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{{Short description|Indian-American actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
|image =
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| name = Anjul Nigam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|15}}
| birth_place = [[Kanpur, India]]
| education = [[New York University]]
}}

'''Anjul Nigam''' (born December 15, 1965) is an Indian-born American actor, producer, and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2019/07/actor-turned-producer-anjul-nigam-talks-change-in-south-asian-representation-in-film-and-media/|title=Actor-Turned-Producer Anjul Nigam Talks Change in South Asian Representation in Film and Media|date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Nigam was born in [[Kanpur]], [[India]]. He is a graduate of [[Cheshire High School]] in [[Cheshire, Connecticut]] and the [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts]].

== Career ==
He is known for his recurring role as "Dr. Raj, the Psychiatric doctor" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] medical drama ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', as a producer/writer/actor in the film ''[[Growing Up Smith]]'' and a producer of the film ''[[Louisiana Caviar]]''.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/11/12/indian-american-film-maker-anjul-nigams-crown-vic-releases-on-november-15-439345/|title=Indian American filmmaker Anjul Nigam's Crown Vic releases on November 15|date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32568167/greys-anatomy-representation-south-asian/|title=Grey's Anatomy is failing its audience in a significant way|first=Meehika|last=Barua|date=18 May 2020|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> He appeared as one of the supporting leads in the [[CBS]]/[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] movie ''[[Back When We Were Grownups]]'' along with [[Faye Dunaway]], [[Peter Fonda]], [[Jack Palance]] and [[Blythe Danner]] and directed by [[Ron Underwood]]. Nigam was one of four leads in [[20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]'' for director [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]] and producers [[Harold Ramis]] and Trevor Albert. Nigam co-starred with [[Bill Murray]] and [[James Spader]] in the [[Universal Studios|Universal]]/[[StudioCanal]] feature comedy ''Speaking of Sex'' for director [[John McNaughton]]. He also produced the 2019 film ''[[Crown Vic (2019 film)|Crown Vic]]''.<ref name="A" />

