Ravi Patel
Biography
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.
Gallery
Known For
Acting History
2025
Is It Cake? Halloween as Self - Judge
2025Clone Cops as Robert Nefari
2025Hollywood Squares as Self
2024Universal Basic Guys as Vijay (voice)
2024Harold and the Purple Crayon as Prasad
2024Kiss of the Con Queen
2023Dashing Through the Snow as Peter
2023Justified: City Primeval as Rick
2023Animal Control as Amit Patel
2023Special Forces: World's Toughest Test as Self - Recruit
2022The Time Capsule as Roger
2022The Valet as Kapoor
2021Hot Mess Holiday as Pravin Mittal
2021Ghosts as Lewis
2021Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
2020Wonder Woman 1984 as Babajide
2020Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness as Self
2020Butter as Doctor Bean
2020Come As You Are as Mo
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Boy Genius as Mr. Hume
2019Broker as Ted
2019Long Shot as Tom
2019Fam as Joe
2018The Black String as Dr. May
2018The Cool Kids as Doctor Chad
2018The Homestay as Nikhil
2018Craig of the Creek as Maitreya (voice)
2017Band Aid as Bobby
2017Santa Clarita Diet as Ryan
2016American Housewife as Grant
2016Wrecked as Tank Top
2016Get a Job as Wick
2015Superstore as Rex
2015Master of None as Ravi Patel
2015Grandfathered as Ravi
2015Another Period as Mohandas Gandhi
2015Puerto Ricans in Paris as Hassan
2014Meet the Patels as Self
2014Son of Abish as Himself
2013Super Fun Night as Alex
2013The Michael J. Fox Show as Ranesh
2012The New Normal as Amir
2012Perception as Dr. Harvey Kapoor
2011Five as Dr. Desai
2010Outsourced as Kamran
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan
2010Past Life as Rishi Karna
2009The Last Hurrah as Ara
2009Powder Blue as Sanjay
2008Childrens Hospital as Dr. Sunnit Bharta
2007Transformers as Telephone Operator
2007The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down as Rajeev
2005Bones as Poorab Sangani
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Lawyer
2005Grey's Anatomy as Timir Dhar
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2001Scrubs as Intern
1999Futurama as Ipgee (voice)