Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

1966-03-05 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 54 Credits

Biography

Aasif Hakim Mandviwala (known professionally as Aasif Mandvi; born March 5, 1966) is a British-American actor, comedian and author. He made his television debut as a doorman at the Miami Biltmore Hotel in the episode "Line of Fire" of the series Miami Vice. In 2006, Mandvi auditioned for The Daily Show and was hired immediately and appeared on the show the same day. He began appearing as an occasional contributing correspondent on The Daily Show on August 9, 2006. On March 12, 2007, he was prom...

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White with Fear

White with Fear

2024

6.0
Acting

Told by the operatives in the rooms where it happened, White With Fear is an explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America's conservative...

The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant

2023

as The King (voice)

6.9
Acting

Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister stil...

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

as Ichiro (voice)

6.6
Acting

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their vil...

Crush

Crush

2022

as Coach Murray

7.4
Acting

When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a lo...

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

2021

as Self

5.0
Acting

From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have...

Human Capital

Human Capital

2020

as Godeep

5.8
Acting

Ian begins a relationship with Drew's daughter, who works in the financial sector. The couple gets involved in a tragic accident that will change thei...

It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

2019

as Self

5.3
Acting

The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.

Drunk Parents

Drunk Parents

2019

as Nigel

4.6
Acting

Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood sc...

A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake

2018

as Darren

6.0
Acting

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake...

The Problem with Apu

The Problem with Apu

2017

as Self

4.7
Acting

In the history of “The Simpsons,” few characters outside the title family have had as much cultural impact as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Springfield ...

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

2017

as Self

6.4
Acting

Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the...

Undecided: The Movie

Undecided: The Movie

2016

as Roger Ayeels

7.8
Acting

A camera crew follows two "undecided" voters along the actual campaign trail, and no Presidential candidate - on either side of the aisle - is spared.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day

2016

as Russell

6.0
Acting

Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a f...

East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

2015

as Self

10.0
Acting

The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.

Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney

2014

as Self (voice)

5.2
Acting

550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. ...

Million Dollar Arm

Million Dollar Arm

2014

as Ash Vasudevan

6.7
Acting

In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher fro...

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

2013

as Maxwell

2.5
Acting

Greek gods living in modern-day New York intervene in the lives of a young couple.

The Muslims Are Coming!

2013

as Self

10.0
Acting

The Muslims Are Coming follows a band of Muslim-American comedians as they visit big cities, small towns, rural villages, and everything in between to...

The Internship

The Internship

2013

as Roger Chetty

6.2
Acting

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Robert (segment "iBabe")

4.6
Acting

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

as Raj

6.3
Acting

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks

2012

as Cyrus Modi

7.1
Acting

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. ...

Dark Horse

Dark Horse

2012

as Mahmoud

5.7
Acting

Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. A...

The Dictator

The Dictator

2012

as Doctor

6.2
Acting

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

The Understudy

The Understudy

2012

as Sarfras

Acting

A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.

Margin Call

Margin Call

2011

as Ramesh Shah

6.9
Acting

A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010

as Self - Correspondent

5.9
Acting

“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Who among us has not wanted to open their window and shout that at the top of their lungs? ...

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010

as Dr. Mahmoud

7.0
Acting

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

2010

as Commander Zhao

4.6
Acting

The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation ...

Today's Special

Today's Special

2009

as Samir

6.2
Acting

Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

Today's Special

Today's Special

2009

Writer, Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

The Proposal

The Proposal

2009

as Bob Spaulding

7.2
Acting

When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, And...

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

as Dr. Jahangir Prashar

6.5
Acting

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse,...

The Response

The Response

2008

as Al-Aqar

5.2
Acting

THE RESPONSE is a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals. Conceived in the vein of "12 Angry Men", t...

Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird

2008

as Ted the Banker

5.0
Acting

A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the busin...

Eavesdrop

Eavesdrop

2008

as Don

4.6
Acting

Two chess players face off at a busy café, studying both the pieces on the board and the unfolding dramas at the neighboring tables. While a young cou...

Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics

2007

as Khan

6.4
Acting

A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a ...

Freedomland

Freedomland

2006

as Dr. Anil Chatterjee

5.2
Acting

A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.

The War Within

The War Within

2005

as Abdul

5.6
Acting

A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.

Sorry, Haters

Sorry, Haters

2005

as Hassan

5.7
Acting

Against the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

as Mr. Aziz

7.3
Acting

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

Beat Cops

Beat Cops

2003

Acting

A pilot about a pair of slacker beat cops that Conan O'Brien produced for Fox.

Book of Kings

2002

as Dr. Mitra

7.0
Acting

A short film by Chris Terrio.

The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur

2001

as Ganesh

5.1
Acting

Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to peo...

3 A.M.

3 A.M.

2001

as Singh

5.5
Acting

The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory,...

Peroxide Passion

Peroxide Passion

2001

as Beaumond

Acting

When his wealthy fiancée, Ashley (Karen Travis), dumps him at the altar and runs off with a Mormon man to Salt Lake City, poor Jersey guy Jed (James T...

ABCD

ABCD

1999

6.0
Acting

The only goal of an ageing Indian-American widow is to see her son and rebellious daughter (described as an American Born Confused Desi or ABCD) marri...

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999

as Electronics Store Salesman

5.5
Acting

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possession...

Analyze This

Analyze This

1999

as Dr. Shulman

6.5
Acting

Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. ...

Hook'd Up

1999

as Indian Guy

Acting

Romance - Keith, a freelance journalist, knows sex sells. With the help of a personal ad, he decides to combine business and pleasure through a piece ...

The Siege

The Siege

1998

as Khalil Saleh

6.3
Acting

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent ...

Eddie

Eddie

1996

as Mohammed

5.5
Acting

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre r...

Jake's Women

Jake's Women

1996

as Driver

5.0
Acting

Jake is a writer. He is married to Maggie, but his marriage is in trouble. He cannot stop thinking about other women in his life, characters he invent...

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

as Arab Cabbie

7.3
Acting

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with c...