Manoj Sood
| Manoj Sood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Manoj Sood May 5, 1962 Mombasa, Kenya |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Agent | Van Gogh Talent, Vancouver BC. |
| Website |
manojsood |
Manoj Sood (born May 5, 1962) is an Indo-Canadian film and television actor.
Life and career
Manoj Sood was born in Mombasa, Kenya, to Hindu parents, Dr. B. K. Sood and Narindar Sood. He immigrated with his family to Canada in 1964. He grew up in Calgary. He attended St. Michaels University School in Victoria, British Columbia.
Sood entered the entertainment world in 1994. Much to his surprise, he landed a supporting role in an American movie the week after his first audition. Up until then his only acting experience had been from his acting classes.
Since then, Sood has appeared in more than 60 television and feature film productions. He has appeared on popular television shows including Da Vinci's Inquest, The Dead Zone, Romeo!, Dead Like Me and a series lead (91 episodes) of Little Mosque on the Prairie, as well as numerous others. Sood has also acted in films such as Meltdown (2004) (TV), Rat Race (2001 film) and Watchmen. Recent credits include performances in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Continuum, "The Pinocchio Project" and Brad Bird's Tomorrowland.
He is of Indian descent but often plays Middle Eastern or Pakistani characters.
Personal life
He is a brother of actress Veena Sood. He has a son, Kama L. Sood, born May 6, 1998.
Sood has been a passionate fly fisherman[1] and amateur astronomer since he was a child; when he's not acting he is fly-fishing with his son or gazing into the universe with his telescope.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Survival on the Mountain | Boutros | TV movie |
| Doomsday Rock | Missile Commander | TV movie, uncredited | |
| Breaker High | Guru | Episode: "Don't Get Curried Away" | |
| Viper | P.M. Sintong Nameh | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" | |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Akbar | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Man in Office Building | Episode: "That's the Way the Story Goes" | |
| 2001 | Rat Race | High Roller | |
| 2002 | The Sausage Factory | Doctor | Episode: "Purity Test" |
| Monk | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1", uncredited | ||
| The Dead Zone | Apu, Convenice Store Clerk | Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" | |
| 2003 | Firefight | Raja | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Bernie | Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" | |
| 2004 | Jake 2.0 | Dr. Vikram Taleek | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" |
| Romeo! | Principal Gurjit Ramawad | Episode: "Loose Lips" | |
| Episode: "A Matter of Principal" | |||
| Human Cargo | Mr. Sanjay Desai | TV mini-series | |
| Touching Evil | Mr. Patel | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Snakehead Terror | Raj | ||
| Meltdown | Syed Kahn | TV movie | |
| Dead Like Me | Mr. Akhtar | Episode: "Send in the Clown" | |
| Episode: "Forget Me Not" | |||
| 2005 | The Dead Zone | Cabbie | Episode: "Double Vision" |
| Robson Arms | Urologist | Episode: "A Certain Vintage" | |
| The 4400 | Albert | Episode: "The Hidden" | |
| Fetching Cody | Security Guard | ||
| Da Vinci's City Hall | Santosh Kumar | Episode: "One Man, Two Jobs" | |
| Murder Unveiled | Lawyer | TV movie | |
| A Little Thing Called Murder | Syed Bial Ahmed | ||
| Godiva's | Mr. Hadieri | Episode: "Fast and Loose" | |
| 2006 | Episode: "Floodgates" | ||
| Episode: "Out the Door" | |||
| The Evidence | Medical Examiner | Episode: "Borrowed Time" | |
| A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Actor | TV movie | |
| 2007 | White Noise: The Light | Male Nurse | |
| Partition | The Wood Gatherer | ||
| 2007–2012 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Baber Siddiqui | Series Lead (91 episodes) |
| 2008–2009 | Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Baber Siddiqui | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Karnak Scientist | |
| 2010 | Repeaters | Mr. Singh | |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Mr. Sadigh | Episode: "The Dead Body" |
| Fathers & Sons | Satish | ||
| Endgame | Dr. Abel Gray | Episode: "I Killed Her" | |
| 2011 | Sisters & Brothers | Nata | |
| 2011 | The Debaters | Babar Siddiqui | Episode "Plastic Bags & Batman vs. Superman" |
| 2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Convenience Store Customer #2 | |
| 2012 | Profile For Murder | Dr. Sharma | |
| 2013 | Once Upon A Time In Wonderland | The Diplomat | Season 1 Episode 7 "Bad Blod" |
| 2014 | Continuum | Benedict | Season 3 Episode 5 |
| 2014 | East Meets Ted | Executive producer, writer, Satish Scharma | In development |
| 2014 | Pants On Fire | Mr. Kar | |
| 2015 | Welcome To Hell | Co-Executive Producer | |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Economics Teacher | |
| 2015 | Just In Time For Christmas | Richard | |
| 2016 | Nirvana | Kaiv | |
| 2016 | Grand Unified Field Theory | Dr. Al Razi | |
| 2016 | One Last Ride | Inderjeet | |
| 2017 | The Birthday Wish | Optometrist | |
| 2017 | My Name Is Robin | Dr. Martin | |
| 2017 | Supernatural | Dr. Sharma | Season 12, Episode 16 |
| 2017 | Violentia | Walter Mansingh | |
| 2017 | Darrow and Darrow | Justice Armendariz | |
| 2017 | Welcome To Surrey | Sunil | Series Lead |
| 2017 | Insomnia | Mukesh | Series Lead |
| 2018 | ICE | Justice Herman | Guest Star |
| 2018 | Salvation | Dr. Chandra | Recurring |
| 2018 | Snowpiercer | Rajiv Sharma | Recurring |
References
- ↑ Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan. "Q&A with Manoj Sood". Outdoor Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "Manoj Sood". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
External links
- Manoj Sood Official Site
- Manoj Sood on IMDb
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