---
name: "Manu Narayan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/manu-narayan"
fi1m_id: "manu-narayan"
imdb_id: "nm1581440"
tmdb_id: 187644
wikidata_id: "Q4923573"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T04:00:24.321213+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Manu Narayan

## Identity

Manu Narayan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/manu-narayan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** manu-narayan
- **IMDb ID:** nm1581440
- **TMDB ID:** 187644
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4923573
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Narayan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4923573, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1581440/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/187644

Actor. Born 16 August 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1973, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 24 (1), 2020s 77 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $323m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Narayan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4923573, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1581440/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/187644

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*If I Had Legs I'd Kick You*](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Manu Narayan is an American actor. Born on 16 August 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA.

Narayan made his Broadway debut in 2004, originating the role of Akaash in the musical *Bombay Dreams*. His film credits include *The Love Guru* (2008) as Rajneesh, *The Last Airbender* (2010) as the Fire Nation Head Prison Guard, *99 Homes* (2015) as Khanna, and *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025) as the Landlord. He has appeared in television series including *Grey's Anatomy*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *The Blacklist*, and *And Just Like That…*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Landlord — [page](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md)
- *Your Friends & Neighbors* (2025), Fi1m 72, as Hari Sahni — [page](https://film.one/tv/your-friends-and-neighbors.md)
- *The Assistant* (2020), Fi1m 81, as Amir (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, as Fire Nation Head Prison Guard — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Best of the Best* (2026), as Prabhu — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/best-of-the-best.md)
- *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), as Landlord — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md)
- *Your Friends & Neighbors* (2025), series, as Hari Sahni — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/your-friends-and-neighbors.md)
- *Scott Pilgrim Takes Off* (2023), series, as Singer (voice)
- *Anything's Possible* (2022), as Sasan
- *And Just Like That…* (2021), series, as Dr. Vikash Patel
- *The Assistant* (2020), as Amir (voice) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md)
- *Emergence* (2019), series, as Justin
- *Prodigal Son* (2019), series, as Dr. Fred Chabra
- *Bull* (2016), series, as George
- *99 Homes* (2015), as Khanna
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Arjun — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *The Following* (2013), series, as Reece
- *Deception* (2013), series, as Doctor
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Sami
- *A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song* (2011), as Ravi
- *Walkaway* (2010), as Darius
- *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps* (2010), as Quant Analyst (uncredited)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), as Fire Nation Head Prison Guard — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *Rubicon* (2010), series, as Bob Standard
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Paramedic
- *The Love Guru* (2008), as Rajneesh
- *Lipstick Jungle* (2008), series, as Development Person #2
- *Quarter Life Crisis* (2006), as Jonathan
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Eric Choudry — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Henry
- *Clap Clap*, as Jay

## Gallery

- ![Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/379748/gallery-abaad13e188d.jpg) Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang (2013) — Lia Chang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Manu_Narayan_2013_Photo_by_Lia_Chang.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/379748/gallery-3bd54c49778e.jpg) Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang (2013) — Lia Chang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Manu_Narayan_2013_Photo_by_Lia_Chang_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Manu Narayan in NY2012 photo by Lia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/379748/gallery-aa6f5edbf8f5.jpg) Manu Narayan in NY2012 photo by Lia Chang — Lia Chang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Manu_Narayan_in_NY2012_photo_by_Lia_Chang.jpg/1280px-Manu_Narayan_in_NY2012_photo_by_Lia_Chang.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manu Narayan in New York on July 25, 2009. Photo by Lia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/379748/gallery-db3deb1c1169.jpg) Manu Narayan in New York on July 25, 2009. Photo by Lia Chang — Lia Chang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/ManuNarayan2009_Photo_by_Lia_Chang.jpg/1280px-ManuNarayan2009_Photo_by_Lia_Chang.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/379748/gallery-abe7c5b3797f.jpg) Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang (2013) — Lia Chang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Manu_Narayan_2013_Photo_by_Lia_Chang_%283%29.jpg/1280px-Manu_Narayan_2013_Photo_by_Lia_Chang_%283%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manu Narayan](https://film.one/media/person/379748/gallery-9d0fa7fb7cb6.jpg) Manu Narayan — Lia Chang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Manu_Narayan_2013_Photo_by_Lia_Chang_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Manu_Narayan_2013_Photo_by_Lia_Chang_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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