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Acting
Manu Narayan
- Born
- (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 29 titles
Biography
Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater, from 2013-2016.
Narayan was hailed as a "promising young star...a compelling actor and outstanding singer who can light up a stage with sheer force of personality," by UPI in 2004 when he made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber, A.R. Rahman musical Bombay Dreams, originating the role of the "hero" Akaash. Narayan co-starred as Rajneesh alongside Mike Myers in the Paramount Pictures' feature film The Love Guru (2008).
Signature work
Known For
8.2
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4.6
Movie
The Last Airbender
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.6
TV
The Blacklist
6.4
Movie
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
6.8
Movie
99 Homes
4.1
Movie
The Love Guru
6.9
TV
The Following
7.2
TV
And Just Like That…
6.3
Movie
The Assistant
8.0
TV
Prodigal Son
6.3
Movie
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
7.9
TV
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
7.1
TV
Bull
7.7
TV
Your Friends & Neighbors
7.2
TV
Unforgettable
7.1
TV
Nurse Jackie
6.9
TV
Emergence
Acting credits 29
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Clap Clap Film | Jay |
| 2026 | Best of the Best Film | Prabhu |
| 2025 | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Film | Landlord |
| 2025 | Your Friends & Neighbors TV | Hari Sahni (13 ep) |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off TV | Singer (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2022 | Anything's Possible Film | Sasan |
| 2022 | Keeping Company with Sondheim Film | Self / Theo |
| 2021 | And Just Like That… TV | Dr. Vikash Patel (1 ep) |
| 2020 | The Assistant Film | Amir (voice) |
| 2019 | Emergence TV | Justin (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son TV | Dr. Fred Chabra (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Bull TV | George (1 ep) |
| 2015 | 99 Homes Film | Khanna |
| 2013 | The Blacklist TV | Arjun (1 ep) |
| 2013 | The Following TV | Reece (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Deception TV | Doctor (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Unforgettable TV | Sami (1 ep) |
| 2011 | A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song Film | Ravi |
| 2010 | Walkaway Film | Darius |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Film | Quant Analyst (uncredited) |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender Film | Fire Nation Head Prison Guard |
| 2010 | Rubicon TV | Bob Standard (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie TV | Paramedic (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The Love Guru Film | Rajneesh |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle TV | Development Person #2 (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Quarter Life Crisis Film | Jonathan |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy TV | Eric Choudry (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Henry (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Great Performances TV | Self (1 ep) |