He played the lead role of Amir, a Pakistani American lawyer struggling with his identity and Islam in the drama by [[Ayad Akhtar]]. The play went on to win the 2013 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ayad Akhtar's 'Disgraced,' play about a dinner party gone awry, wins Pulitzer Prize for drama|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ayad-akhtars-disgraced-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-drama/2013/04/15/defd1e6c-a5ff-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713165204/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ayad-akhtars-disgraced-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-drama/2013/04/15/defd1e6c-a5ff-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post|date=April 16, 2013|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Mandvi was nominated for a [[Lucille Lortel Award]] for his role.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Nominees - The Lucille Lortel Awards |url=https://www.lortelaward.com/2013-nominees |website=The Lucille Lortel Awards |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

===Television===
Mandvi made his television debut as a doorman at the [[Miami Biltmore Hotel]] in the episode "Line of Fire" of the series ''[[Miami Vice]]''. He has since appeared in numerous television shows including ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'', ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]'', ''[[The Bedford Diaries]]'', ''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]'', ''[[Sleeper Cell (TV series)|Sleeper Cell]]'' and various editions of ''[[Law & Order]]'', including ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent|Criminal Intent]]'', ''[[Law & Order: SVU|Special Victims Unit]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury|Trial by Jury]]''. He was the book reader for audio editions of [[Salman Rushdie]]'s ''[[Shalimar the Clown]]'' (2005) and [[V. S. Naipaul]]'s ''[[Magic Seeds]]'' (2004). In 2011 he appeared in [[Taco Bell]] commercials.

In 2006, Mandvi auditioned for ''[[The Daily Show]]''. He was hired immediately and appeared on the show the same day.<ref name="tampa"/> Mandvi became a regular correspondent in 2007. He often appears in segments satirizing and commenting on Islamic, Middle-Eastern, and South-Asian-related issues with such titles as "Senior Asian Correspondent," "Senior Middle East Correspondent," "Senior Foreign Looking Correspondent," and "Senior Muslim Correspondent."

In 2013, Mandvi was cast in a recurring role on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] romantic comedy, ''[[Us & Them]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Aasif Mandvi & Michael Ian Black Join New Fox Series 'Us & Them'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/08/aasif-mandvi-michael-ian-black-join-new-fox-series-us-them/|magazine=Deadline|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref>

In October 2013, during a segment on ''[[The Daily Show]]'', Mandvi's interview with Don Yelton led to Yelton's resignation from the North Carolina Republican Party office.<ref>{{cite web|title=GOP's Don Yelton Resigns After 'Lazy Blacks' Remark on 'Daily Show'|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-77898}}</ref>

In November 2014, he appeared on ''[[The Dan Patrick Show]]''. On the show, he revealed the story from his book ''No Land's Man'' where his father moved his family to the U.S. because the U.S. has brunch.<ref>{{YouTube|id=QdxeRfnymgI|title=Aasif Mandvi on The Dan Patrick Show (Full Interview) 11/14/2014}}</ref>

Beginning in June 2015, Mandvi portrayed Rafiq Massoud in the [[HBO]] comedy series ''[[The Brink (TV series)|The Brink]]''. Mandvi also serves as a writer and co-producer on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2015/06/21/why-aasif-mandvi-never-wanted-to-fill-jon-stewarts-shoes/|title=Why Aasif Mandvi never wanted to fill Jon Stewart's shoes - New York Post|work=New York Post|access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref> In April 2015, Mandvi appeared on ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' as Sulaiman Khan, the CEO of a software security firm.

In 2016, Mandvi joined the climate change documentary show ''[[Years of Living Dangerously]]'' as one of its celebrity correspondents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/17/critically-acclaimed-climate-change-series-years-of-living-dangerously-comes-to-nat-geo/ |title=Critically Acclaimed Climate Change Series "Years of Living Dangerously" Comes to Nat Geo |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513123955/http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/17/critically-acclaimed-climate-change-series-years-of-living-dangerously-comes-to-nat-geo/ |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2017, Mandvi guest-starred in two episodes of the first season of the Netflix series ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' as Montgomery "Uncle Monty" Montgomery,<ref name="Mandvi">{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=Aasif Mandvi Cast In Netflix's 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' & USA's 'Mr. Robot'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/aasif-mandvi-cast-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-mr-robot-1201722925/|website=deadline.com|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> a [[herpetologist]] and distant relative of the Baudelaire children. He returned to the role for one episode during season two.

