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'''Anjul Nigam''' (born 15 December 1965) is an actor, producer and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2019/07/actor-turned-producer-anjul-nigam-talks-change-in-south-asian-representation-in-film-and-media/|title=Actor-Turned-Producer Anjul Nigam Talks Change in South Asian Representation in Film and Media|date=10 July 2019}}</ref>
'''Anjul Nigam''' (born December 15, 1965) is an Indian-born American actor, producer, and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2019/07/actor-turned-producer-anjul-nigam-talks-change-in-south-asian-representation-in-film-and-media/|title=Actor-Turned-Producer Anjul Nigam Talks Change in South Asian Representation in Film and Media|date=10 July 2019}}</ref>
 
== Early life and education ==
Nigam was born in [[Kanpur]], [[India]]. He is a graduate of [[Cheshire High School]] in [[Cheshire, Connecticut]] and the [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Nigam was born in [[Kanpur]], [[India]]. He is a graduate of [[Cheshire High School]] and [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]], and is known for his recurring role as "Dr. Raj, the Psychiatric doctor" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[medical drama]] ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', as a producer/writer/actor in the film ''[[Growing Up Smith]]'' and a producer of the film ''[[Louisiana Caviar]]''.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/11/12/indian-american-film-maker-anjul-nigams-crown-vic-releases-on-november-15-439345/|title=Indian American filmmaker Anjul Nigam's Crown Vic releases on November 15|date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32568167/greys-anatomy-representation-south-asian/|title=Grey's Anatomy is failing its audience in a significant way|first=Meehika|last=Barua|date=18 May 2020|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> He appeared as one of the supporting leads in the [[CBS]]/[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] movie ''[[Back When We Were Grownups]]'' along with [[Faye Dunaway]], [[Peter Fonda]], [[Jack Palance]] and [[Blythe Danner]] and directed by [[Ron Underwood]]. Nigam was one of four leads in [[20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]'' for director [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]] and producers [[Harold Ramis]] and Trevor Albert. Nigam co-starred with [[Bill Murray]] and [[James Spader]] in the [[Universal Studios|Universal]]/[[StudioCanal]] feature comedy ''Speaking of Sex'' for director [[John McNaughton]]. He also produced the 2019 film ''[[Crown Vic (2019 film)|Crown Vic]]''.<ref name="A" />
He is known for his recurring role as "Dr. Raj, the Psychiatric doctor" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] medical drama ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', as a producer/writer/actor in the film ''[[Growing Up Smith]]'' and a producer of the film ''[[Louisiana Caviar]]''.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/11/12/indian-american-film-maker-anjul-nigams-crown-vic-releases-on-november-15-439345/|title=Indian American filmmaker Anjul Nigam's Crown Vic releases on November 15|date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32568167/greys-anatomy-representation-south-asian/|title=Grey's Anatomy is failing its audience in a significant way|first=Meehika|last=Barua|date=18 May 2020|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> He appeared as one of the supporting leads in the [[CBS]]/[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] movie ''[[Back When We Were Grownups]]'' along with [[Faye Dunaway]], [[Peter Fonda]], [[Jack Palance]] and [[Blythe Danner]] and directed by [[Ron Underwood]]. Nigam was one of four leads in [[20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]'' for director [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]] and producers [[Harold Ramis]] and Trevor Albert. Nigam co-starred with [[Bill Murray]] and [[James Spader]] in the [[Universal Studios|Universal]]/[[StudioCanal]] feature comedy ''Speaking of Sex'' for director [[John McNaughton]]. He also produced the 2019 film ''[[Crown Vic (2019 film)|Crown Vic]]''.<ref name="A" />
 
In television, Nigam was a regular in the role of "Nurse Manoj Nakshi" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] medical drama ''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]'', and one of the leads in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] miniseries ''[[NetForce (film)|Tom Clancy's Netforce]]'' and in [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''Silver Strand''. Nigam has had numerous guest starring roles in primetime television shows including ''[[Shark (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', ''[[Numb3rs]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}


