Biography
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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Bunny
2025
as Officer Cellestino
Two best friends rally the neighbors in their tenement building to help them hide a dead body over the best/worst night of their lives.
The Zombie Wedding
2023
as Brick Rivers
Based on the hit interactive play (premiered in 2015). The first-ever wedding between a Human Bride and a Zombie Groom. The human guests need to learn...
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
as Mohammed
A complicated New York City family as they discover on one extraordinary day that although life-and family-can sometimes shock you - it can also lead ...
The Good Nurse
2022
as Dr. Robert Hind
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
Thorp
2020
as Pat
After fleeing Earth in the late 80s, an alien returns to his childhood home in search of his best friend. As he gets closer to finding her, his myster...
Antarctica
2020
as Principle Pepp
Two teen girls see their long-time friendship crumble from the pressures of adulthood in their last year of high school.
The Sleepless
2020
as Vivek
Chronic insomniacs Zach and Sophia wander the pre-dawn streets of NYC on an impromptu first date.
Uncle
2020
"Uncle" captures the essence of an Indian-American father/son relationship told through three car rides over ten years.
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018
as Nikhil Roy
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she beco...
Boy Boy Girl Girl
2018
A dark comedy about a gay couple trying to adopt a newborn from a drug-addict and her abusive girlfriend.
Lost Cat Corona
2017
as Amir
A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous eleme...
3 Days of Normal
2012
as Vik Donowitz
3 Days of Normal follows the story of straight-laced deputy Bill Morgan who is quite content literally living within the quaint boundaries of Washingt...
Mister Handsome
2011
as Mister Handsome
A love story between a grown-up girl and a mysterious friend from her childhood (plus a case against moving in with your parents).
Ashes
2011
as Ashes
A young Indian man struggles in the inner city of New York to support himself and his mentally ill brother... but their lives are unraveling and he fa...
Ashes
2011
Director, Writer
A young Indian man struggles in the inner city of New York to support himself and his mentally ill brother... but their lives are unraveling and he fa...
PIA
2010
as Rakesh
Can an android have feelings? Can true love be resurrected through technology after death? When a family in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering...
Today's Special
2009
as Munnamia
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
Falling Up
2009
as Paco
A nursing student forced to quit school for family reasons winds up taking a job as a doorman in an elite apartment building in New York City, where h...
Hotel for Dogs
2009
as ACO Jake
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. S...
Stream
2009
as Kyle
Thanks to a drug she took when she was seventeen, moments from various points in Jodi's life become intertwined, effectively letting her experience tw...
Righteous Kill
2008
as Dr. Chadrabar
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; i...
The Wrestler
2008
as Medic
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly bru...
The Accidental Husband
2008
as Deep
Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a...
Loins of Punjab Presents
2007
as Turbanotorious B.D.G.
A ruthless philantrophist. A bhangra rapper. An over-protected prodigy. A reckless actress. A lovelorn businessman. An entrepreneurial yogi. And a Loi...
The War Within
2005
as Naved
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
The Honeymooners
2005
as Vivek
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always a...
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
as Prince Omar (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.
Alchemy
2005
as Best Man
Can an university computer scientist (Cavanagh) make a woman fall in love with his interactive computer before she succumbs to a well-known professor?
Perception
2005
as Kamal
When Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges, returns to New York and unexpected tragedy strikes, it...
Confess
2005
as Account Executive
A young ex-hacker, disgruntled with his life, lashes back at those deemed responsible, uploading unfavorable video footage of them on the internet.
212
2005
as Vincent
Living in matchbox apartments and working mundane jobs in New York City, three sets of urbanites struggle to connect with each other and find love in ...
Bad Santa
2003
as Hindustani Troublemaker
You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Wille's favorite holiday tr...
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Sayaman
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video ta...
Justice
2003
as Mohammed
A comic strip writer in NYC, still grieving over the death of a friend in 9/11, gets his publisher to agree to a limited run of "Justice", a comic boo...
The Guru
2002
as Sanjay
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the c...
K-PAX
2001
as Dr. Chakaraborty
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own exp...
Hannibal
2001
as Perfume Expert
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again wh...
Requiem for a Dream
2000
as Mailman
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Dinner Rush
2000
as Ademir the Matre'd
One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to h...
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
as Andy
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
You Are Here*
2000
as Sanjay
A twentysomething office drone struggles between freedom and responsibility in this independent comedy-drama. Sanjay is a man in his mid-'20s who has ...
Office Space
1999
as Samir Nagheenanajar
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living...
Pi
1998
as Farroukh
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Scotch and Milk
1998
as Armand
A brooding self-styled swinger obsessed with things from the 1950's loses himself in booze and night clubbing amongst similar other men. Meanwhile he ...
My Giant
1998
as Hot Dog Vendor
Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.
Montana
1998
as Ives
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow...
Once We Were Strangers
1997
Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job, lives as a squatter and enjoys a carefree roman...
Subway Stories
1997
as Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
SubUrbia
1997
as Nazeer Choudhury
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Vice Versa
1988
as Dale
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
Where the River Runs Black
1986
as Segundo
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
Touch and Go
1986
as Louis DeLeon
A Chicago hockey star is accosted by a youth gang who attempt to rob him; after he chases them off he catches the youngest member and gives him a ride...
No Greater Gift
1985
as Nick Santana
Two terminally ill boys strike up a friendship in a hospital ward. One of the boys decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to the other so he can have ...
Wire & Cloth
N/A
as Sunil
A young woman reflects on her youth in Queens during the early 90s. Swetha Regunathan directs “Wire & Cloth,” a second gen, coming-of-age account with...