In 2019, Mandvi was cast in the [[Robert King (writer)|Robert]] and [[Michelle King]] supernatural drama series ''[[Evil (TV series)|Evil]]'' on [[CBS]] as Ben Shakir, a carpenter who works as technical expert, equipment handler and debunker of supernatural phenomena.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chaney |first1=Jen |title=Evil Is Smart, Scary, and Philosophical |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/evil-cbs-review.html |website=Vulture |publisher=Vox Media, Inc. |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='The Show Has Gone In Such Unexpected Places': Aasif Mandvi On CBS's 'Evil' |url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/01/30/aasif-mandvi-on-cbs-evil-interview/ |website=CBS Boston |publisher=CBS Broadcasting Inc. |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

===Film===
Mandvi played minor roles in the films ''[[The Siege (1998 film)|The Siege]]'' and ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' as well as the title role in [[Merchant Ivory Productions]]' film ''[[The Mystic Masseur]]''. He had a major supporting role in the independent film ''[[American Chai]]'', playing the lead character's roommate, "Engineering Sam." He played the doctor who diagnosed Paul Vitti's ([[Robert De Niro]]) panic attacks in ''[[Analyze This]],'' and had a role as Mr. Aziz of "Joe's Pizza" in ''[[Spider-Man 2]].'' He was also in commercials by [[Domino's Pizza]] and the [[Financial Industry Regulatory Authority]] (FINRA). He played the [[Tone deafness|tone deaf]] doorman Khan in ''[[Music and Lyrics]]''.

Mandvi played a dentist alongside [[Ricky Gervais]] in the 2008 romantic comedy ''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]'', as well as office employee Bob Spaulding in ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'', starring [[Sandra Bullock]]. ''[[Today's Special (2009 film)|Today's Special]]'', which Mandvi co-wrote with Jonathan Bines, premiered at the [[London Film Festival]] in October 2009 and New York's [[Indo-American Arts Council|Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival]] on November 11, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/priyanka-boghani/new-york-citys-indian-fil_b_356308.html|title=New York City's Indian Film Festival: MIAAC|author=Priyanka Boghani|date= November 12, 2009|work=Huffington Post|access-date=November 10, 2009}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[It's Kind of a Funny Story (film)|It's Kind of a Funny Story]]'', a coming-of-age film written and directed by [[Anna Boden]] with [[Ryan Fleck]], adapted from the 2006 novel by [[Ned Vizzini]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryan Fleck's It's Kind of a Funny Story Begins Production |first=Peter |last=Sciretta |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/30/ryan-flecks-its-kind-of-a-funny-story-begins-production |date=November 30, 2009 |access-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5qQBRv9ri?url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/30/ryan-flecks-its-kind-of-a-funny-story-begins-production/ |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> He also co-starred as a [[Guantanamo captive]] in the film ''[[The Response (film)|The Response]]'', a script based on the transcripts of [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]s convened in [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo]] in 2004.<ref name=MLiveMandviGuantanamo>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.mlive.com/us-politics/index.ssf/2009/05/new_role_for_daily_show_report.html
| title=New role for 'Daily Show' reporter
| date=May 9, 2009
| publisher=[[MLive]]
| archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlive.com%2Fus-politics%2Findex.ssf%2F2009%2F05%2Fnew_role_for_daily_show_report.html&date=2009-09-05
| archive-date=September 5, 2009
}}</ref> In [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s ''[[The Last Airbender (2010 film)|The Last Airbender]]'' (released in 2010) he played a major role as [[Admiral Zhao#Major recurring characters|Commander Zhao]]. Mandvi played the role of Mr. Chetty in the 2013 comedy ''[[The Internship]]'', which starred [[Vince Vaughn]] and [[Owen Wilson]] and portrayed [[Ash Vasudevan]] in the 2014 film ''[[Million Dollar Arm]]''.

