Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu Movies and TV Shows

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ajay Naidu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 2/12/1972 (52 years old)
  • Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.65 m
  • Net worth: $1,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
The Good Nurse
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 70%
role:
Dr. Robert Hind
2022

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.8
70%
2018

Drama

6.7
66%
2017

Comedy

4.7
66%
Today's Special
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 63%
role:
Munnamia
2009

Comedy

Romance

6.6
63%
Falling Up
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 53%
role:
Paco
2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.6
53%
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Hotel for Dogs
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 61%
role:
ACO Jake
2009

Comedy

Family

5.5
61%
Righteous Kill
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Dr. Chadrabar
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.0
59%
The Wrestler
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 75%
role:
Medic
2008

Drama

Romance

7.9
75%
2008

Comedy

Romance

5.5
55%
Loins of Punjab Presents
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 55%
role:
Turbanotorious B.D.G.
2007

Comedy

7.1
55%
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 74%
role:
Prince Omar (voice)
2005

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
74%
Bad Santa
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 65%
role:
Hindustani Troublemaker (uncredited)
2003

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.1
65%
Scary Movie 3
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 60%
role:
Sayaman
2003

Comedy

5.5
60%
K-PAX
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Dr. Chakaraborty
2001

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
72%
Hannibal
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Perfume Expert
2001

Crime

Drama

Horror

Thriller

6.8
67%
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2000

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.3
80%
Office Space
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Samir Nagheenanajar
1999

Comedy

7.6
74%
Pi
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Farroukh
1998

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.3
71%
My Giant
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 53%
role:
Hot Dog Vendor
1998

Comedy

Drama

Family

5.0
53%
SubUrbia
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Nazeer Choudhury
1997

Comedy

Drama

6.7
63%
Vice Versa
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 59%
role:
Dale
1988

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
59%
Touch and Go
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Louis DeLeon
1986

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.7
64%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Ajay Naidu are, for example, The Good Nurse, The Kindergarten Teacher and Lost Cat Corona.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Requiem for a Dream (8.2), The Wrestler (7.7) and Office Space (7.5).
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