Acting
Aasif Mandvi
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 promoted to a regular correspondent. In October 2013, during a segment on The Daily Show, his interview with Don Yelton led to Yelton's resignation from the North Carolina Republican Party office. In 2013, he was cast in a recurring role on the FOX romantic comedy, Us & Them. Beginning in June 2015, he portrayed Rafiq Massoud in the HBO comedy series The Brink. He also served as a writer and co-producer on the series. Also in 2015, he was the lead actor, co-writer and producer of the web series Halal in the Family, which premiered on Funny or Die. In 2016, he joined the climate change documentary show Years of Living Dangerously as one of its celebrity correspondents. Beginning in 2017, he had a short recurring role on Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Montgomery "Uncle Monty" Montgomery, a herpetologist and distant relative of the Baudelaire children. In 2019, he starred in CBS' supernatural drama series Evil as Ben Shakir, a carpenter who works as a technical expert, equipment handler and debunker of supernatural phenomena. His other recurring roles include Oz, CSI, Tanner on Tanner, The Bedford Diaries, Jericho, Blue Bloods, Younger, and This Way Up. He hosted the game show Would I Lie to You? (2022). He played minor roles in the films The Siege and Die Hard with a Vengeance. He played the doctor who diagnosed Paul Vitti's (Robert De Niro) panic attacks in Analyze This, and had a role as Mr. Aziz of "Joe's Pizza" in Spider-Man 2. He played the tone deaf doorman Khan in Music and Lyrics, a dentist alongside Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town, Bob Spaulding in The Proposal, and appeared in It's Kind of a Funny Story. In M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender (released in 2010) he played a major role as Commander Zhao. He played the role of Mr. Chetty in The Internship and Ash Vasudevan in Million Dollar Arm. He has appeared in other films including Random Hearts, Margin Call, Dark Horse, The Dictator, Ruby Sparks, Premium Rush, Movie 43, Mother's Day, Drunk Parents, and more.
Filmography
Fallen Angels
Film · 2026
Ray Gunn
Film · 2026
The Miniature Wife
Series · 2026
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Series · 2026
White with Fear
Film · 2024
After Midnight
Series · 2024
The Magician's Elephant
Film · 2023
Crush
Film · 2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Film · 2022
Would I Lie to You?
Series · 2022
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Film · 2021
Human Capital
Film · 2020
My Name Is Pedro
Film · 2020
Drunk Parents
Film · 2019
It Takes a Lunatic
Film · 2019
This Way Up
Series · 2019
Evil
Series · 2019
A Kid Like Jake
Film · 2018
Explained
Series · 2018
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Series · 2018
The Problem with Apu
Film · 2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Film · 2017
Room 104
Series · 2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Series · 2017
Mother's Day
Film · 2016
Undecided: The Movie
Film · 2016
East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
Film · 2015
Another Period
Series · 2015
The Brink
Series · 2015
Younger
Series · 2015
Million Dollar Arm
Film · 2014
Lennon or McCartney
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Madam Secretary
Series · 2014
Movie 43
Film · 2013
The Internship
Film · 2013
The Muslims Are Coming!
Film · 2013
Gods Behaving Badly
Film · 2013
Premium Rush
Film · 2012
Dark Horse
Film · 2012
The Dictator
Film · 2012
Ruby Sparks
Film · 2012
The Understudy
Film · 2012
Margin Call
Film · 2011
Person of Interest
Series · 2011
The Last Airbender
Film · 2010
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Film · 2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Film · 2010
Blue Bloods
Series · 2010
Today's Special
Film · 2009
The Proposal
Film · 2009
Archer
Series · 2009
Ghost Town
Film · 2008
Eavesdrop
Film · 2008
The Response
Film · 2008
Pretty Bird
Film · 2008
Music and Lyrics
Film · 2007
Freedomland
Film · 2006
Jericho
Series · 2006
The Bedford Diaries
Series · 2006
Jericho
Series · 2006
The War Within
Film · 2005
Sorry, Haters
Film · 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Series · 2005
Sleeper Cell
Series · 2005
Spider-Man 2
Film · 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Series · 2004
Book of Kings
Film · 2002
Peroxide Passion
Film · 2001
3 A.M.
Film · 2001
The Mystic Masseur
Film · 2001
American Chai
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series · 2000
Random Hearts
Film · 1999
Hook'd Up
Film · 1999
ABCD
Film · 1999
Analyze This
Film · 1999
The Sopranos
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The Siege
Film · 1998
Sex and the City
Series · 1998
Oz
Series · 1997
Eddie
Film · 1996
Jake's Women
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Film · 1995
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Tanner '88
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Miami Vice
Series · 1984