Manish Dayal
Manish Dayal | |
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Dayal in 2014 at the Deauville American Film Festival | |
Born |
Manish Patel Orangeburg, South Carolina |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Website | |
http://www.manishdayal.com/ |
Manish Dayal is an American film and television actor known for his recurring role as Raj Kher in 90210 and starring in a leading role in the film The Hundred Foot Journey.
Life and career
Dayal was born Manish Patel[1] in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to parents from Gujarat, India, Hema and Sudhir Patel.[2][3] He uses his grandfather's first name, "Dayal", as his stage surname.[4] He started his career appearing in national commercials for McDonalds, 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 Jerry Bruckheimer's 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
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2012 | Switched at Birth | Scuba | Guest star |
2012 | The Good Wife | Dinesh | Guest star |
2011-2012 | 90210 | Raj Kher | Recurring character |
2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Samir Doss | Guest star |
2010 | Rubicon | Hal | Recurring character |
Outsourced | Ravi | Guest star | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rishi Parayan | Guest star |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Break the Addiction: An Inconvenient Truth | Kibhnar | Television movie |
2006 | Indian Beauty | Jack | Feature Film (Telugu) |
2008 | Cain's Mark | Man | 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 |
2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Hassan Kadam | Feature Film |
References
- ↑ http://www.thestate.com/2014/08/11/3613610/did-you-know-hundred-foot-journey.html
- ↑ http://www.thestate.com/2014/08/14/3613597/manish-dayal-from-sc-to-hollywood.html
- ↑ http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/manish-dayal-the-hundred-foot-journey
- ↑ http://thetandd.com/lifestyles/the-journey-of-a-lifetime-orangeburg-native-hits-big-screen/article_3c114530-1f3d-11e4-8763-001a4bcf887a.html
- ↑ http://www.dailycal.org/2014/08/15/hundred-foot-journey-tells-satisfying-delicious-tale