# Manoj Sood

Manoj Sood (born May 5, 1962) is a Canadian film and television actor.

## Life and career

Manoj Sood was born in Mombasa, Kenya, to Indian Hindu parents, Dr. B.K. Sood and Narindar Sood.
He immigrated with his family to Canada in 1964, growing up in Calgary before studying film at St. Michaels University School in Victoria, British Columbia.
Sood began his career by appearing in the made-for-television film Survival On The Mountain, produced by Billy Crystal and Francis Ford Coppola. Since then, Sood has been a regular performer in television and feature film productions.
Most notably, he portrayed the leading role of, Baber Siddiqui in the popular CBC/Amazon Prime sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, which aired for six seasons. Other television appearances include Da Vinci's Inquest, The Dead Zone, Romeo! and Dead Like Me. Feature film appearances include Romeo Must Die, Rat Race, Meltdown, and Watchmen.
In the 2010s, his credits included the Brad Bird film Tomorrowland and roles in the television series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Continuum and Supernatural.
More recently he has appeared in the television series Snowpiercer, the Netflix hit, Wedding Season, and Bob Odenkirk's show Lucky Hank.

## Personal life

Sood is the brother of actress Veena Sood and the cousin of musician Ashwin Sood (who was previously married to popular singer Sarah McLachlan). He has a son, Kama L. Sood who is a filmmaker.
Sood is an avid fly fisherman. He is also a passionate amateur astronomer.
He has spoken out against the sexual exploitation of children at home and abroad for the advocacy group Beyond Borders.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Survival on the Mountain | Boutros | TV movie |
| 1997 | Doomsday Rock | Missile Commander | TV movie, uncredited |
| 1997 | Breaker High | Guru | Episode: "Don't Get Curried Away" |
| 1997 | Viper | P.M. Sintong Nameh | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Akbar | |
| 2000 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Man in Office Building | Episode: "That's the Way the Story Goes" |
| 2001 | Rat Race | High Roller | |
| 2002 | The Sausage Factory | Doctor | Episode: "Purity Test" |
| 2002 | Monk | | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1", uncredited |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Apu, Convenice Store Clerk | Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" |
| 2003 | Firefight | Raja | |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Bernie | Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" |
| 2004 | Jake 2.0 | Dr. Vikram Taleek | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" |
| 2004 | Romeo! | Principal Gurjit Ramawad | Episode: "Loose Lips" |
| 2004 | Romeo! | Principal Gurjit Ramawad | Episode: "A Matter of Principal" |
| 2004 | Human Cargo | Mr. Sanjay Desai | TV mini-series |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Mr. Patel | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004 | Snakehead Terror | Raj | |
| 2004 | Meltdown | Syed Kahn | TV movie |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Mr. Akhtar | Episode: "Send in the Clown" |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Mr. Akhtar | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 2005 | The Dead Zone | Cabbie | Episode: "Double Vision" |
| 2005 | Robson Arms | Urologist | Episode: "A Certain Vintage" |
| 2005 | The 4400 | Albert | Episode: "The Hidden" |
| 2005 | Fetching Cody | Security Guard | |
| 2005 | Da Vinci's City Hall | Santosh Kumar | Episode: "One Man, Two Jobs" |
| 2005 | Murder Unveiled | Lawyer | TV movie |
| 2005 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Syed Bial Ahmed | |
| 2005 | Godiva's | Mr. Hadieri | Episode: "Fast and Loose" |
| 2006 | Godiva's | Mr. Hadieri | Episode: "Floodgates" |
| 2006 | Godiva's | Mr. Hadieri | Episode: "Out the Door" |
| 2006 | The Evidence | Medical Examiner | Episode: "Borrowed Time" |
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Actor | TV movie |
| 2007 | White Noise: The Light | Male Nurse | |
| 2007 | Partition | The Wood Gatherer | |
| 2007–2012 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Baber Siddiqui | Series Lead (91 episodes) |
| 2008–2009 | Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Baber Siddiqui | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Karnak Scientist | |
| 2010 | Repeaters | Mr. Singh | |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Mr. Sadigh | Episode: "The Dead Body" |
| 2011 | Fathers & Sons | Satish | |
| 2011 | Endgame | Dr. Abel Gray | Episode: "I Killed Her" |
| 2011 | Sisters & Brothers | Nata | |
| 2011 | The Debaters | Babar Siddiqui | Episode "Plastic Bags & Batman vs. Superman" |
| 2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Convenience Store Customer #2 | |
| 2012 | Profile For Murder | Dr. Sharma | |
| 2013 | Once Upon A Time In Wonderland | The Diplomat | Season 1 Episode 7 "Bad Blod" |
| 2014 | Continuum | Benedict | Season 3 Episode 5 |
| 2014 | East Meets Ted | Executive producer, writer, Satish Scharma | In development |
| 2014 | Pants On Fire | Mr. Kar | |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Economics Teacher | |
| 2015 | Just In Time For Christmas | Richard | |
| 2016 | Grand Unified Field Theory | Dr. Al Razi | |
| 2016 | One Last Ride | Inderjeet | |
| 2017 | The Birthday Wish | Optometrist | |
| 2017 | Supernatural | Dr. Sharma | Season 12, Episode 16 |
| 2017 | Violentia | Walter Mansingh | |
| 2017 | Darrow and Darrow | Justice Armendariz | |
| 2017 | Welcome To Surrey | Sunil | Series Lead |
| 2017 | Insomnia | Mukesh | Series Lead |
| 2018 | ICE | Justice Herman | Guest Star |
| 2018 | Salvation | Dr. Chandra | Recurring |
| 2020–2022 | Snowpiercer | Rajiv Sharma | Recurring |
| 2020 | Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Storey | Dr. Samra | |
| 2021 | Christmas in Crumbs | Avi Varma | |
| 2021 | Martha's Vineyard Mysteries | Marty Cline | Episode 4, Poisoned in Paradise |
| 2022 | Wedding Season | DInesh | |
| 2022 | Lucky Hank | Ali Mehaidle | |
| 2023 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | The Principal | Episode: "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" |