Ravi Patel
Patel at the Past Life panel at the San Diego Comic-Con 2009
Born
Ravi Vasant Patel

(1978-12-18) December 18, 1978
OccupationActor
Years active2006present
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children2

Ravi Vasant Patel (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He and his sister wrote and directed an autobiographical documentary, Meet the Patels.[1]

Early life and education

Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois to Indian American parents, the son of financial consultant father Vasant Patel and real estate agent mother Champa Patel. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with double majors in Economics and International Studies. His sister, Geeta Patel, is a writer and director.[2] An investment banker after college, Patel co-founded poker magazine All In while living in LA.

Career

Television and film

An emcee job with improvised stand-up in between acts, led to auditions, Patel's first agent, and two dozen commercials in a year. He has been in over 70 national commercials, films and TV shows, most notably Transformers, Scrubs, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Comedians, and Hawaii Five-O.

In 2008-09, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, he starred in Past Life on Fox.[3]

Patel co-directed and starred in Meet the Patels, a documentary that he made with his sister, Geeta Patel which won the audience award at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.[4] The film portrays Patel's autobiographical[5] journey of trying to find an Indian wife.[6][7][8] The duo have a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to write and direct a narrative remake of the film.[9][10]

Patel worked in multiple episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None.[10] From 2015 to 2016, Patel appeared on the John Stamos TV series Grandfathered.[7]

In 2020, Patel also created the CNN-produced docuseries Pursuit of Happiness which aired on HBO Max.[11] Patel has also worked in Indian Cinema in the show Bhaag Beanie Bhaag.

Other

Patel is the co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives,[12] which donates a meal packet for every granola bar they sell. He is an active investor in start-ups in health and wellness.[13]

Personal life

Patel is married to actress Mahaley Patel with whom he has a daughter named Amelie.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Boys & Girls Guide To Getting DownRajiv
2007TransformersTelephone Operator
2008Hotel CaliforniaSam
2009Powder BlueSanjay
2010The Last HurrahAra
2011FiveDr. Desai
2014Meet the PatelsHimself
2015Puerto Ricans in ParisHassan
2016Get a JobWick
2017Band AidBobby
2018The Black StringDr. May
2019Long ShotTom
Come As You AreMo
Boy GeniusMr. HumeFilm also released as Emmett
2020ButterDr. Bean
Wonder Woman 1984Babajide
2022The ValetKapoor
The Time CapsuleRoger
2023Dashing Through the SnowPeter
2024Harold and the Purple CrayonTBAPost-production[15]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaLawyer
2007ScrubsDr. Patel2 episodes
2008-2009Easy MoneyGeorge Patil
2009StaticVarious roles6 episodes
2010Past LifeDr. Rishi KarnaRegular
LookVinnay
2011OutsourcedKamranEpisode: "Todd's Holi War"
SvetlanaVivek2 episodes
Game for gamersRavi2011-
2012BonesPoorab Sangani1 episode
PerceptionDr. Harvey Kapoor1 episode
The New NormalAmir4 episodes
2013-2014Super Fun NightAlexander Rosenhoff4 episodes
2014The Michael J. Fox ShowRanesh1 episode
Trophy WifeDr. Scharma1 episode
Hawaii Five-ODr. Sanjeet Dhawan1 episode
2015Childrens HospitalDr. Sunnit Bharta1 episode
The ConmediansCasey1 episode
Another PeriodMohandas Gandhi1 episode
Master of NoneRavi Patel2 episodes 2015/17
2015-2016GrandfatheredRavi Gupta22 episodes 2015/16
2016Grey's AnatomyTimir DahrEpisodes: "Both Sides Now" & "Roar"
2016-17WreckedTank Top6 episodes 2016/17
2017SuperstoreRex JoshiEpisode: "Rebranding"
The Great IndoorsLalit PajalaEpisode: "Mason Blows Up"
Santa Clarita DietRyan1 episode
American HousewifeGrant5 episodes 2017/19
2018Living BiblicallyDoug3 episodes
Door No. 1Shane1 episode
The Cool KidsDr. ChadEpisode: "Sid Comes Out"
2019FamJoe1 episode
2020Ravi Patel's Pursuit of HappinessHimself
Bhaag Beanie BhaagRavi6 episodes
2023Animal ControlAmit Patel
2023 Justified: City Primeval Rick Newley 4 episodes
TBAThree WomenDr. HenryUpcoming series

References

  1. Miller, Julie (10 September 2015). "Introducing Meet the Patels, the Best 2015 Documentary That You Probably Haven't Heard Of". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. Daswani, Kavita (10 September 2015). "The family behind 'Meet the Patels' takes candid talk to a warmly comic level". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2010). "'Past Life' actor to star in Fox comedy pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. Barker, Andrew (16 July 2014). "Film Review: 'Meet the Patels'". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. "'Meet the Patels' movie review by Kenneth Turan". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  6. Grigsby Bates, Karen (11 September 2015). "'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Way". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 Smiley, Tavis (17 September 2015). "Actor Ravi Patel". The Tavis Smiley Show. PBS. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. Gupta, Shipra Harbola (16 June 2014). "LAFF: Brother-Sister Filmmaking Duo Ravi and Geeta Patel on Filming Their Parents in 'Meet the Patels'". Indiewire. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. Fleming, Mike Jr. (21 October 2015). "'Meet The Patels' In Fox Searchlight Remake Deal; Ravi And Geeta Patel To Write, Co-Direct". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. 1 2 Rao, Mallika (11 November 2015). "Master of None's Ravi Patel on Doing the Infamous Indian Accent and the Second Coming of Aziz Ansari". Vulture. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. "IMDB Page".
  12. "CNN: Kristen Bell invests".
  13. Clayson, Jane (15 September 2015). "One Surprisingly Modern Arranged Marriage". On Point - WBUR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  14. "Myers Park grad Ravi Patel gets high-profile screen time in 'Long Shot' with Charlize Theron". The Charlotte Observer. June 5, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  15. Kroll, Justin (23 February 2022). "Ravi Patel Joins Sony's Adaptation Of 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'". Deadline Hollywood.
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