Jay Ali
Jay Ali | |
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Born | London, England |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009-present |
Jay Ali is a British-Indian actor based in Los Angeles. He is known for the role of Timothy on Freeform's The Fosters and Ray Nadeem in Daredevil.
Biography
Jay Ali grew up playing Cricket, but had always expressed an interest in acting. Despite his parents disapproval, he traveled to America to pursue acting despite having no prior experience.[1] He found getting work surprisingly difficult saying, "I met plenty of people who told me I was wasting my time and should go back to England...They assured me that no manager or agent would touch me and I would never get an audition. I met my managers a month after arriving."[2] He had signed with Sweeney Entertainment despite telling its founders that he did not have a work visa or the ability to do an American accent. He then auditioned for The Fosters in 2012 and won the role of Timothy. He auditioned with an American accent, but when the casting directors heard his natural British accent, he was cast immediately.[1] In March 2018, Ali was cast as Rahul "Ray" Nadeem in the third season of Daredevil.[3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Melrose Place | Hassan | Episode: "Shoreline" |
2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Brock | Episode: "I Kissed a Girl" |
2011-2018 | Bloomers | Vaughan Daldry | Main cast |
2012 | Darling Companion | Sam | |
2013 | What Would Dylan Do? | Ravi | TV Movie |
2013–present | The Fosters | Timothy | Recurring |
2015 | NCIS | Omar Malik | Episode: "Status Update" |
2015 | Significant Mother:Jimmy Loves Your Mamma | Atticus Adams | TV Movie |
2015 | Significant Mother | Recurring | |
2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Doug Hall | Episode: "Odd Man Out" |
2016 | WTF Baxter? | TV short | |
2016 | Beauty & the Beast | Crown Prince Sheikh Abu | Episode: "Au Revoir" |
2016 | Scorpion | Bryce MacMillan | Episode: "Bat Poop Crazy" |
2016 | Pitch | David | Episode: "Wear It" |
2017 | Me, Myself & I | Nigel | Episode: "New Job" |
2018 | Marvel's Daredevil | Rahul "Ray" Nadeem | Main cast |
2018 | The Illegal | Zayen Khan | |
2018 | The Rookie | Det. Singh | 1 episode |
References
- 1 2 Katz, Jessie; Kirby, Brandon (March 31, 2014). "'Off the Cuff' Podcast With 'The Fosters' Actor Jay Ali". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Dudek, Dani (March 23, 2015). "Meet LA actor Jay Ali of "The Fosters" on ABC Family". ATX Gossip. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Maglio, Tony; Boucher, Ashley (March 21, 2018). "Marvel's 'Daredevil' Casts Jay Ali for Season 3 (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved May 15, 2018.