Dileep Rao

Biography

Dileep Rao is an American actor whose screen work spans horror, science fiction and thrillers. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Saudi Arabia, Colorado and California, he trained at the University of California, San Diego and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. His first role after graduating came in the American premiere of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink, and he went on to work in regional theater with companies including Berkeley Rep, South Coast Repertory and the Manhattan Theater Club. In 2009 he appeared in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell (2009) and James Cameron's Avatar (2009), and the following year he played a pharmacologist in Christopher Nolan's Inception (2010), earning ensemble award nominations for that film. He has continued with the Avatar series and other features and television.

53years old

Turns 54 on July 29in 290 days

Born July 29, 1973Los Angeles
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 13 years2009 to 2022

Genres

Action50%, 3 films
Adventure50%, 3 films
Comedy33%, 2 films
Fantasy33%, 2 films
Mystery33%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
After he graduated, Dileep Rao took his first role in the American premiere of Indian Ink, a play written by Tom Stoppard.
Early training
Dileep Rao trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where his M.F.A. class included Elizabeth Banks and Anna Belknap.
A change of course
Dileep Rao was one of more than 1,600 entrants picked at random to take part in the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle on June 8, 2008, playing it on air alongside Will Shortz.

Dileep Rao movies on Netflix

Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5as Dr. Max Patel
Extracurricular Activities2019IMDb rating 6.2as Ronnie
Murder of a Cat2014IMDb rating 5.3as Dr. Mundhra
Inception2010IMDb rating 8.8as Yusuf
Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9as Dr. Max Patel
Drag Me to Hell2009IMDb rating 6.6as Rham Jas

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Inception2010 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Yusuf
IMDb rating 8.82.9M votes
Drag Me to Hell2009 Horror, Thrilleras Rham Jas
IMDb rating 6.6233K votes
Avatar2009as Dr. Max Patel
IMDb rating 7.91.5M votes
Avatar: The Way of Water2022as Dr. Max Patel
IMDb rating 7.5648K votes
Murder of a Cat2014as Dr. Mundhra
IMDb rating 5.31.9K votes
Extracurricular Activities2019as Ronnie
IMDb rating 6.21.8K votes

Most often with

James Cameron directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sigourney Weaver

Stephen Lang

Giovanni Ribisi

Zoe Saldana

Sam Worthington

Joel David Moore

James CameronDirector, 2 films

Films together

Sigourney Weaver2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Sigourney Weaver's page
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max PatelWeaver as Kiri
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max PatelWeaver as Dr. Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Stephen Lang's page
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max PatelLang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max PatelLang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
Giovanni Ribisi2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Giovanni Ribisi's page
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max PatelRibisi as Parker Selfridge
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max PatelRibisi as Parker Selfridge
Zoe Saldana2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Zoe Saldana's page
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max PatelSaldana as Neytiri
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max PatelSaldana as Neytiri
Sam Worthington2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Sam Worthington's page
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max PatelWorthington as Jake Sully
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max PatelWorthington as Jake Sully
Joel David Moore2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Joel David Moore's page
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max PatelMoore as Norm Spellman
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max PatelMoore as Norm Spellman
James CameronDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2022
All films by James Cameron
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022IMDb rating 7.5Rao as Dr. Max Patel
- Avatar2009IMDb rating 7.9Rao as Dr. Max Patel
Also two films together3 more actors
- Ted RaimiMurder of a Cat (2014) and Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Joanne BaronMurder of a Cat (2014) and Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- CCH PounderAvatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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