Ajay Naidu
Acting

Ajay Naidu

Born 12 February 1972 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor. Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Chicago, the son of Indian immigrants from Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh to the U.S. He attended Evanston Township High School. As an actor, he trained with the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. His first professional acting job was the film Touch and Go (released in 1986) which he won from an open call, this in turn led to television jobs.He starred in the TV-movie, Lady Blue (1985) as "Paquito". This was followed by an ABC Afterschool Special episode, "No Greater Gift" (1985), where he played "Nick Santana", a 12-year old boy with a terminal illness. He then appeared in an uncredited role as "Ahmed" in the "MacGyver" TV series, during the first season, in episode, "To Be a Man" in 1986.

Known for

Requiem for a Dream
Hannibal
Scary Movie 3
The Wrestler
The Sopranos
The Blacklist
Office Space
K-PAX
Pi
Blindspot
Bad Santa
The Good Nurse
Brenda
Only Good Feelings
Bunny
Peas and Carrots
The Zombie Wedding
The Magnificent Meyersons
The Good Nurse
Antarctica
Uncle
The Sleepless
Thorp
Boy Boy Girl Girl
The Kindergarten Teacher
Lost Cat Corona
3 Days of Normal
Ashes
Mister Handsome
PIA
Hotel for Dogs
Today's Special
Falling Up
The Wrestler
The Accidental Husband
Righteous Kill
Loins of Punjab Presents
Hiding Divya
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
The Honeymooners
Alchemy
Perception
Confess
The War Within
212
Waterborne
Bad Santa
Justice
Scary Movie 3
The Guru
K-PAX
Hannibal
American Chai
You Are Here*
More Dogs Than Bones
Requiem for a Dream
Dinner Rush
Office Space
Pi
Montana
My Giant
Scotch and Milk
SubUrbia
Once We Were Strangers
Subway Stories
Vice Versa
Touch and Go
Where the River Runs Black
No Greater Gift
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