In television, Nigam was a regular in the role of "Nurse Manoj Nakshi" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] medical drama ''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]'', and one of the leads in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] miniseries ''[[NetForce (film)|Tom Clancy's Netforce]]'' and in [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''Silver Strand''. Nigam has had numerous guest starring roles in primetime television shows including ''[[Shark (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', ''[[Numb3rs]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In theater, Nigam has appeared alongside fellow-NYU alumni [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] in the controversial production of the [[Peter Sellars]] directed ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in [[London]] and The [[Goodman Theatre]] in [[Chicago]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In 2021, Nigam was named as a producer on ''[[Rust (upcoming film)|Rust]]'', a now-disgraced production in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed, possibly by a gun that was mishandled by the armorer Hannah Gutierrez and assistant director David Halls.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maddaus|first=Gene|date=2021-10-29|title=‘Rust’ Producers Were Warned About Dave Halls’ Safety Issues on Previous Film|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rust-producers-dave-halls-warning-shooting-1235100624/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1991
|''[[House Party 2]]''
|Singh
|
|-
|1999
|''Two Rivers''
|Karna
|
|-
|2000
|''King of the Korner''
|Tow Truck Driver
|
|-
|2001
|''The Sizemore Interviews''
|Arun Ram
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2001
|''[[Speaking of Sex]]''
|Jarred
|
|-
|2002
|''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]''
|Salman Fard
|
|-
|2003
|''Winter Break''
|Rajeev
| rowspan="2" |Uncredited
|-
|2005
|''[[Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World]]''
|Boyfriend
|-
|2007
|''Death and Taxis''
|Todd
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Cloverfield]]''
|Bodega Cashier
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Terminator Salvation]]''
|Rahul
|
|-
|2011
|[[Answers to Nothing (film)|''Answers to Nothing'']]
|Doctor
|
|-
|2013
|[[Bad Words (film)|''Bad Words'']]
|Sriram Chopra
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Growing Up Smith]]''
|Bhaaskar Bhatnagar
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Trafficked]]''
|General Singh
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989, 1990
|''[[Growing Pains]]''
|Sub #2 / Raj
|2 episodes
|-
|1991
|''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''
|Anjul
|Episode: "Tower of Power"
|-
|1992
|[[Blossom (TV series)|''Blossom'']]
|Sanji
|Episode: "The Making of the President'
|-
|1993
|''[[Murphy Brown]]''
|Sanjay Khandwhalla
|Episode: "The Young & the Rest of Us"
|-
|1995
|[[Silver Strand (film)|''Silver Strand'']]
|Rahman
|Television film
|-
|1996
|[[Sisters (American TV series)|''Sisters'']]
|Driver
|Episode: "Don't Go to Springfield"
|-
|1996
|''[[High Incident]]''
|Messenger
|Episode: "Christmas Blues"
|-
|1997
|[[ER (TV series)|''ER'']]
|Alex Ghandar
|Episode: "Fortune's Fools"
|-
|1997
|''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
|Sajid
|Episode: "Seeds of Destruction"
|-
|1997
|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|Kumar
|Episode: "The Truth Is Out There"
|-
|1998
|[[The Lake (1998 film)|''The Lake'']]
|Dr. Sanjay
|Television film
|-
|1998
|''[[Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book]]''
|Namas
|Episode: "The Perfect Shot"
|-
|1998
|''[[Nash Bridges]]''
|Vijay
|Episode: "Danger Zone"
|-
|1999
|[[NetForce (film)|''NetForce'']]
|Uday Shankar
|Television film
|-
|1999
|[[Get Real (American TV series)|''Get Real'']]
|Mall Worker
|Episode: "Denial"
|-
|2001
|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|Pakistani Man / Vendor
|Episode: "Gem of a Mom"
|-
|2001
|[[Arliss (TV series)|''Arliss'']]
|TV Commercial Director
|Episode: "Setting Precedents"
|-
|2001
|[[Providence (American TV series)|''Providence'']]
|Raji
|Episode: "Gobble, Gobble"
|-
|2002
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Rajeeb Khandewahl
|Episode: "Blood Lust"
|-
|2002
|[[MDs (TV series)|''MDs'']]
|Nurse Manoj Nakshi
|8 episodes
|-
|2004
|''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
|Professor Sandeev Bhalla
|Episode #1.9883
|-
|2004
|[[Huff (TV series)|''Huff'']]
|Dr. Alhabah
|Episode: "Lipstick on Your Panties"
|-
|2004
|''Back When We Were Grownups''
|Hakim
|Television film
|-
|2005
|''[[CSI: NY]]''
|Harish Lev
|Episode: "Tanglewood"
|-
|2005
|[[Numbers (TV series)|''Numbers'']]
|Dr. Renfro
|Episode: "Vector"
|-
|2005
|[[Medium (TV series)|''Medium'']]
|Doctor
|Episode: "Light Sleeper"
|-
|2005–2017
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Dr. Raj Sen
|8 episodes
|-
|2006
|[[Shark (American TV series)|''Shark'']]
|Alex Neuville
|Episode: "Dr. Feelbad"
|-
|2008
|[[Murder 101 (film series)|''Murder 101'']]
|Devi Kanesh
|Episode: "New Age"
|-
|2008
|[[Supernatural (American TV series)|''Supernatural'']]
|Stewie Meyers
|Episode: "Long Distance Call"
|-
|2008
|[[Crash (2008 TV series)|''Crash'']]
|Dr. Rav
|Episode: "Episode One"
|-
|2009
|''[[Lie to Me]]''
|Shreyas Patel
|Episode: "Depraved Heart"
|-
|2009
|''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
|Dr. Prakash
|Episode: "Devil's Bargain"
|-
|2010
|''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
|Sultan's Aide
|Episode: "The Sultan's Finger: Live"
|-
|2013
|[[Revenge (TV series)|''Revenge'']]
|Zahir Lahari
|Episode: "Victory"
|-
|2015
|[[Battle Creek (TV series)|''Battle Creek'']]
|Aadi Patel
|Episode: "Old Wounds"
|-
|2015
|''[[True Detective]]''
|Ventura County Medical Examiner
|2 episodes
|-
|2018
|[[American Woman (TV series)|''American Woman'']]
|Milo
|Episode: "The Party"
|-
|2020
|[[Never Have I Ever (TV series)|''Never Have I Ever'']]
|Pandit Raj
|Episode: "...felt super Indian"
|-
|2020
|''A Christmas Call''
|Ahmed
|Television film
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0631413}}

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