==Personal life==
On August 27, 2017, Mandvi married his girlfriend of three years, Shaifali Puri, an author and humanitarian, at [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brides.com/story/aasif-mandvi-shaifali-puris-wedding|title=The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi's Multicultural Wedding in Atlanta|website=brides|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> The interfaith ceremony (Puri is Hindu) was held in front of 220 guests comprising friends and family.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jordan|first1=Julie|title=The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi Is Married|url=http://people.com/celebrity/aasif-mandvi-marries-shaifali-puri-indian-wedding/|website=People|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hood|first1=Bryan|title='Daily Show' correspondent Aasif Mandvi gets married|url=https://pagesix.com/2017/08/28/daily-show-correspondent-aasif-mandvi-gets-married/|website=Page Six|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> On March 14, 2020, Puri gave birth to their son.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boucher|first1=Ashley|title=Evil Star Aasif Mandvi and Wife Shaifali Puri Welcome Son|url=https://people.com/parents/evil-star-aasif-mandvi-and-wife-shaifali-puri-welcome-son/|website=People|access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref>

Mandvi has been diagnosed with chronic [[tinnitus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting out of my own head |url=https://meditativestory.com/aasif-mandvi/ |website=Meditative Story |publisher=Meditative Story |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref>

===Charity work===
Mandvi is involved with disaster-relief organizations such as the charity initiative Relief 4 Pakistan, which assists in flood relief in Pakistan. In 2010, he hosted the "Stand Up for Religious Freedom" comedy event to raise money for the organization.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fuerstenberg|first=Brittany|title=Aasif Mandvi: Comic Relief for Pakistan|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/39832619|access-date=September 26, 2011|newspaper=MSNBC}}</ref> After the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], he performed with fellow ''Daily Show'' correspondent [[Wyatt Cenac]] at [[Conan O'Brien]]'s "I'm with Coco" Benefit for earthquake victims.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} He is also a supporter of the Endometriosis Foundation of America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/charity/endometriosis-foundation-of-america|title=Endometriosis Foundation of America: Celebrity Supporters|website=Look to the Stars|language=en|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.endofound.org/blossomball/2011|title=Blossom Ball 2011|date=2018-01-31|website=Endometriosis Foundation of America|language=en|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/comedian-aasif-mandvi-attends-the-endometriosis-foundation-news-photo/123561300|title=Comedian Aasif Mandvi attends the Endometriosis Foundation of...|website=Getty Images|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Actor===

====Film====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers]]''
| Terrorist
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]''
| Arab Cabbie
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]''
| Mohammed
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Siege (1998 film)|The Siege]]''
| Khalil Saleh
|
|-
|rowspan= 5| 1999
| ''Hook'd Up''
| Indian Guy
|
|-
| ''[[Analyze This]]''
| Dr. Shulman
|
|-
| ''Gofer''
| Gorby
|
|-
| ''[[Random Hearts]]''
| Electronics Store Salesman
|
|-
| ''ABCD''
| Ashok
|
|-
|rowspan= 3| 2001
| ''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]''
| Singh
|
|-
| ''[[American Chai]]''
| Engineering Sam
|
|-
| ''Peroxide Passion''
|Beaumond
|
|-
|rowspan= 2| 2002
| ''[[The Mystic Masseur]]''
| Ganesh Ramsumair
|
|-
|''Book of Kings''
|Dr. Mitra
| Short film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Undermind (film)|Undermind]]''
|Shark/Roger
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Spider-Man 2]]''
|Mr. Aziz
|
|-
|rowspan= 2| 2005
| ''[[Sorry, Haters]]''
|Hassan
|
|-
| ''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]''
|Abdul
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]''
|Dr. Anil Chatterjee
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Music and Lyrics]]''
|Khan
|
|-
|rowspan= 4| 2008
| ''Eavesdrop''
|Don
|
|-
| ''[[Pretty Bird]]''
|Ted the Banker
|
|-
| ''[[The Understudy (2008 film)|The Understudy]]''
|Sarfras
|
|-
| ''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]''
|Dr. Prashar
|
|-
|rowspan= 2| 2009
| ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]''
|Bob Spaulding
|
|-
| ''[[Today's Special (2009 film)|Today's Special]]''
|Samir
|Also screenwriter
|-
|rowspan = 2| 2010
| ''[[It's Kind of a Funny Story (film)|It's Kind of a Funny Story]]''
|Dr. Mahmoud
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Airbender (2010 film)|The Last Airbender]]''
|Commander Zhao
|
|-
|rowspan = 2| 2011
| ''[[Margin Call]]''
| Ramesh Shah
|
|-
| ''[[Dark Horse (2011 film)|Dark Horse]]''
|Mahmoud
|
|-
|rowspan = 3| 2012
| ''[[Premium Rush]]''
|Raj
|
|-
| ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]''
|Doctor
|
|-
| ''[[Ruby Sparks]]''
|Cyrus Modi
|
|-
|rowspan = 3| 2013
| ''[[Movie 43]]''
| Robert
| Segment "iBabe"
|-
| ''[[The Internship]]''
| Mr. Roger Chetty
|
|-
| ''[[Gods Behaving Badly (film)|Gods Behaving Badly]]''
| Maxwell
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[Million Dollar Arm]]''
| [[Ash Vasudevan]]
|
|-
|''[[Lennon or McCartney]]''
| Himself
| Short documentary film; interview clip<ref>{{cite news |last=Falkner |first=Scott |date=22 December 2014 |title=Lennon or McCartney? New Documentary Asks 550 Celebrities Their Preference — See Their Answers |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1697375/lennon-or-mccartney-new-documentary-asks-550-celebrities-their-preference-see-their-answers/ |work=[[Inquisitr]] |access-date=11 November 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Mother's Day (2016 film)|Mother's Day]]''
| Russell
|
|-
| ''Undecided: The Movie''
| Roger Ayeels
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2019
| ''[[Drunk Parents]]''
| Nigel
|
|-
| ''[[Human Capital (2019 film)|Human Capital]]''
| Godeep
|
|-
|2021
| ''[[Blazing Samurai]]''
| Ichiro (voice)
| In production
|-
|TBA
| ''[[The Magician's Elephant (film)|The Magician's Elephant]]''
| TBA (voice)
|
|-
|}

