Ajay Mehta ( ) () is an Indian actor based in North America, known for his deep baritone voice.
Early life and education
Mehta was born in New Delhi, India and he was educated in New Delhi, in
Mayo College
Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. This makes it one of the oldest Pub ...
and
St. Stephen's College. 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.
Career
He has appeared in many television shows, including ''
The Mentalist
''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show f ...
'', ''
Eli Stone
''Eli Stone'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series, named for its title character. The series was created by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, who also served as executive producers alongside Ken Olin who directed the pilot, w ...
'', ''
Without a Trace
''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
'', ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'', ''
Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United St ...
'', ''
NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
Law enforcement
* National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...
'', ''
Anger Management
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'',
The Middle'',
Rules of Engagement
Rules of engagement (ROE) are the internal rules or directives afforded military forces (including individuals) that define the circumstances, conditions, degree, and manner in which the use of force, or actions which might be construed as pr ...
'', ''
Nip/Tuck
''Nip/Tuck'' is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that aired on FX in the United States from July 22, 2003, to March 3, 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of crime drama, black comedy, family dra ...
'', ''
Numb3rs
''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heu ...
'', ''
CSI: NY'', ''
Royal Pains
''Royal Pains'' (stylized ℞oyalPains) is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series was based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies. The c ...
'', ''
Modern Family
''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of t ...
'', ''
The Good Place
''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes.
Although the plot evolves signifi ...
'', ''
Rectify
''Rectify'' is an American television drama series exploring the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. It was created by Ray McKinnon and is the first original series f ...
'' and ''
Outsourced''. He played a
Middle East
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ern ambassador on ''
24''. He played
Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi (Style (visual arts), stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City. The company was formed by the merger of banking ...
CEO
Vikram Pandit
Vikram Shankar Pandit (born 14 January 1957) is an Indian-American banker and investor who was the chief executive officer of Citigroup from December 2007 to 16 October 2012 and is the current chairman and chief executive officer of The Orogen ...
in the television movie ''
Too Big to Fail
"Too big to fail" (TBTF) and "too big to jail" is a theory in banking and finance that asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the grea ...
'', which was broadcast in the United States on
HBO. He appeared as an auctioneer on ''
2 Broke Girls
''2 Broke Girls'' (stylized ''2 Broke Girl$'') is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cumm ...
'' in September 2012, and as the prime minister of India in ''
G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' in 2013. He also appears in the video game ''
Far Cry 4
''Far Cry 4'' is a 2014 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to the 2012 video game ''Far Cry 3'', and the fourth main installment in the ''Far Cry'' series. Set in the fictional ...
''.
In 2007, Ajay was cast as an
ad campaign spokesman for
Fiber One brand products.
Partial filmography
*''Lonely in America'' (1990) - Confectionary shop owner
*''Shao nu Xiao Yu'' (1995) - Photo store manager
*''
Mercy
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'' (1995) - Taxi Driver
*''Taxi Bhaiya'' (1996) - Taxi Bhai
*''
The Last Days of Disco
''The Last Days of Disco'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. Starring Chloë Sevigny and Kate Be ...
'' (1998) - Pharmacist
*''Star of Jaipur'' (1998) - Captain Kaushik
*''
Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon'' (1999) - Inspector General Ranjeet Singh
*''
Chutney Popcorn
''Chutney Popcorn'' is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring, directed and co-written by Nisha Ganatra. Ganatra plays a young lesbian Indian American woman called Reena. Jill Hennessy plays her girlfriend Lisa and Reena's mother and sister are played ...
'' (1999) - Dr. Sud
*''
Just One Time'' (1999) - Husan
*''Astoria'' (2000) - Lawyer
*''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'' (2000) - Sundeep
*''
Serendipity
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Etymology
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'' (2001) - Pakistani Cab Driver
*''
Spider-Man'' (2002) - Cabbie #1
*''
The Guru'' (2002) - Swami Bu
*''Penny Ante'' (2002) - Detective Lawford
*''
People I Know
''People I Know'' is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Daniel Algrant and stars Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, and Téa Leoni. The film received mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving a rating of 43%.
Plot
Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) is an aging, ...
'' (2002) - Cab Driver
*''
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' is a 2005 film starring and directed by Albert Brooks. It was shown at the Dubai International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Albert Brooks, a Jewish-American comedian, is asked by the United States government ...
'' (2005) - Indian Official
*''
Americanizing Shelley
''Americanizing Shelley'' is a 2007 Hollywood romantic comedy film directed by Lorraine Senna and starring Beau Bridges, Namrata Singh Gujral, Shaheen Khan, Wil Wheaton, Noureen DeWulf, Tony Yalda, and Ajay Mehta. The film was the closing fil ...
'' (2007) - Jaspal Singh
*''
24'' (2007) - Middle Eastern Ambassador
*''
Ocean of Pearls
''Ocean of Pearls'' is a movie released in 2008. It is the first film directed by Sarab Singh Neelam, a Sikh gastroenterologist from Troy, Michigan. It was written by Neelam and Veerendra Prasad.
Plot
Dr. Amrit Singh, A young Sikh surgeon, moves ...
'' (2008) - Ravinder Singh
*''
Superhero Movie
''Superhero Movie'' is a 2008 American superhero parody film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, and Leslie Nielsen. It was originally tit ...
'' (2008) - Convenience Store Owner
*''
The Ode
''The Ode'' is a 2008 film directed by Nilanjan Neil Lahiri and starring Sachin Bhatt, Wilson Cruz and Sakina Jaffrey. The film is an adaptation of the novel, ''Ode to Lata'' by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla. The biopic was shot on location in Kenya and ...
'' (2008) - Mr. Surani
*''
Lakeview Terrace'' (2008) - Doctor
*''Ashes'' (2010) - Mr. Patel
*''
Happy Feet Two
''Happy Feet Two'' is a 2011 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced and co-written by George Miller. It is the sequel to the 2006 film ''Happy Feet'', it stars Ava Acres, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams (in his final animat ...
'' (2011) - Indian Penguin (voice, uncredited)
*''Troublemaker'' (2011) - Dev
*''The Son of an Afghan Farmer'' (2012) - Mr. Amir
*''
G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013) - Indian Prime Minister
*''
Decoding Annie Parker'' (2013) - OB / GYN Doctor
*''
Trainwreck
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'' (2015) - Dr. Raj
*''
68 Kill'' (2017) - Sam
*''
Poor Greg Drowning
''Poor Greg Drowning'' is a 2018 comedy film from writer and director Jeffrey Scott Collins, adapted from his short film ''Glimpses of Greg''. It stars Graham Sibley, Marguerite Insolia, and Ajay Mehta, and was narrated by Cedric the Entertainer ...
'' - Doctor
References
External links
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American male film actors
Living people
People from New Delhi
Indian emigrants to the United States
American male actors of Indian descent
1938 births
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