Manish Dayal

Manish Patel Dayal
Born Manish Patel
(1983-06-17) June 17, 1983[1]
Orangeburg, South Carolina, US
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor, producer

Manish Dayal (born Manish Patel on June 17, 1983) is an American film and television actor and producer known for his recurring role as Raj Kher in 90210 and leading role in the film The Hundred Foot Journey. He played Vijay Nadeer in season 4 of the ABC/Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Early life

Dayal was born Manish Patel in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He uses his grandfather's first name, Dayal, as his stage surname.[2] Dayal went to Heathwood Hall Episcopal School for high school and went to college at George Washington University. After he graduated in 2005, he moved to New York to pursue his career in film/television, and five years later he moved to Los Angeles where he currently resides.[3][4]

Career

Dayal started his career appearing in national commercials for McDonald's, Windows, Nintendo, and Domino's Pizza. In 2008, he played the lead in The New Group's twice-extended off-Broadway show Rafta, Rafta.... He played a small role in The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Paula van der Oest's Domino Effect. After guest starring on CSI: Las Vegas on CBS, Dayal went on to play Hal, a code-breaking computer analyst, on the AMC series, Rubicon. Dayal also starred in the romantic comedy Walkaway, which explores love and culture set in New York. In 2010 and 2011, he played Ravi, the smug A-team leader on Outsourced, a comedy series from NBC. He also played Raj Kher, an alternative college student recovering from cancer, in the third and fourth seasons of The CW's 90210. He starred as Hassan Kadam in The Hundred Foot Journey (2014).[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Break the Addiction: An Inconvenient Truth Kibhnar Television movie
2006 Indian Beauty Jack TeluguFeature Film
2008 Cain's Mark Gypsy Short film
2009 Karma Calling Trainee Film
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice NYU clerk Feature film
2010 Walkaway Vinay Independent film
2011 The Call Taruk Short film
2011 The Domino Effect Sid Independent film
2011 The Whirling Dervish Zahir Film
2012 White Frog Ajit Feature Film
2012 Breaking the Girls Tim Independent Film
2014 The Hundred-Foot Journey Hassan Kadam Feature Film
2014 I'm Obsessed with You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone) Cyrus Kapoor Feature Film
2017 Viceroy's House Jeet Feature Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010RubiconHalRecurring character
OutsourcedRaviGuest star
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationRishi ParayanGuest star
2011Law & Order: Criminal IntentSamir DossGuest star
2011–201290210Raj KherRecurring character
2012Switched at BirthScubaGuest star
The Good WifeDineshGuest star
2014Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFarid SalimGuest star
2016Halt and Catch FireRyan RayRecurring character
2016–2017Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Vijay Nadeer3 episodes
2018-presentThe ResidentDr. Devon PraveshMain Cast

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Cab Driver
2009 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Hot dog vendor Uncredited
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional Voices

References

  1. ↑ "Manish Dayal". Empire. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME: Orangeburg native hits big screen in first leading role | Life and Style". Thetandd.com. August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Manish Dayal on The Hundred-Foot Journey". Vanity Fair. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Brown, Emma (August 7, 2014). "Discovery:Manish Dayal". Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "'The Hundred-Foot Journey' tells a satisfying, delicious tale | The Daily Californian". Dailycal.org. August 15, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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