Sood, Manoj 1962-

PERSONAL

Born May 5, 1962, in Mombasa, Kenya; immigrated to Canada, 1964; brother of Veena Sood (an actress); children: Kama. Education: Studied acting. Avocational Interests: Astronomy, fly fishing.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in advertisements. Participated in community outreach events related to the CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, 2008.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Baber Siddiqui, Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC, 2007—.

CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, CBC, 2008.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mr. Sanjay Desai, Human Cargo (also known as Third World), CBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Boutros, Survival on the Mountain, NBC, 1997.

(Uncredited) Missile commander, Doomsday Rock (also known as Cosmic Shock and Asteroidenfeuer—Die Erede explodiert), Family Channel, 1997.

Syed Kahn, Meltdown (also known as Angst uber Amerika), FX Network, 2004.

Magistrate, Murder Unveiled, CBC, 2005.

Cashier, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (also known as Just a Girl: The Gwen Araujo Story), Lifetime, 2006.

Syed Bial Ahmed, A Little Thing Called Murder (also known as Dead End), Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guru, "Don't Get Curried Away," Breaker High, UPN, 1997.

Prime minister Sintong Nameh, "Cat and Mouse," Viper, syndicated, 1997.

Man in office building, "That's the Way the Story Goes," Da Vinci's Inquest (also known as Coroner Da Vinci), CBC, 2000.

Apu (convenience store clerk), "Unreasonable Doubt," The Dead Zone (also known as The Dark Half, Dead Zone, Stephen King's "Dead Zone," La morta zona, La zona morta, La zona muerta, and Zona smrti), USA Network, 2002.

Veterinarian, "Purity Test," The Sausage Factory (also known as MTV's "Now What?," Much Ado about Whatever, and Special Ed), MTV and The Comedy Network, 2002.

(Uncredited) "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1," Monk, USA Network, 2002.

Bernie, "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation," Da Vinci's Inquest (also known as Coroner Da Vinci), CBC, 2003.

Dr. Vikram Taleek, "Dead Man Walking," Jake 2.0, UPN, 2004.

Man on the street, "Send in the Clown," Dead Like Me (also known as Dead Girl, Mitt liv som doed, and Tan muertos como yo), Showtime, 2004.

Mr. Akhtar, "Forget Me Not," Dead Like Me (also known as Dead Girl, Mitt liv som doed, and Tan muertos como yo), Showtime, 2004.

Principal Gurjit Ramawad, "Loose Lips," Romeo! (also known as Pieces of the Puzzle), Nickelodeon, 2004.

Principal Gurjit Ramawad, "A Matter of Principal," Romeo! (also known as Pieces of the Puzzle), Nickelodeon, 2004.

(Uncredited) Albert, "Hidden," The 4400 (also known as 4400), USA Network and Sky One, 2005.

Marcel, "Double Vision," The Dead Zone (also known as The Dark Half, Dead Zone, Stephen King's "Dead Zone," La morta zona, La zona morta, La zona muerta, and Zona smrti), USA Network, 2005.

Mr. Haideri, "Fast and Loose," Godiva's, CityTV and Bravo, 2005.

Santosh Kumar, "One Man, Two Jobs," Da Vinci's City Hall (also known as Le maire Da Vinci), CBC, 2005.

Urologist, "A Certain Vintage," Robson Arms, CTV (Canada), 2005.

Mr. Haideri, "Floodgates," Godiva's, CityTV and Bravo, 2006.

Mr. Haideri, "Out the Door," Godiva's, CityTV and Bravo, 2006.

Medical examiner, "Borrowed Time," The Evidence, ABC, 2006.

Appeared in other programs, including People Uncut, OMNI.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mr. Patel, Touching Evil, USA Network, 2004.

Baber Siddiqui, "Little Mosque," Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Ahkbar, Romeo Must Die (also known as Romeo debe morir, Romeo deve morire, Romeo deve morrer, Romeo doit mourir, Romeon on kuoltava, Romeu tem que morrer, and Sa moara Romeo), Warner Bros., 2000.

Salvador's Deli, Miridien Films, c. 2000.

High roller, Rat Race (also known as No Brain Race, Course folle, Der Nackte Wahnsinn, El mundo esta loco loco, Esta tudo louco!, Rat Race—Der nackte Wahnsinn, Rat Race—Sk(r)attjakten, Ratas a la car-rera, Rottaralli, Sk(r)attjakten, Ta todo mundo louco! Uma corrida por milhoe$, and Ueldoezesi mania), Paramount, 2001.

Raja, Firefight (also known as BackFire and Wildfire), Concorde-New Horizons, 2003.

Raj, Snakehead Terror, Artsy Fartsy Pictures, 2004.

Fetching Cody, Panorama Entertainment/Shoreline Entertainment, 2005.

Nurse, White Noise 2: The Light (also known as White Noise: The Light), Rogue Pictures/TVA Films, 2007.

Wood gatherer, Partition, Myriad Pictures/Seville Pictures, 2007.

The scientist, Watchmen, Warner Bros., 2009.

Some sources cite an appearance in Raping the Sun, Hammerhead Films.

Stage Appearances:

Host, "Act Two: Friday Gala," CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Pantages Playhouse Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2008.

Radio Appearances:

Some sources cite an appearance in A Fine Balance, CBC Radio One, 2004.