{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1952)}} {{Infobox person | name = Manoj Sood | image = Manoj Sood Headshot.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|05|05}} | birth_place = Mombasa, Kenya | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1995–present | spouse = | partner = | relatives = Veena Sood (sister)<br/>Ashwin Sood (cousin) | website = {{URL|manojsood.net}} | agent = The Characters Talent Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada }}
'''Manoj Sood''' (born May 5, 1962) is a Canadian film and television actor.<ref name="Canadian Encyclopedia">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Paul |title=Manoj Sood |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manoj-sood |publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
== Life and career == Manoj Sood was born in Mombasa, Kenya, to Indian Hindu parents, Dr. B.K. Sood and Narindar Sood.<ref name="Canadian Encyclopedia" />
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.<ref name="Canadian Encyclopedia" />
Sood began his career by appearing in the made-for-television film ''Survival On The Mountain'',<ref name="Canadian Encyclopedia" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Volmers |first1=Eric |title=Little Mosque that could |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20120107/299213193241608 |work=Calgary Herald |date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> Other television appearances include ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', ''The Dead Zone'', ''Romeo!'' and ''Dead Like Me''.<ref name="Northern Stars">{{cite web |title=Manoj Sood |url=https://www.northernstars.ca/sood_manoj/ |website=NorthernStars.ca}}</ref> Feature film appearances include ''Romeo Must Die'', ''Rat Race'', ''Meltdown'', and ''Watchmen.''<ref name="Northern Stars" />
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''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bement |first1=Colleen |title=Get to know 'Supernatural' guest actor Manoj Sood |url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/03/get-to-know-supernatural-guest-actor-manoj-sood-001587253.html |publisher=Blasting News |accessdate=23 November 2019 |date=March 31, 2017}}</ref>
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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sarah-mclachlan-splits-from-indian-husband-1189547|title=Sarah McLachlan splits from Indian husband|publisher=DNA India|date=2008-09-12}}</ref> He has a son, Kama L. Sood who is a filmmaker.
Sood is an avid fly fisherman.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Dave |title=Ladner actor saying farewell to popular CBC series |url=https://www.delta-optimist.com/news/ladner-actor-saying-farewell-to-popular-cbc-series-1.464055 |work=Delta Optimist |accessdate=9 February 2014 |date=January 5, 2012}}</ref> He is also a passionate amateur astronomer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814549/bio|title=Manoj Sood|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-07-19}}</ref>
He has spoken out against the sexual exploitation of children at home and abroad for the advocacy group Beyond Borders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrities speak out against child sexual exploitation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/celebrities-speak-out-against-child-sexual-exploitation-1.800721 |website=CBC.ca |publisher=CBC News |access-date=2013-03-05 |date=October 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bramham |first1=Daphne |title=Manoj Sood fights child exploitation |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/manoj-sood-fights-child-exploitation |work=Vancouver Sun |date=August 4, 2010}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=4| 1997 |''Survival on the Mountain'' |Boutros |TV movie |- |''Doomsday Rock'' |Missile Commander |TV movie, uncredited |- |''Breaker High'' |Guru |Episode: "Don't Get Curried Away" |- |''Viper'' |P.M. Sintong Nameh |Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |- |rowspan=2| 2000 |''Romeo Must Die'' |Akbar | |- |''Da Vinci's Inquest'' |Man in Office Building |Episode: "That's the Way the Story Goes" |- |2001 |''Rat Race'' |High Roller | |- |rowspan=3| 2002 |data-sort-value="Sausage Factory, The" | ''The Sausage Factory'' |Doctor |Episode: "Purity Test" |- |''Monk'' | |Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1", uncredited |- |data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | ''The Dead Zone'' |Apu, Convenice Store Clerk |Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" |- |rowspan=2| 2003 |''Firefight'' |Raja | |- |''Da Vinci's Inquest'' |Bernie |Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" |- |rowspan=9| 2004 |''Jake 2.0'' |Dr. Vikram Taleek |Episode: "Dead Man Walking" |- |rowspan=2| ''Romeo!'' |rowspan=2| Principal Gurjit Ramawad |Episode: "Loose Lips" |- |Episode: "A Matter of Principal" |- |''Human Cargo'' |Mr. Sanjay Desai |TV mini-series |- |''Touching Evil'' |Mr. Patel |Episode: "Pilot" |- |''Snakehead Terror'' |Raj | |- |''Meltdown'' |Syed Kahn |TV movie |- |rowspan=2| ''Dead Like Me'' |rowspan=2| Mr. Akhtar |Episode: "Send in the Clown" |- |Episode: "Forget Me Not" |- |rowspan=8| 2005 |data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | ''The Dead Zone'' |Cabbie |Episode: "Double Vision" |- |''Robson Arms'' |Urologist |Episode: "A Certain Vintage" |- |data-sort-value="4400, The" | ''The 4400'' |Albert |Episode: "The Hidden" |- |''Fetching Cody'' |Security Guard | |- |''Da Vinci's City Hall'' |Santosh Kumar |Episode: "One Man, Two Jobs" |- |''Murder Unveiled'' |Lawyer |TV movie |- |data-sort-value="Little Thing Called Murder, A" | ''A Little Thing Called Murder'' |Syed Bial Ahmed | |- |rowspan=3| ''Godiva's'' |rowspan=3| Mr. Hadieri |Episode: "Fast and Loose" |- |rowspan=4| 2006 |Episode: "Floodgates" |- |Episode: "Out the Door" |- |data-sort-value="Evidence, The" | ''The Evidence'' |Medical Examiner |Episode: "Borrowed Time" |- |data-sort-value="Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, A" | ''A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story'' |Actor |TV movie |- |rowspan=2| 2007 |''White Noise: The Light'' |Male Nurse | |- |''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 | |- |rowspan=3| 2011 |''R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour'' |Mr. Sadigh |Episode: "The Dead Body" |- |''Fathers & Sons'' |Satish | |- |''Endgame'' |Dr. Abel Gray |Episode: "I Killed Her" |- |2011 |''Sisters & Brothers'' |Nata | |- |2011 |data-sort-value="Debaters, The" | ''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 |data-sort-value="Birthday Wish, The" | ''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" |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.manojsood.net}} * {{IMDb name|814549}}
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