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Ajay Mehta

Ajay Mehta
Born[1]
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Websitehttp://www.ajaymehta.tv/

Ajay Mehta (/ˈɑːdʒeɪ ˈmɛtə/ AH-jay MET-ə) is an Indian actor based in North America, known for his deep baritone voice.[2]

Early life and education

Mehta was born in New Delhi, India and he was educated in New Delhi, in Mayo College and St. Stephen's College.[3] According to a 2010 interview, he wanted to be an actor since he was three and a half years old and participated in plays while attending college.[4]

Career

He has appeared in many television shows, including The Mentalist, Eli Stone, Without a Trace, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, NCIS, Anger Management, The Middle, Rules of Engagement, Nip/Tuck, Numb3rs, CSI: NY, Royal Pains, Modern Family, The Good Place, Rectify and Outsourced. He played a Middle Eastern ambassador on 24. He played Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit in the television movie Too Big to Fail, which was broadcast in the United States on HBO.[5] He appeared as an auctioneer on 2 Broke Girls in September 2012, and as the president of India in G.I. Joe: Retaliation in 2013. He also appears in the video game Far Cry 4.

In 2007, Ajay was cast as an ad campaign spokesman for Fiber One brand products.[6]

Partial filmography

  • Lonely in America (1990) - Confectionary shop owner
  • Shao nu Xiao Yu (1995) - Photo store manager
  • Mercy (1995) - Taxi Driver
  • Taxi Bhaiya (1996) - Taxi Bhai
  • The Last Days of Disco (1998) - Pharmacist
  • Star of Jaipur (1998) - Captain Kaushik
  • Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon (1999) - Inspector General Ranjeet Singh
  • Chutney Popcorn (1999) - Dr. Sud
  • Just One Time (1999) - Husan
  • Astoria (2000) - Lawyer
  • Serendipity (2001) - Pakistani Cab Driver
  • Spider-Man (2002) - Cabbie #1
  • The Guru (2002) - Swami Bu
  • Penny Ante (2002) - Detective Lawford
  • People I Know (2002) - Cab Driver
  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005) - Indian Official
  • Americanizing Shelley (2007) - Jaspal Singh
  • Ocean of Pearls (2008) - Ravinder Singh
  • Superhero Movie (2008) - Convenience Store Owner
  • The Ode (2008) - Mr. Surani
  • Lakeview Terrace (2008) - Doctor
  • Ashes (2010) - Mr. Patel
  • Happy Feet Two (2011) - Indian Penguin (voice, uncredited)
  • Troublemaker (2011) - Dev
  • The Son of an Afghan Farmer (2012) - Mr. Amir
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) - Indian Leader
  • Decoding Annie Parker (2013) - OB / GYN Doctor
  • Trainwreck (2015) - Dr. Raj
  • 68 Kill (2017) - Sam
  • Poor Greg Drowning - Doctor

References

  1. ^ TV.com. "TV.com - Free Full Episodes, Clips, Show Info and TV Listings Guide". www.tv.com.
  2. ^ "Ajay Mehta From Modern Family, GI Joe and the Fiber One Commercials".
  3. ^ Times of India interview
  4. ^ "Kim Catrall was my first TV kiss: Ajay Mehta". timesofindia.com. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  5. ^ Elliott, Stuart (31 October 2011). "Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott". nytimes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  6. ^ Puente, Maria (9 March 2009). "'Slumdog Millionaire' opens a new passage to all things Indian". usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

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