Deep Katdare (born July 4, 1970) is an American executive and former actor. He starred in and produced the movie American Desi (2001) and was in the cast of Hiding Divya (2006), on which he was an executive producer.Hiding Divya (official site) He also appeared in several episodes of Law & Order: SVU. From 2004 to 2006, Katdare appeared in the Broadway production Bombay Dreams as Vikram, the show's villain. He currently works at The Related Companies as a Senior Vice President.
Early life and career Katdare was born in Buffalo, New York into a Marathi family. He grew up Chatham Township and was educated at the Delbarton School."Student News", Daily Record, September 30, 1986. Accessed July 10, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Delbarton School students Richard Schoenweisner, Florham Park; Phillipp Ellison, Mendham; Deep Katdare, Chatham Township; and Brant Rose, Mendham, were members of the chemistry team that placed first in Morris County in the Jerome Bentley State Science Day Competition." He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science in 1992. Katdare was an associate at BNP Paribas from 1995 to 2002. He then worked as director at Centerline Capital Group from 2007 to 2014. After that he worked for a year at Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC as Senior Vice President. As of 2015, he works at The Related Companies as a Senior Vice President.
Katdare first role was in 1996 and he appeared on New York Undercover. In 2001 he made his film debut in American Desi as the lead role and was also the producer. He then appeared on Bombay Dreams in 2002. In 2003 he appeared in a villain role in Green Card Fever. In 2004 he appeared on Indian Cowboy and The Cookout. In 2005 he made appearances on Law & Order: Trial by Jury, CSI: Miami, and Over There. In 2006 he had another leading role in Hiding Divya where he was also executive producer. In 2007 he appeared on Americanizing Shelley and Law & Order: SVU. In 2008 he made his final film in Blind Ambition. In 2013 he filmed his last role on Golden Boy.
Personal life Katdare resides in New York City. He is married to Royal Pains actress Reshma Shetty, who starred with him in the national tour of Bombay Dreams in 2006. They married on March 19, 2011, and welcomed daughter Ariya Eliana on October 6, 2015.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2001American DesiKrishna "Kris" Gopal ReddyAlso producer2002Bombay DreamsVikram2003Green Card FeverOmjeet Singh Purewal2004Indian CowboyGuruThe CookoutClerk2006Hiding DivyaRavi DasAlso executive producer2007Americanizing ShelleyNick2008Blind AmbitionSurya Shah
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1996New York UndercoverMatossianEpisode: "Going Platinum"2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryDr. Philip BremEpisode: "Blue Wall"CSI: MiamiNassarEpisode: "10-7"Over ThereDoctor2 episodes2007–2008Law & Order: SVUDr. Parnell5 episodes2013Golden BoyBallistics TechEpisode: "McKenzie on Fire"
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