Rizwan Manji as Rajiv Gidwani, Todd's mischievous assistant manager at Mid America Novelties, who is hard-nosed and unapologetic and who aspires to be Todd's replacement (whether that happens due to either Todd's success or his downfall).
Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974 Toronto, Ontario ) is a Canadian-American actor. He currently plays Rajiv in the NBC Universal TV series Outsourced.
Manji was born in Toronto, Canada where his parents had immigrated to from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim, and he states that his religion is very important to him in life.He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School.He later moved to the US where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24. In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the NBC comedy Outsourced. Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv.
Manji resides in Studio City, California with his wife(Taslim Manji) and daughter.
Selected filmographyAmerican Desi (2001) - Salim Ali Khan
Transformers (2007) - Akram
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - Colonel Mahmood
How I Met Your Mother - Doctor
Privileged (2008-2009) - Rami
Better Off Ted (2009-2010) - Rick / Male office worker
24 (2010) - Ahman
FlashForward (2009-2010) - Maneesh Sandhar
Glee (2010) - Dr. Gidwani
Hawthorne (2010) - Dr. Asheesh Danee
Outsourced (2010) - Rajiv
