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After graduating from Auckland\u2019s Unitec School of Performing Arts in 1994, Raj worked for the New Zealand film, theater and television industry for 20 years as an actor, writer, devisor, producer and director before immigrating to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in New Zealand Raj created New Zealand\u2019s first Indo-Asian theatre company, The Untouchables Collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raj is also one half of Those Indian Guys. Their shows have toured seven countries over ten years. (www.thoseindianguys.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand TV highlights include 1000 Apologies<\/em> – NZ\u2019s first Prime Time Indo-Asian sketch comedy show, and The Millen Baird Show<\/em>. Raj was a principal lead in The Blue Rose<\/em> – the flagship show of TV3\u2019s 2013 season. (www.tv3.co.nz) The show won a medal at the International Film and Television Awards in Las Vegas 2014 for Best Drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US TV credits include Your Stupid<\/em> (Web Series),  Adfirm<\/em>, Xena: Warrior Princess<\/em>, Young Hercules<\/em> and Cleopatra 2525<\/em>. Raj also completed a 10 Episode comedy series called Brown Nation<\/em> as the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also appeared in Roundabout Theater Companies production of Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink<\/em> in their fall season. The show ran for three months at the Laura Pels Theater on 46th Street. He appeared in Seattle Repertory’s production of Pride and Prejudice<\/em> and Alley Theatre Texas’s production of Holmes and Watson<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listed Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film:<\/strong> The Overnight, Impossible Monsters, Summertime, Vindaloo Empire, The Box, We’re Here to Help, Discount Taxi Driver, 1nite, Toy Love, The Price of Milk, Passion of the Heist, Letters About the Weather, Playing Possum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Television:<\/strong> iNSIDE, Brown Nation, Adfirm, The Blue Rose, Got No Game with Paul Mercurio, 1000 Apologies, The Millen Baird Show, B & B, Buying Brian, Young Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess, Cleopatra 2525, Shortland Street, Serial Killers, P.E.T. Detectives, Flatmates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatre:<\/strong> A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Holmes & Watson, Our Town, Pride & Prejudice, Indian Ink, Barriers, The Developer, Aryavana Flies or A Pretty Dish, D’Arranged Marriage, From India with Love, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, The Complete Works of…, Awhi Tapu, Salome, The Improv Bandits, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Taro King, Yatra: Journey for Identity, Antony & Cleopatra, As You Like It.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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