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name: "Aasif Mandvi"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 March 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:03:27.233217+00:00"
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# Aasif Mandvi

Actor. Born 5 March 1966 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 March 1966, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- **Also known as:**  Aasif Mandviwala, 아시프 맨드비, 阿西夫·曼迪維

## Biography

Aasif Mandvi is a British actor. Born Aasif Hakim Mandviwala on 5 March 1966 in Mumbai, India, he was raised in Bradford, England, and later Tampa, Florida. He studied theatre at the University of South Florida.

Mandvi is known for film roles including Mr Aziz in *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Bob Spaulding in *The Proposal* (2009) and Commander Zhao in *The Last Airbender* (2010). He appeared as a correspondent on *The Daily Show* from 2006 to 2017 and has had recurring television roles in series including *Evil* (2019–2024) as Ben Shakir and *The Brink* (2015). His stage work includes the Obie Award-winning one-man show *Sakina's Restaurant* and the Broadway revival of *Oklahoma!*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, avatar.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, as Commander Zhao — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)

## Also known for

- *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Mr. Aziz
- *The Proposal* (2009), Bob Spaulding
- *Die Hard: With a Vengeance* (1995), Arab Cabbie — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-with-a-vengeance.md)
- *The Dictator* (2012), Doctor
- *The Internship* (2013), Roger Chetty
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Professor Husseini
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Dr. Abu Bilal — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Movie 43* (2013), Robert (segment "iBabe") — [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)

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