AASIF MANDVI

Aasif Mandvi is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. His most recent TV credits include starring in “Evil” created by Robert and Michelle King (Paramount+/Netflix), “Terror: Devil in Silver” (AMC), “The Miniature Wife” (Peacock), “This Way Up” (Channel 4/Hulu), as well the comedy panel show “Would I Lie To You?” (CW), for which he served as host and Executive Producer. Well known for his decade-long work as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” he was also a writer, producer, and co-star on the HBO series “The Brink,” starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins. 

Other film and TV credits include Mother’s Day, Million Dollar Arm, The Internship, The Dictator, Spider-Man 2, The Proposal, The Last Airbender, Ghost Town, “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Netflix), “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Younger” (TV Land), “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO). Mandvi also co-wrote and starred in the film Today’s Special, which premiered at the London Film Festival. 

Some notable theatre credits include Fallen Angels (Broadway, Roundabout Theatre); Oklahoma! (The National Theatre, Broadway); Disgraced (LCT, Lucille Lortel Nomination);  and Waiting for Godot (The Geffen Playhouse). Mandvi is also the recipient of the OBIE Award for his solo show Sakina’s Restaurant. 

Mandvi co-created the web series Halal in the Family with writer Miles Kahn, which addressed anti-muslim bigotry through humor (Peabody Award), and he is the author of the book No Land’s Man, a collection of humorous and personal stories published by Chronicle Books.