
Manu Narayan
Acting • Born 1973-08-16
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).
Filmography
28 credits
Quarter Life Crisis
Movie • 2006
Jonathan

Clap Clap
Movie
Jay

Keeping Company with Sondheim
Movie • 2022
Self / Theo

The Last Airbender
Movie • 2010
Fire Nation Head Prison Guard

Walkaway
Movie • 2010
Darius

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Movie • 2010
Quant Analyst (uncredited)

Anything's Possible
Movie • 2022
Sasan

The Love Guru
Movie • 2008
Rajneesh

99 Homes
Movie • 2015
Khanna

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
Movie • 2011
Ravi

The Assistant
Movie • 2020
Amir (voice)

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Movie • 2025
Landlord

Prodigal Son
TV • 2019
Dr. Fred Chabra

Emergence
TV • 2019
Justin

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Henry

The Following
TV • 2013
Reece

Bull
TV • 2016
George

And Just Like That…
TV • 2021
Dr. Vikash Patel

Deception
TV • 2013
Doctor

Nurse Jackie
TV • 2009
Paramedic

Rubicon
TV • 2010
Bob Standard

Lipstick Jungle
TV • 2008
Development Person #2

Unforgettable
TV • 2011
Sami

Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Eric Choudry

The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Arjun

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV • 2023
Singer (voice)

Your Friends & Neighbors
TV • 2025
Hari Sahni

Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self