In television, Nigam was a regular in the role of "Nurse Manoj Nakshi" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] medical drama ''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]'', and one of the leads in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] miniseries ''[[NetForce (film)|Tom Clancy's Netforce]]'' and in [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''Silver Strand''.  Nigam has had numerous guest starring roles in primetime television shows including ''[[Shark (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', ''[[Numb3rs]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]''.{{fact|date=July 2020}}
In theater, Nigam has appeared alongside fellow-NYU alumni [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] in the controversial production of the [[Peter Sellars]] directed ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in [[London]] and The [[Goodman Theatre]] in [[Chicago]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}


In theater, Nigam has appeared alongside fellow-NYU alumni [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] in the controversial production of the [[Peter Sellars]] directed ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in [[London]] and The [[Goodman Theatre]] in [[Chicago]].{{fact|date=July 2020}}
In 2021, Nigam was named as a producer on ''[[Rust (upcoming film)|Rust]]'', a  now-disgraced production in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed, possibly by a gun that was mishandled by the armorer Hannah Gutierrez and assistant director David Halls.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maddaus|first=Gene|date=2021-10-29|title=‘Rust’ Producers Were Warned About Dave Halls’ Safety Issues on Previous Film|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rust-producers-dave-halls-warning-shooting-1235100624/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1991
|''[[House Party 2]]''
|Singh
|
|-
|1999
|''Two Rivers''
|Karna
|
|-
|2000
|''King of the Korner''
|Tow Truck Driver
|
|-
|2001
|''The Sizemore Interviews''
|Arun Ram
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2001
|''[[Speaking of Sex]]''
|Jarred
|
|-
|2002
|''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]''
|Salman Fard
|
|-
|2003
|''Winter Break''
|Rajeev
| rowspan="2" |Uncredited
|-
|2005
|''[[Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World]]''
|Boyfriend
|-
|2007
|''Death and Taxis''
|Todd
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Cloverfield]]''
|Bodega Cashier
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Terminator Salvation]]''
|Rahul
|
|-
|2011
|[[Answers to Nothing (film)|''Answers to Nothing'']]
|Doctor
|
|-
|2013
|[[Bad Words (film)|''Bad Words'']]
|Sriram Chopra
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Growing Up Smith]]''
|Bhaaskar Bhatnagar
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Trafficked]]''
|General Singh
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989, 1990
|''[[Growing Pains]]''
|Sub #2 / Raj
|2 episodes
|-
|1991
|''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''
|Anjul
|Episode: "Tower of Power"
|-
|1992
|[[Blossom (TV series)|''Blossom'']]
|Sanji
|Episode: "The Making of the President'
|-
|1993
|''[[Murphy Brown]]''
|Sanjay Khandwhalla
|Episode: "The Young & the Rest of Us"
|-
|1995
|[[Silver Strand (film)|''Silver Strand'']]
|Rahman
|Television film
|-
|1996
|[[Sisters (American TV series)|''Sisters'']]
|Driver
|Episode: "Don't Go to Springfield"
|-
|1996
|''[[High Incident]]''
|Messenger
|Episode: "Christmas Blues"
|-
|1997
|[[ER (TV series)|''ER'']]
|Alex Ghandar
|Episode: "Fortune's Fools"
|-
|1997
|''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
|Sajid
|Episode: "Seeds of Destruction"
|-
|1997
|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|Kumar
|Episode: "The Truth Is Out There"
|-
|1998
|[[The Lake (1998 film)|''The Lake'']]
|Dr. Sanjay
|Television film
|-
|1998
|''[[Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book]]''
|Namas
|Episode: "The Perfect Shot"
|-
|1998
|''[[Nash Bridges]]''
|Vijay
|Episode: "Danger Zone"
|-
|1999
|[[NetForce (film)|''NetForce'']]
|Uday Shankar
|Television film
|-
|1999
|[[Get Real (American TV series)|''Get Real'']]
|Mall Worker
|Episode: "Denial"
|-
|2001
|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|Pakistani Man / Vendor
|Episode: "Gem of a Mom"
|-
|2001
|[[Arliss (TV series)|''Arliss'']]
|TV Commercial Director
|Episode: "Setting Precedents"
|-
|2001
|[[Providence (American TV series)|''Providence'']]
|Raji
|Episode: "Gobble, Gobble"
|-
|2002
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Rajeeb Khandewahl
|Episode: "Blood Lust"
|-
|2002
|[[MDs (TV series)|''MDs'']]
|Nurse Manoj Nakshi
|8 episodes
|-
|2004
|''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
|Professor Sandeev Bhalla
|Episode #1.9883
|-
|2004
|[[Huff (TV series)|''Huff'']]
|Dr. Alhabah
|Episode: "Lipstick on Your Panties"
|-
|2004
|''Back When We Were Grownups''
|Hakim
|Television film
|-
|2005
|''[[CSI: NY]]''
|Harish Lev
|Episode: "Tanglewood"
|-
|2005
|[[Numbers (TV series)|''Numbers'']]
|Dr. Renfro
|Episode: "Vector"
|-
|2005
|[[Medium (TV series)|''Medium'']]
|Doctor
|Episode: "Light Sleeper"
|-
|2005–2017
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Dr. Raj Sen
|8 episodes
|-
|2006
|[[Shark (American TV series)|''Shark'']]
|Alex Neuville
|Episode: "Dr. Feelbad"
|-
|2008
|[[Murder 101 (film series)|''Murder 101'']]
|Devi Kanesh
|Episode: "New Age"
|-
|2008
|[[Supernatural (American TV series)|''Supernatural'']]
|Stewie Meyers
|Episode: "Long Distance Call"
|-
|2008
|[[Crash (2008 TV series)|''Crash'']]
|Dr. Rav
|Episode: "Episode One"
|-
|2009
|''[[Lie to Me]]''
|Shreyas Patel
|Episode: "Depraved Heart"
|-
|2009
|''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
|Dr. Prakash
|Episode: "Devil's Bargain"
|-
|2010
|''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
|Sultan's Aide
|Episode: "The Sultan's Finger: Live"
|-
|2013
|[[Revenge (TV series)|''Revenge'']]
|Zahir Lahari
|Episode: "Victory"
|-
|-
| 2002||''[[The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]]''|| Salman Fard
|2015
|[[Battle Creek (TV series)|''Battle Creek'']]
|Aadi Patel
|Episode: "Old Wounds"
|-
|-
| 2008||''[[Cloverfield]]''|| Bodega Cashier
|2015
|''[[True Detective]]''
|Ventura County Medical Examiner
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2009 ||''[[Terminator Salvation]]''|| Rahul
|2018
|[[American Woman (TV series)|''American Woman'']]
|Milo
|Episode: "The Party"
|-
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Bad Words (film)|Bad Words]]''|| Sriram Chopra
|2020
|[[Never Have I Ever (TV series)|''Never Have I Ever'']]
|Pandit Raj
|Episode: "...felt super Indian"
|-
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Growing Up Smith]]''|| Bhaaskar Bhatnagar (also Producer and Writer)
|2020
|''A Christmas Call''
|Ahmed
|Television film
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 22:18, 9 November 2021


