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person_profile-Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu Age: 53

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ajay Naidu

Date of Birth:

Feb 12, 1972

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Ajay Naidu

    Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor.

    Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Chicago, the son of Indian immigrants from Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh to the U.S. He attended Evanston Township High School. As an actor, he trained with the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University.

    His first professional acting job was the film Touch and Go (released in 1986) which he won from an open call, this in turn led to television jobs.He starred in the TV-movie, Lady Blue (1985) as "Paquito". This was followed by an ABC Afterschool Special episode, "No Greater Gift" (1985), where he played "Nick Santana", a 12-year old boy with a terminal illness. He then appeared in an uncredited role as "Ahmed" in the "MacGyver" TV series, during the first season, in episode, "To Be a Man" in 1986.

    Other film credits when younger include Where the River Runs Black (1986) and Vice Versa (1988). Between 1988 and 1995 he worked extensively in classical theatre.

    He returned to film acting in SubUrbia (1996), where he was praised for his role as the convenience store owner, "Nazeer Choudhury" and for which he was nominated for an independent spirit award for best supporting actor.

    On screen, Naidu has appeared in the film Office Space, as well as K-Pax, π, Requiem for a Dream, Bad Santa, The War Within, American Chai, The Guru, Waterborne and Loins of Punjab Presents and many more. He co-starred in the sitcom LateLine and had guest starring roles on the television dramas The Sopranos, in the episode entitled Big Girls Don't Cry, as well as The West Wing. In 1997, Naidu was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his role in the independent film subUrbia. Naidu has been working extensively with musicians from the Asian underground music movement for many years and his vocals have appeared on many records most notably Talvin Singh's mercury award winner "OK". In 2006 he directed his first feature film Ashes which came out in 2010. His most recent Theatre credits include A world tour of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure with Simon McBurney's Theatre Complicite, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui alongside Al Pacino, and The Little Flower of East Orange at New York's Public Theater. He is currently engaged to actress Heather Burns.

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Filmography of

Ajay Naidu

Found 47 Movies in total

Bunny

Actor

... 2025

The Zombie Wedding

Brick Rivers ( Actor )

... 2023

The Magnificent Meyersons

Mohammed ( Actor )

... 2023

The Good Nurse

Dr. Robert Hind ( Actor )

... 2022

Thorp

Pat ( Actor )

... 2020

Antarctica

Principle Pepp ( Actor )

... 2020

The Sleepless

Vivek ( Actor )

... 2020

The Kindergarten Teacher

Nikhil Roy ( Actor )

... 2018

Lost Cat Corona

Amir ( Actor )

... 2017

3 Days of Normal

Vik Donowitz ( Actor )

... 2012

Ashes

Ashes ( Actor )

Writer

... 2011

Today's Special

Munnamia ( Actor )

... 2009

Falling Up

Paco ( Actor )

... 2009

Hotel for Dogs

ACO Jake ( Actor )

... 2009

Righteous Kill

Dr. Chadrabar ( Actor )

... 2008

The Wrestler

Medic ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2008

Loins of Punjab Presents

Turbanotorious B.D.G. ( Actor )

... 2007

The War Within

Naved ( Actor )

... 2005

The Honeymooners

Vivek ( Actor )

... 2005

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Prince Omar (voice) ( Actor )

... 2005

Alchemy

Best Man ( Actor )

... 2005

Perception

Kamal ( Actor )

... 2005

212

Vincent ( Actor )

... 2005

Confess

Account Executive ( Actor )

... 2005

Bad Santa

Hindustani Troublemaker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2003

Scary Movie 3

Sayaman ( Actor )

... 2003

Justice

Mohammed ( Actor )

... 2003

The Guru

Sanjay ( Actor )

... 2002

K-PAX

Dr. Chakaraborty ( Actor )

... 2001

Hannibal

Perfume Expert ( Actor )

... 2001

Requiem for a Dream

Mailman ( Actor )

... 2000

Dinner Rush

Ademir the Matre'd ( Actor )

... 2000

More Dogs Than Bones

Andy ( Actor )

... 2000

You Are Here*

Sanjay ( Actor )

... 2000

Office Space

Samir Nagheenanajar ( Actor )

... 1999

Pi

Farroukh ( Actor )

... 1998

Scotch and Milk

Armand ( Actor )

... 1998

My Giant

Hot Dog Vendor ( Actor )

... 1998

Montana

Ives ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1997

Subway Stories

Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter") ( Actor )

... 1997

SubUrbia

Nazeer Choudhury ( Actor )

... 1997

Vice Versa

Dale ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1986

Touch and Go

Louis DeLeon ( Actor )

... 1986

No Greater Gift

Nick Santana ( Actor )

... 1985