Naidu, Ajay 1972(?)–

PERSONAL

Born February 12, 1972 (some sources say 1974), in Evanston, IL. Education: Studied acting at Institute for Advance Theatre Training for two years.

Addresses: Agent—Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Davien Littlefield Management, 939 8th Ave., Suite 609, New York, NY 10019.

Career: Actor. Bhom Shankar (a musical group), member.

Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award nomination, best supporting male, Independent Features Project/West, 1998, for SubUrbia.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Segundo, Where the River Runs Black, 1986.

Louis DeLeon, Touch and Go, TriStar, 1986.

Dale Ferriera, Vice Versa, 1988.

Nazeer, SubUrbia (also known as subUrbi@), Sony Pictures Classics, 1996.

Apu, Once We Were Strangers, Stella Films, 1997.

Ives, Montana (also known as Nothing Personal), 1998.

Hot dog vendor, My Giant, Columbia, 1998.

Armand, Scotch and Milk, 1998.

Farrouhk, Pi, Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Asif, Shopkeeping, 1998.

Samir, Office Space (also known as Cubiculos de la oficinia), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Raju, Chutney Popcorn, Seneca Falls, 1999.

Sanjay, You Are Here*, 2000.

Mailman, Requiem for a Dream (also known as Delusion Over Addiction), 2000.

Andy, More Dogs Than Bones, 2000.

Ademir the Maitre'd, Dinner Rush, 2000.

Hari, American Chai, Magic Lamp Releasing, 2001.

Perfume expert, Hannibal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001.

Dr. Chkraborty, K-Pax (also known as K-PAX—Alles ist moglich), MCA/Universal, 2001.

Sanjay, The Guru (also known as Le gourou et les femmes), Universal, 2002.

Moses Mundhra, Bomb the System, Palm Pictures, 2002.

Mohammed, Justice, 2003.

Sayaman, Scary Movie 3 (also known as Scary Movie 3.5), Dimension Films, 2003.

Hindustani troublemaker, Bad Santa (also known as Badder Santa), Dimension Films, 2003.

Vincent, 212, 2005.

Kamal, Perception, Empire Pictures, 2005.

Vikram, Waterborne, MTI Home Video, 2005.

Best man, Alchemy, Monarch Home Video, 2005.

Vivek, The Honeymooners, Paramount, 2005.

Naved, The War Within, Magnolia Pictures, 2005.

Account executive, Confess, New Films International, 2005.

Himself, "Office Space": Out of the Office (documentary short), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005.

Voice of Prince Omar, Scooby Doo in "Where's My Mummy" (animated), Warner Bros. Pictures, 2005.

Ashes, Ashes, 2006.

Hiding Divya, 2006.

Film Work:

Director, Ashes, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Raji, LateLine, ABC, 1998–99.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Prashant, "Honey-Getter," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (also known as Subway), HBO, 1997.

Ives, Montana, 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Nick Santana, No Greater Gift, ABC, 1985.

Brilliant But Cancelled, Trio, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Paquito, Lady Blue, ABC, 1985.

Paul Patel, The Gene Pool (movie), The WB, 2001.

George Edmonds, The Jury, Fox, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ahmed, "To Be a Man," MacGyver, 1986.

Manuel, "Brown Like Me," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1996.

Omar, "Big Girls Don't Cry," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000.

Rakim Ali, "Isaac and Ishmael," The West Wing, NBC, 2001.

Masul the cabbie, "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan," Monk, USA, 2004.

Voice, King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Baker, Bowl, Shorty, and court physician, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, New York City, 2002.

Darwaza (one-man play), Labyrinth Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Also appeared in Romeo and Juliet, Denver, CO; as title role, Everyman, Chicago, IL.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Performed vocals and poetry on Talvin Singh's O.K.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Ashes, 2006.