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Dileep A. Rao (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in Sam Raimi's horror film Drag Me to Hell (2009), James Cameron's science fiction film series Avatar (2009-present), and Christopher Nolan's thriller Inception (2010).

Dileep Rao
Born	Dileep A. Rao (1973-07-29) July 29, 1973 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, San Diego (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Early life and education

Rao was born in Los Angeles, California, to a physicist mother and an engineer father, both of Indian descent.[1][2] He grew up in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Denver, Colorado; and Claremont, California. He has one sister, who is a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. He graduated from Claremont High School[3] and the University of California, San Diego, with a B.A., later receiving an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where his class included Anna Belknap and Elizabeth Banks.

Career

Rao's first role after graduating was in the American premiere of Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard. Rao moved to Los Angeles and began working in regional theater including at the Berkeley Rep, South Coast Repertory, and for the Manhattan Theater Club.

He competed on Jeopardy! on June 7, 2002, and won $34,400.[4] On June 8, 2008, Rao was randomly selected from over 1,600 entrants to play the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle on air with Will Shortz.[5]

In 2009, he appeared in Avatar and Drag Me to Hell. He was nominated for several awards as part of the ensemble cast in Christopher Nolan's 2010 film Inception. He played a pharmacologist in the film.[6]

Filmography

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Drag Me to Hell	Rham Jas
	Avatar	Dr. Max Patel
2010	Inception	Yusuf
2014	Murder of a Cat	Doctor Mundhra
2015	Beeba Boys	Kash Sood
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water	Dr. Max Patel
2024	Avatar 3		Post-production
2026	Avatar 4		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Jeopardy!	Himself	2 episodes
2006	Standoff	Robert	1 episode
2008	Brothers & Sisters	Arlo Natterson
2012	Childrens Hospital	Glenn Richard
2013	Touch	Vikash Nayar	2 episodes
2015	Z Nation	Odegard	1 episode
2017	Mr. Robot	Sandesh Markesh

References

External links

• Dileep Rao at IMDb
• Interview with Dileep Rao

На других языках

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[de] Dileep Rao

Dileep Rao (* 29. Juli 1973 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Dileep Rao

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[ru] Рао, Дилип

Дилип Рао (Dileep Rao, родился 29 июля 1973 в Лос-Анджелесе, Калифорния, США) — американский актёр, снимающийся в художественных фильмах и сериалах. Снялся в фильме ужасов Сэма Рэйми под названием «Затащи меня в ад» (2009), в научно-фантастическом фильме Джеймса Кэмерона «Аватар» (2009), и в триллере Кристофера Нолана «Начало» (2010).

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