Actor profile

Ravi Patel

18th December 1978 Freeport, Illinois, USA Acting

Ravi Patel is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his work in television and film. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Scrubs (2001), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), and Master of None (2015). He gained widespread recognition for co-directing and starring in the 2014 documentary Meet the Patels, which humorously explores his experiences with love and arranged marriage. In 2023, Patel joined the main cast of the Fox comedy series Animal Control, playing Amit Patel, an overwhelmed yet endearing family man and Animal Control officer. Beyond acting, he is also a philanthropist and co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives, a company focused on fighting child malnutrition.

23 Movies 36 TV Shows 62 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Clone Cops poster

Clone Cops 31st January 2025 as Robert Nefari

Harold and the Purple Crayon poster

Harold and the Purple Crayon 31st July 2024 as Prasad

Kiss of the Con Queen poster

Kiss of the Con Queen 27th April 2024

Dashing Through the Snow poster

Dashing Through the Snow 16th November 2023 as Peter

The Time Capsule poster

The Time Capsule 23rd November 2022 as Roger

The Valet poster

The Valet 11th May 2022 as Kapoor

Butter poster

Butter 25th February 2022 as Doctor Bean

Hot Mess Holiday poster

Hot Mess Holiday 11th December 2021 as Pravin Mittal

Wonder Woman 1984 poster

Wonder Woman 1984 16th December 2020 as Babajide

Come As You Are poster

Come As You Are 14th February 2020 as Mo

Boy Genius poster

Boy Genius 5th September 2019 as Mr. Hume

Long Shot poster

Long Shot 2nd May 2019 as Tom

The Black String poster

The Black String 25th October 2018 as Dr. May

The Homestay poster

The Homestay 13th May 2018 as Nikhil

Band Aid poster

Band Aid 2nd June 2017 as Bobby

Get a Job poster

Get a Job 17th March 2016 as Wick

Puerto Ricans in Paris poster

Puerto Ricans in Paris 12th June 2015 as Hassan

Meet the Patels poster

Meet the Patels 14th June 2014 as Self

Five poster

Five 10th October 2011 as Dr. Desai

The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah 1st December 2009 as Ara

Powder Blue poster

Powder Blue 8th May 2009 as Sanjay

Transformers poster

Transformers 27th June 2007 as Telephone Operator

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down poster

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down 23rd March 2007 as Rajeev

Is It Cake? Halloween poster

Is It Cake? Halloween 8th October 2025 as Self - Judge

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

Universal Basic Guys poster

Universal Basic Guys 8th September 2024 as Vijay (voice)

Justified: City Primeval poster

Justified: City Primeval 18th July 2023 as Rick

Animal Control poster

Animal Control 16th February 2023 as Amit Patel

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test poster

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test 4th January 2023 as Self - Recruit

Ghosts poster

Ghosts 7th October 2021 as Lewis

Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune 6th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness poster

Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness 27th August 2020 as Self

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Fam poster

Fam 10th January 2019 as Joe

The Cool Kids poster

The Cool Kids 28th September 2018 as Doctor Chad

Craig of the Creek poster

Craig of the Creek 30th March 2018 as Maitreya (voice)

Santa Clarita Diet poster

Santa Clarita Diet 3rd February 2017 as Ryan

The Great Indoors poster

The Great Indoors 27th October 2016 as Lalit Pajala

American Housewife poster

American Housewife 11th October 2016 as Grant

Wrecked poster

Wrecked 14th June 2016 as Tank Top

Superstore poster

Superstore 30th November 2015 as Rex

Master of None poster

Master of None 6th November 2015 as Ravi Patel

Grandfathered poster

Grandfathered 29th September 2015 as Ravi

Another Period poster

Another Period 23rd June 2015 as Mohandas Gandhi

Son of Abish poster

Son of Abish 1st February 2014 as Himself

Super Fun Night poster

Super Fun Night 2nd October 2013 as Alex

The Michael J. Fox Show poster

The Michael J. Fox Show 26th September 2013 as Ranesh

The New Normal poster

The New Normal 10th September 2012 as Amir

Perception poster

Perception 9th July 2012 as Dr. Harvey Kapoor

Outsourced poster

Outsourced 23rd September 2010 as Kamran

Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0 20th September 2010 as Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan

Past Life poster

Past Life 9th February 2010 as Rishi Karna

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Dr. Sunnit Bharta

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Poorab Sangani

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4th August 2005 as Lawyer

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Timir Dhar

Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher 21st February 2003 as Self

Scrubs poster

Scrubs 2nd October 2001 as Intern

Futurama poster

Futurama 28th March 1999 as Ipgee (voice)