Anjul Nigam
Born (1965-12-15) December 15, 1965 (age 60)
Kanpur, India
EducationNew York University

Anjul Nigam (born December 15, 1965) is an Indian-born American actor, producer, and writer.[1]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Nigam was born in Kanpur, India. He is a graduate of Cheshire High School in Cheshire, Connecticut and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Career[edit | edit source]

He is known for his recurring role as "Dr. Raj, the Psychiatric doctor" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, as a producer/writer/actor in the film Growing Up Smith and a producer of the film Louisiana Caviar.[2][3] He appeared as one of the supporting leads in the CBS/Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Back When We Were Grownups along with Faye Dunaway, Peter Fonda, Jack Palance and Blythe Danner and directed by Ron Underwood. Nigam was one of four leads in 20th Century Fox's The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest for director Mick Jackson and producers Harold Ramis and Trevor Albert. Nigam co-starred with Bill Murray and James Spader in the Universal/StudioCanal feature comedy Speaking of Sex for director John McNaughton. He also produced the 2019 film Crown Vic.[2]

In television, Nigam was a regular in the role of "Nurse Manoj Nakshi" on the ABC medical drama MDs, and one of the leads in the ABC miniseries Tom Clancy's Netforce and in Showtime's Silver Strand. Nigam has had numerous guest starring roles in primetime television shows including Shark, Medium, Numb3rs, CSI: NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Huff, ER and NYPD Blue.[citation needed]