====Television====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Show !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1988
|''[[Miami Vice]]''
| Doorman
| Episode: "Line of Fire"
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
|''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Omar
| Episode: "The Smoking Section"
|-
|''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]''
| Cabbie
| Episode: "Big Brother Is Watching"
|-
| 1995–1998
|''[[Law & Order]]''
| Peanut Vendor / Gulab Singh / Technician / Khan
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
|''[[Jake's Women]]''
| Driver
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Nash Bridges]]''
| Aziz Kadim
| Episode: "Trackdown"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Dellaventura]]''
| Aasif
| Episode: "The Human Factor"
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
|''[[Welcome to New York (TV series)|Welcome to New York]]''
| Doorman
| Episode: "Jim Gets an Apartment"
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Professor Husseini
| Episode: "Honor"
|-
| 2001
|''[[Sex and the City]]''
| Dmitri
| Episode: "My Motherboard, My Self"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Oz (TV series)|''Oz'']]''
|Dr. Faraj
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]''
| Buyer
| Episode: "Goodbye Stuckeyville"
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Sateesh
| Episode: "Inert Dwarf"
|-
|''[[Tanner on Tanner]]''
| Salim Barik
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|2006
|''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]''
|Judge Samir Patel
| Episode: "Bang & Blame, Baby Boom"
|-
| ''[[The Sopranos]]''
|Dr. Abu Bilal
| Episode: "[[Kaisha (The Sopranos)|Kaisha]]"
|-
| ''[[Sleeper Cell (TV series)|Sleeper Cell]]''
|Khalid
|Episode: "Al-Baqara"
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
|Manish
|3 episodes
|-
| 2006–2008
| ''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]''
|Dr. Kenchy Dhuwalia
|8 episodes
|-
| 2006–2015
| ''[[The Daily Show]]''
|Himself
|188 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
|Mike Patel (voice)
|Episode: "When Joseph Met Lori, and Made Out with Her in the Janitor's Closet"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
|Man in Elevator
|Episode: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Us & Them]]''
| Dave Coaches
| Episode: "Crunch & Brunch"
|-
| rowspan=5|2015
| ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
| Prince Yousif Obaid
| Episode: "Chains of Command"
|-
| ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''
| Suleiman Khan
| Episode: "[[Search & Destroy (Person of Interest)|Search & Destroy]]"
|-
| ''[[The Brink (TV series)|The Brink]]''
| Rafiq Massoud
| 10 episodes; also producer and writer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190014-Aasif-Mandvi-Will-Write-Co-Produce-and-Co-Star-in-HBO-Series-The-Brink |title=Aasif Mandvi Will Write, Co-Produce and Co-Star in HBO Series "The Brink" |work=Playbill |access-date=September 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221235/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190014-Aasif-Mandvi-Will-Write-Co-Produce-and-Co-Star-in-HBO-Series-The-Brink |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/11/aasif-mandvi-joins-hbo-pilot-the-brink-katherine-lanasa-in-usas-sean-jablonski/|title=Aasif Mandvi Joins HBO Pilot 'The Brink'; Katherine LaNasa In USA's Sean Jablonski - Deadline|author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline|access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Halal In The Family]]''
| Aasif Qu'osby
| Web series
|-
| ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]''
| Pirate Pharaoh (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| King Raja (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Another Period]]''
| Parshwall
| Episode: "The Prince and the Pauper"
|-
| rowspan=4|2017
| ''[[Younger (TV series)|Younger]]''
| Jay Malick
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Shut Eye]]''
| Pazhani "Paz" Kapoor
| 6 episodes
|-
|''[[National Geographic Explorer]]''
| Host
| Season 10 Episode 2
|-
|''[[The Problem with Apu]]''
| Himself
| Documentary film
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''
| Dr. Montgomery Montgomery (Uncle Monty)
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
| Samar "Sam" Chatwal
| Recurring, season 9
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Explained (TV series)|Explained]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| Episode: "Cricket, explained"
|-
| 2019–Present
| ''[[Evil (TV series)|Evil]]''
| Ben Shakir
| Main cast
|-
| 2019
| ''[[This Way Up (TV series)|This Way Up]]''
| Vish
| Main cast
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Room 104]]''
| Eugene Hill
| Episode: "The Specimen Collector"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]''
| Sahil (voice)
| Main cast
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Boss Baby: Back in Business]]''
| OCB Corporate Consultant (Voice)
| Season 4: Episodes 6 & 10 - 12
|}

