Manoj Sood (born May 5, 1962) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Life and career Manoj Sood was born in Mombasa, Kenya, to Indian Hindu parents, Dr. B.K. Sood and Narindar Sood.
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.
Sood began his career by appearing in the made-for-television film Survival On The Mountain, 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. Other television appearances include Da Vinci's Inquest, The Dead Zone, Romeo! and Dead Like Me. Feature film appearances include Romeo Must Die, Rat Race, Meltdown, and Watchmen.
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.
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). He has a son, Kama L. Sood who is a filmmaker.
Sood is an avid fly fisherman. He is also a passionate amateur astronomer.
He has spoken out against the sexual exploitation of children at home and abroad for the advocacy group Beyond Borders.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1997Survival on the MountainBoutrosTV movieDoomsday RockMissile CommanderTV movie, uncreditedBreaker HighGuruEpisode: "Don't Get Curried Away"ViperP.M. Sintong NamehEpisode: "Cat and Mouse" 2000Romeo Must DieAkbarDa Vinci's InquestMan in Office BuildingEpisode: "That's the Way the Story Goes"2001Rat RaceHigh Roller 2002 The Sausage FactoryDoctorEpisode: "Purity Test"MonkEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1", uncredited The Dead ZoneApu, Convenice Store ClerkEpisode: "Unreasonable Doubt" 2003FirefightRajaDa Vinci's InquestBernieEpisode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" 2004Jake 2.0Dr. Vikram TaleekEpisode: "Dead Man Walking" Romeo! Principal Gurjit RamawadEpisode: "Loose Lips"Episode: "A Matter of Principal"Human CargoMr. Sanjay DesaiTV mini-seriesTouching EvilMr. PatelEpisode: "Pilot"Snakehead TerrorRajMeltdownSyed KahnTV movie Dead Like Me Mr. AkhtarEpisode: "Send in the Clown"Episode: "Forget Me Not" 2005 The Dead ZoneCabbieEpisode: "Double Vision"Robson ArmsUrologistEpisode: "A Certain Vintage" The 4400AlbertEpisode: "The Hidden"Fetching CodySecurity GuardDa Vinci's City HallSantosh KumarEpisode: "One Man, Two Jobs"Murder UnveiledLawyerTV movie A Little Thing Called MurderSyed Bial Ahmed Godiva's Mr. HadieriEpisode: "Fast and Loose" 2006Episode: "Floodgates"Episode: "Out the Door" The EvidenceMedical ExaminerEpisode: "Borrowed Time" A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo StoryActorTV movie 2007White Noise: The LightMale NursePartitionThe Wood Gatherer2007–2012Little Mosque on the PrairieBaber SiddiquiSeries Lead (91 episodes)2008–2009Winnipeg Comedy FestivalBaber Siddiqui2009WatchmenKarnak Scientist2010RepeatersMr. Singh 2011R.L. Stine's The Haunting HourMr. SadighEpisode: "The Dead Body"Fathers & SonsSatishEndgameDr. Abel GrayEpisode: "I Killed Her"2011Sisters & BrothersNata2011 The DebatersBabar SiddiquiEpisode "Plastic Bags & Batman vs. Superman"2011Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesConvenience Store Customer #22012Profile For MurderDr. Sharma2013Once Upon A Time In WonderlandThe DiplomatSeason 1 Episode 7 "Bad Blod"2014ContinuumBenedictSeason 3 Episode 52014 East Meets Ted Executive producer, writer, Satish Scharma In development2014Pants On FireMr. Kar2015TomorrowlandEconomics Teacher2015Just In Time For ChristmasRichard2016Grand Unified Field TheoryDr. Al Razi2016One Last RideInderjeet2017 The Birthday WishOptometrist2017SupernaturalDr. SharmaSeason 12, Episode 162017ViolentiaWalter Mansingh2017Darrow and DarrowJustice Armendariz2017Welcome To SurreySunilSeries Lead2017InsomniaMukeshSeries Lead2018ICEJustice HermanGuest Star2018Salvation Dr. ChandraRecurring2020–2022SnowpiercerRajiv SharmaRecurring2020Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor StoreyDr. Samra2021Christmas in CrumbsAvi Varma2021Martha's Vineyard MysteriesMarty ClineEpisode 4, Poisoned in Paradise2022Wedding SeasonDInesh2022Lucky HankAli Mehaidle2023Percy Jackson and the Olympians The PrincipalEpisode: "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher"
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