In theater, Nigam has appeared alongside fellow-NYU alumni Philip Seymour Hoffman in the controversial production of the Peter Sellars directed The Merchant of Venice at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and The Goodman Theatre in Chicago.[citation needed]

In 2021, Nigam was named as a producer on Rust, a now-disgraced production in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed, possibly by a gun that was mishandled by the armorer Hannah Gutierrez and assistant director David Halls.[4]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 House Party 2 Singh
1999 Two Rivers Karna
2000 King of the Korner Tow Truck Driver
2001 The Sizemore Interviews Arun Ram Direct-to-video
2001 Speaking of Sex Jarred
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Salman Fard
2003 Winter Break Rajeev Uncredited
2005 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Boyfriend
2007 Death and Taxis Todd
2008 Cloverfield Bodega Cashier
2009 Terminator Salvation Rahul
2011 Answers to Nothing Doctor
2013 Bad Words Sriram Chopra
2015 Growing Up Smith Bhaaskar Bhatnagar
2017 Trafficked General Singh

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1989, 1990 Growing Pains Sub #2 / Raj 2 episodes
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Anjul Episode: "Tower of Power"
1992 Blossom Sanji Episode: "The Making of the President'
1993 Murphy Brown Sanjay Khandwhalla Episode: "The Young & the Rest of Us"
1995 Silver Strand Rahman Television film
1996 Sisters Driver Episode: "Don't Go to Springfield"
1996 High Incident Messenger Episode: "Christmas Blues"
1997 ER Alex Ghandar Episode: "Fortune's Fools"
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Sajid Episode: "Seeds of Destruction"
1997 NYPD Blue Kumar Episode: "The Truth Is Out There"
1998 The Lake Dr. Sanjay Television film
1998 Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book Namas Episode: "The Perfect Shot"
1998 Nash Bridges Vijay Episode: "Danger Zone"
1999 NetForce Uday Shankar Television film
1999 Get Real Mall Worker Episode: "Denial"
2001 The Wild Thornberrys Pakistani Man / Vendor Episode: "Gem of a Mom"
2001 Arliss TV Commercial Director Episode: "Setting Precedents"
2001 Providence Raji Episode: "Gobble, Gobble"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rajeeb Khandewahl Episode: "Blood Lust"
2002 MDs Nurse Manoj Nakshi 8 episodes
2004 Days of Our Lives Professor Sandeev Bhalla Episode #1.9883
2004 Huff Dr. Alhabah Episode: "Lipstick on Your Panties"
2004 Back When We Were Grownups Hakim Television film
2005 CSI: NY Harish Lev Episode: "Tanglewood"
2005 Numbers Dr. Renfro Episode: "Vector"
2005 Medium Doctor Episode: "Light Sleeper"
2005–2017 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Raj Sen 8 episodes
2006 Shark Alex Neuville Episode: "Dr. Feelbad"
2008 Murder 101 Devi Kanesh Episode: "New Age"
2008 Supernatural Stewie Meyers Episode: "Long Distance Call"
2008 Crash Dr. Rav Episode: "Episode One"
2009 Lie to Me Shreyas Patel Episode: "Depraved Heart"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Dr. Prakash Episode: "Devil's Bargain"
2010 Childrens Hospital Sultan's Aide Episode: "The Sultan's Finger: Live"
2013 Revenge Zahir Lahari Episode: "Victory"
2015 Battle Creek Aadi Patel Episode: "Old Wounds"
2015 True Detective Ventura County Medical Examiner 2 episodes
2018 American Woman Milo Episode: "The Party"
2020 Never Have I Ever Pandit Raj Episode: "...felt super Indian"
2020 A Christmas Call Ahmed Television film

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Actor-Turned-Producer Anjul Nigam Talks Change in South Asian Representation in Film and Media". 10 July 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Indian American filmmaker Anjul Nigam's Crown Vic releases on November 15". 12 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Barua, Meehika (18 May 2020). "Grey's Anatomy is failing its audience in a significant way". Digital Spy.
  4. ↑ Maddaus, Gene (29 October 2021). "'Rust' Producers Were Warned About Dave Halls' Safety Issues on Previous Film". Variety. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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