MANDVI, Aasif 1967(?)–

PERSONAL

Born 1967 (some sources say 1973), in Bombay, India (some sources say Chicago, IL); immigrated to England, c. 1969, then Florida as a teenager.

Addresses:

Agent—SMS Talent, 8730 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 440, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor and playwright.

Awards, Honors:

Obie Award, Special Citation, 1999, for Sakina's Restaurant.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Arab cabbie, Die Hard: With a Vengeance (also known as Die Hard 3), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1995.

Mohammed, Eddie, Buena Vista, 1996.

Khalil Saleh, The Siege, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Indian guy, Personals (also known as Hook'd Up), Unapix Entertainment, 1999.

Dr. Shulman, Analyze This, Warnser Bros., 1999.

Electronics store salesman, Random Hearts, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Ashok, ABCD, Phaedra Cinema, 1999.

Engineering Sam, American Chai, Magic Lamp Releasing, 2001.

Ganesh, The Mystic Masseur, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001.

Beaumond, Peroxide Passion, 2002.

Mitra, Book of Kings, 2002.

Shark/Roger, Undermind, 2003.

Mr. Aziz, Spider–Man 2, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Salim, Tanner on Tanner, Sundance Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Driver, Jake's Women (also known as Neil Simon's Jake's Women), CBS, 1996.

Dr. Raj Patel, NY Spice, 2001.

Singh, 3 A.M., Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Beat Cops, 1999.

Dr. Leever, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Omar, "The Smoking Section," New York Undercover, Fox, 1995.

Khan, "Performance," Law & Order, NBC, 1995.

Cabbie, "Big Brother Is Watching," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1995.

Technician, "Slave," Law & Order, NBC, 1997.

Gulab Singh, "Showtime," Law & Order, NBC, 1997.

"Payback," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1997.

Peanut vendor, "Faccia a Faccia," Law & Order, NBC, 1998.

"Daniel in the Lion's Den," Deadline, NBC, 2000.

Doorman, "Jim Gets an Apartment," Welcome to New York, CBS, 2000.

"Honor," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU), NBC, 2000.

Dr. Leever, "Blood Drops," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2000.

Dr. Leever, "Anonymous," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2000.

Dmitri, "My Motherboard, My Self," Sex and the City, HBO, 2001.

Dr. Tariq Faraj, "Variety," Oz, HBO, 2002.

Dr. Tariq Faraj, "Good Intentions," Oz, HBO, 2002.

Buyer, "Goodbye Stuckeyville," Ed, NBC, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Delivery boy, Death Defying Acts, Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, 1995–96.

Sakina, Samir, Ali, Farrida, Azgi, and Hakim, Sakina's Restaurant (one–person show), New Works Festival, Access Theatre, New York City, 1997, then American Place Theatre, New York City, 1998–99, later Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1999, then Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles, 2000.

Trudy Blue, MCC Theater, New York City, 1999.

Ali Hakim, Oklahoma!, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 2002–2003.

Moazzam Begg and Mr. Ahmed, Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2004.

Aleem, The 24 Hour Plays, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2004.

Homebody/Kabul, BAM Harvey Theater, Brooklyn, NY 2004.

Also appeared in subUrbia; The Brave.

Major Tours:

Sakina, Samir, Ali, Farrida, Azgi, and Hakim, Sakina's Restaurant (one–person show), U.S. cities, 1999.

WRITINGS

Plays:

Sakina's Restaurant (one–person show), produced at New Works Festival, Access Theatre, New York City, 1997, then American Place Theatre, New York City, 1998–99, later Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1999, then Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles, 2000.