Ravi Vasant Patel (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He and his sister wrote and directed an autobiographical documentary, Meet the Patels.[1]
Ravi Patel | |
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.jpg) Patel at the Past Life panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009 | |
| Born | Ravi Vasant Patel December 18, 1978 Freeport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editPatel was born in Freeport, Illinois to Indian American parents, the son of financial consultant father Vasant Patel and real estate agent mother Champa Patel. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with double majors in Economics and International Studies. His sister, Geeta Patel, is a writer and director.[2]
An investment banker after college, Patel co-founded poker magazine All In while living in LA.
Career
editTelevision and film
editAn emcee job with improvised stand-up in between acts led to auditions, Patel's first agent, and two dozen commercials in a year. He has been in over 70 national commercials, films and TV shows, most notably Transformers, Scrubs, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Comedians, and Hawaii Five-O.
From 2008 to 2009, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, he starred in Past Life on Fox.[3]
Patel co-directed and starred in Meet the Patels, a documentary that he made with his sister, Geeta Patel which won the audience award at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.[4] The film portrays Patel's autobiographical[5] journey of trying to find an Indian wife.[6][7][8] The duo has a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to write and direct a narrative remake of the film.[9][10]
Patel worked in multiple episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None.[10] From 2015 to 2016, Patel appeared on the John Stamos TV series Grandfathered.[7]
In 2020, Patel also created the CNN-produced docuseries Pursuit of Happiness which aired on HBO Max.[11] In the same year, Patel worked in Indian romantic comedy series, Bhaag Beanie Bhaag.
Since 2023, Patel has played a main role as Amit Patel in the Fox sitcom Animal Control.[12]
Other
editPatel is the co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives,[13] which donates a meal packet for every granola bar they sell. He is an active investor in start-ups in health and wellness.[14]
Personal life
editPatel is married to actress Mahaley Patel, with whom he has a daughter named Amelie.[15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down | Rajeev | First film role of his career Independent film |
| 2007 | Transformers | Telephone operator | Cameo appearance |
| 2008 | Hotel California | Sam | Supporting role |
| 2009 | Powder Blue | Sanjay | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | The Last Hurrah | Ara | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Meet the Patels | Himself | Also director, cinematographer and editor with his sister Geeta Patel Documentary |
| 2015 | Puerto Ricans in Paris | Hassan | Ensemble cast |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Wick | Limited release Video on demand |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Bobby | Guest star |
| 2018 | The Black String | Dr. May | Video on demand |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Tom | Cameo appearance |
| Come as You Are | Mo | Limited release | |
| Boy Genius | Mr. Hume | Film also released as Emmett | |
| 2020 | Butter | Dr. Bean | video on demand |
| Wonder Woman 1984 | Babajide | HBO Max original movie | |
| 2022 | The Valet | Kapoor | Hulu original movie |
| The Time Capsule | Roger | Video on demand | |
| 2023 | Dashing Through the Snow | Peter | Disney+ original movie |
| 2024 | Kiss of the Con Queen | The Hollywood Con Queen | Lead role Limited release |
| Harold and the Purple Crayon | Prasad | IMAX only[16] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Lawyer | Episode: "The Gang Goes Jihad" |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Dr. Patel | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Easy Money | George Patil | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Static | Various roles | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Past Life | Dr. Rishi Karna | 9 episodes |
| Look | Vinnay | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Outsourced | Kamran | Episode: "Todd's Holi War" |
| Svetlana | Vivek | 2 episodes | |
| Game for gamers | Ravi | Television special | |
| Five | Dr. Desai | Television film | |
| 2012 | Bones | Poorab Sangani | Episode: "The Don't in the Do" |
| Perception | Dr. Harvey Kapoor | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The New Normal | Amir | 4 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | Super Fun Night | Alexander Rosenhoff | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Ranesh | Episode: "Co-Op" |
| Trophy Wife | Dr. Scharma | Episode: "Mother's Day" | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan | Episode: "Ke Koho Mamao Aku" | |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Sunnit Bharta | Episode: "Up at 5" |
| The Conmedians | Casey | Episode: "Billy's Birthday" | |
| Another Period | Mohandas Gandhi | Episode: "Switcheroo Day" | |
| Master of None | Ravi Patel | 2 episodes | |
| 2015–2016 | Grandfathered | Ravi Gupta | Main role 22 episodes |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Timir Dahr | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Wrecked | Tank Top | Recurring role 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Superstore | Rex Joshi | Episode: "Rebranding" |
| The Great Indoors | Lalit Pajala | Episode: "Mason Blows Up" | |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Ryan | Episode: "The Book!" | |
| American Housewife | Grant | 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | Living Biblically | Doug | 3 episodes |
| Door No. 1 | Shane | Episode: "Ten Year" | |
| The Cool Kids | Dr. Chad | Episode: "Sid Comes Out" | |
| 2019 | Fam | Joe | Episode: "This Is Fam" |
| 2020 | Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness | Himself | Documentary series |
| Bhaag Beanie Bhaag | Ravi | 6 episodes | |
| 2023–present | Animal Control | Amit Patel | Main role |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Rick Newley | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Three Women | Dr. Henry | 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Miller, Julie (10 September 2015). "Introducing Meet the Patels, the Best 2015 Documentary That You Probably Haven't Heard Of". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Daswani, Kavita (10 September 2015). "The family behind 'Meet the Patels' takes candid talk to a warmly comic level". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2010). "'Past Life' actor to star in Fox comedy pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Barker, Andrew (16 July 2014). "Film Review: 'Meet the Patels'". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "'Meet the Patels' movie review by Kenneth Turan". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ Grigsby Bates, Karen (11 September 2015). "'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Way". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b Smiley, Tavis (17 September 2015). "Actor Ravi Patel". The Tavis Smiley Show. PBS. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Gupta, Shipra Harbola (16 June 2014). "LAFF: Brother-Sister Filmmaking Duo Ravi and Geeta Patel on Filming Their Parents in 'Meet the Patels'". Indiewire. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (21 October 2015). "'Meet The Patels' In Fox Searchlight Remake Deal; Ravi And Geeta Patel To Write, Co-Direct". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b Rao, Mallika (11 November 2015). "Master of None's Ravi Patel on Doing the Infamous Indian Accent and the Second Coming of Aziz Ansari". Vulture. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Pursuit of Happiness IMDB Page".
- ^ "Animal Control IMDB Page".
- ^ "CNN: Kristen Bell invests".
- ^ Clayson, Jane (15 September 2015). "One Surprisingly Modern Arranged Marriage". On Point – WBUR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Myers Park grad Ravi Patel gets high-profile screen time in 'Long Shot' with Charlize Theron". The Charlotte Observer. June 5, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (23 February 2022). "Ravi Patel Joins Sony's Adaptation Of 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'". Deadline Hollywood.
External links
edit- Ravi Patel at IMDb
- Ravi Patel interview on the Tavis Smiley Show