Asif Ali (comedian)

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Asif Ali (born c. 1988) [1] is an American comedian, actor and voice actor.

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Early life

Ali was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a brother, and is of Indian descent. [1]

Career

Ali started his career performing improv comedy in Chicago. [1] When starting acting, he would make guest appearances in television shows such as Up All Night , NCIS and Modern Family . [2] In January 2015, Ali was cast as a series regular in the TBS sitcom Wrecked . [3] In October 2020, it was announced Ali would be starring in the Olivia Wilde psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling , and would appear in roles in Disney+'s The Mandalorian and WandaVision . [4] He would reprise his WandaVision role in Agatha All Along . [5]

Ali starred in the 2022 comedy film Easter Sunday , direct by Jay Chandrasekhar. [6] He will next star in the Hulu series Deli Boys alongside Alfie Fuller and Saagar Shaikh. [7]

Voice acting

In January 2023, Ali was cast in the video game Hogwarts Legacy , portraying the Ravenclaw student Amit Thakkar. [8] In March, he joined the cast of the Netflix series Agent Elvis . [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Noobz Gas Station Clerk
2016 Operator Embarrassed Guy's VoiceVoice role
Dean Noah
Chee and T Mayunk
2021 7 Days Asif
2022 Bromates Angry Mike
Easter Sunday Dev Deluxe
Don't Worry Darling Peter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Up All Nights Michael1 episode
2012 NCIS Phil1 episode
2012 Modern Family Technician1 episode
2013 Arrested Development Trout1 episode
2013 The Goodwin Games Pizza Delivery Guy1 episode
2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jesse Fletcher1 episode
2014 Silicon Valley TBA1 episode
2014 The Comeback Party Guy1 episode
2015 Mr. Robinson Samir PanjRecurring role, 5 episodes
2016 American Housewife Vali1 episode
2016 Wrecked Pack HaraMain role, 30 episodes
2017 New Girl Jeremy2 episodes
2017 The Mick Security Guard2 episodes
2019 American Princess Sanjeep Farooqui-McMahon1 episode
2019 The Mandalorian CabenEpisode: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"
2019 Mad About You Rishi3 episodes
2020 BoJack Horseman Various roles2 episodes
2020 Indebted Ravi2 episodes
2020 The Big Show Show Bennett3 episodes
2020 Brews Brothers Kale1 episode
2020 Space Force Capt. Dave Powers1 episode
2020–2023 Star Trek: Lower Decks Ensign Asif / GrafflaxVoice role, 3 episodes
2021 WandaVision Abilash Tandon / NormMiniseries, 5 episodes
2021 Devil May Care BeansVoice role
Main role, 7 episodes
2021 The Good Doctor Cal Lewis1 episode
2023 Agent Elvis DoyleVoice role
Recurring role, 6 episodes
2023 Shrinking Alan3 episodes
2024 Grimsburg Lt. RaviVoice role, 1 episode
2024 Agatha All Along NormMiniseries, 2 episodes
2024 American Dad! LifeguardVoice role, 1 episode
TBA Deli Boys Mir DarMain role, upcoming series

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Hogwarts Legacy Amit ThakkarVoice role only

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