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Marshall Manesh | |
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مارشال منش | |
| Born | (1950-08-16)August 16, 1950 (age 74) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Marshall Manesh (born August 16, 1950) is an Iranian-American actor.
Manesh's debut film wasTrue Lies, directed byJames Cameron. He has appeared in more than 100 feature films, in television projects, and in more than 40 commercials.
Manesh has appeared in recurring roles on thetelevision showsWill & Grace,Scrubs,Andy Barker, P.I.,Hot in Cleveland,Boston Legal, and, most notably,How I Met Your Mother, where he played taxi driver Ranjit.[1] Though Ranjit was depicted asBangladeshi in the series, Manesh delivered several lines in his nativePersian.
He has also guest starred on many shows, includingBurn Notice,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,Joey,Persons Unknown,The X-Files,Scrubs,ER,JAG,NYPD Blue,Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life andPrison Break.
Manesh has acted in severalmovies, includingTrue Lies,Stealing Harvard,The Big Lebowski,Kazaam,The Poseidon Adventure,Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (with fellow Iranian-descended actor and friendOmid Djalili),Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero, and theVampire westernA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.[2][failed verification]
He made a cameo appearance as the cab driver onMadonna's 2005 video for "Hung Up".
He served as a judge at the 6th annualNoor Iranian Film Festival.
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