===Writer===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Film !! Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''Today's Special''
|
|}

===Stage===

====Actor====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''Suburbia''
| Norman Chaudry
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Death Defying Acts''
| Delivery Boy
| In one-act "Hotline"
|-
| 1997
| ''Crosscurrents''
| Paul
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Sakina's Restaurant''
|
|One man play
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
| Ali Hakim
| Revival
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Disgraced]]''
| Amir Kapoor
| [[Lincoln Center]]/LCT3
|}

====Writer====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title!! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''Sakina's Restaurant''
|
|}

==Published works==
*{{cite book|title=No Land's Man |first=Aasif |last=Mandvi |year=2014 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452107912 }} The book has been adapted for the American-Indian-Bangladeshi film ''[[No Land's Man]]'' directed by [[Mostofa Sarwar Farooki]].{{r|Hitlist}}{{r|Philipose}}

==References==
{{reflist|3|refs=
<ref name="Hitlist">{{cite news |author1=The Hitlist Team |title=AR Rahman to co-produce Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film, No Land's Man |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ar-rahman-to-co-produce-nawazuddin-siddiquis-film-no-lands-man/22840224 |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia, Jagran Prakashan Limited |date=12 June 2020 |location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Philipose">{{cite web |last1=Philipose |first1=Rahel |title=Nawazuddin to star in film version of novel 'No Land's Man' |url=https://inshorts.com/en/news/nawazuddin-to-star-in-film-version-of-novel-no-lands-man-1554442003984 |publisher=Inshorts |access-date=29 October 2020 |date=5 April 2019}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Aasif Mandvi}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080530005914/http://www.aasifmandvi.com/ Aasif Mandvi Dot Com], official website
* {{twitter|aasif}}
* {{iMDb name|0541902}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320135454/http://niralimagazine.com/2007/02/a-man-called-mandvi/ "A Man Called Mandvi"], ''Nirali Magazine'', February 2007
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091207020923/http://www.altmuslim.com/a/a/n/2848 "This is you, America. Are you ok with it?"] – Interview
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish#p/u/37/7PvX92JVyAg ''One on One'' – Aasif Mandvi] – Interview with [[Al Jazeera English]] (video, 24:53 min.)

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