# Ravi Patel (actor)

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

## 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 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.
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.
From 2008 to 2009, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, he starred in Past Life on Fox.
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. The film portrays Patel's autobiographical journey of trying to find an Indian wife. The duo has a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to write and direct a narrative remake of the film.
Patel worked in multiple episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None. From 2015 to 2016, Patel appeared on the John Stamos TV series Grandfathered.
In 2020, Patel also created the CNN-produced docuseries Pursuit of Happiness which aired on HBO Max. In the same year, Patel worked in Indian romantic comedy series, Bhaag Beanie Bhaag.
Since 2023, Patel has played a main role as Amit Patel in the Fox sitcom Animal Control.

### Other

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

## Personal life

Patel is married to actress Mahaley Patel, with whom he has a daughter named Amelie, a daughter Saachi (deceased) son Kayya, and daughter Archi.

## Filmography
### Film

Film performances :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down | Rajeev | First film role of his career Independent film |
| 2007 | Transformers | Telephone operator | Cameo appearance |
| 2008 | Hotel California | Sam | Supporting role |
| 2009 | Powder Blue | Sanjay | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | The Last Hurrah | Ara | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Meet the Patels | Himself | Also director, cinematographer and editor with his sister Geeta Patel Documentary |
| 2015 | Puerto Ricans in Paris | Hassan | Ensemble cast |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Wick | Limited release Video on demand |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Bobby | Guest star |
| 2018 | The Black String | Dr. May | Video on demand |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Tom | Cameo appearance |
| 2019 | Come as You Are | Mo | Limited release |
| 2019 | Boy Genius | Mr. Hume | Film also released as Emmett |
| 2020 | Butter | Dr. Bean | video on demand |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Babajide | HBO Max original movie |
| 2022 | The Valet | Kapoor | Hulu original movie |
| 2022 | The Time Capsule | Roger | Video on demand |
| 2023 | Dashing Through the Snow | Peter | Disney+ original movie |
| 2024 | Kiss of the Con Queen | The Hollywood Con Queen | Lead role Limited release |
| 2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Prasad | IMAX only |

### Television

Television performances :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Lawyer | Episode: "The Gang Goes Jihad" |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Dr. Patel | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Easy Money | George Patil | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Static | Various roles | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Past Life | Dr. Rishi Karna | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | Look | Vinnay | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Outsourced | Kamran | Episode: "Todd's Holi War" |
| 2011 | Svetlana | Vivek | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Game for gamers | Ravi | Television special |
| 2011 | Five | Dr. Desai | Television film |
| 2012 | Bones | Poorab Sangani | Episode: "The Don't in the Do" |
| 2012 | Perception | Dr. Harvey Kapoor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Amir | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Super Fun Night | Alexander Rosenhoff | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Ranesh | Episode: "Co-Op" |
| 2014 | Trophy Wife | Dr. Scharma | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan | Episode: "Ke Koho Mamao Aku" |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Sunnit Bharta | Episode: "Up at 5" |
| 2015 | The Comedians | Casey | Episode: "Billy's Birthday" |
| 2015 | Another Period | Mohandas Gandhi | Episode: "Switcheroo Day" |
| 2015 | Master of None | Ravi Patel | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Grandfathered | Ravi Gupta | Main role 22 episodes |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Timir Dahr | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Wrecked | Tank Top | Recurring role 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Superstore | Rex Joshi | Episode: "Rebranding" |
| 2017 | The Great Indoors | Lalit Pajala | Episode: "Mason Blows Up" |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet | Ryan | Episode: "The Book!" |
| 2017 | American Housewife | Grant | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Living Biblically | Doug | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Door No. 1 | Shane | Episode: "Ten Year" |
| 2018 | The Cool Kids | Dr. Chad | Episode: "Sid Comes Out" |
| 2019 | Fam | Joe | Episode: "This Is Fam" |
| 2020 | Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness | Himself | Documentary series |
| 2020 | Bhaag Beanie Bhaag | Ravi | 6 episodes |
| 2023–present | Animal Control | Amit Patel | Main role |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Rick Newley | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Three Women | Dr. Henry | 3 episodes |