Artist Profile
Rizwan Manji is an actor known for his roles in television, film, and theatre. He earned a Best Guest Actor nomination at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for Schitt’s Creek and starred as Rajiv Gidwani in NBC’s Outsourced. His other TV credits include Peacemaker, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Magicians. He will next be seen in the CBS comedy pilot Zarna, starring alongside comedian Zarna Garg as her husband, Kishore.
After nearly 20 years away from the stage, Manji returned to theatre in Anosh Irani’s Behind the Moon at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, portraying Jalal, a taxi driver who disrupts the lives of two struggling immigrants.
His film work includes collaborations with Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, and Jim Jarmusch. He starred in Mustache, winner of the 2023 SxSW Audience Award, and appeared in The Dictator, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Journey to Bethlehem.