Manoj Sood is a Kenyan Canadian film and television actor. Manoj immigrated with his family to Canada in 1964 when he was 18 months old. He grew up in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. Later, he went to filming school in St Michaels University School in Victoria, BC.

Life and career

Manoj Sood was born in Mombassa, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 but grew up in Western Canada. Manoj entered the entertainment world in 1994 and has been working steadily for the past 12 years. Manoj, much to his surprise, landed a supporting role in an American MOW after his very first audition. Up until then his only acting experience had been from his acting classes. Manoj walked onto his first day of shooting as green as a person of color can be. When the camera operator said, "speed" Manoj thought he was saying "speak" so he jumped right into saying his lines. The director then gave a very nervous Manoj his first on-set note: "Manoj you have to wait for the word 'action' before you say your lines".

Since that day Manoj has appeared in more than 40 television and feature film productions. He has appeared on popular television shows like Da Vinci's Inquest

Da Vinci's Inquest

Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....

, The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone may refer to:* The Dead Zone , a 1979 novel by Stephen King* The Dead Zone , a 1983 film adaption of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg...

, Romeo!

Romeo!

Romeo! is an American/Canadian television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2003 to 2006, totaling 53 episodes. The filming was done in Vancouver, British Columbia, while the show takes place in Seattle, Washington....

, Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan...

and Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...

as well as numerous others. Manoj has also acted in popular films such as Meltdown (2004) (TV) and Rat Race (2001).

Manoj has been a passionate fly fisherman and amateur astronomer since he was a child so when he's not acting you will find him fly-fishing with his son or gazing into the universe with his telescope.

Other

Brother of actress Veena Sood

Veena Sood

Veena Sood is a Canadian-based film and television actress of Punjabi descent.She works in both the UK and Canada. She starred in ITV's Compulsion featuring Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra. She has also starred in the UK film Nina's Heavenly Delights,as well as the Canada/UK film Touch of Pink,...

.

Attended St Michaels University School in Victoria, BC.

Grew up in Calgary, Alberta.

Avid fly fisherman and fly tier since he was 10 years old.

Immigrated to Canada in 1964 when he was 18 months old.

Is a well known amateur astronomer, a hobby he has been passionately involved in since age 12.

Son, Kama born May 6, 1998.

Quite Often plays Arab-Muslim characters, however Manoj himself is of East Indian Hindu descent.

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Survival on the Mountain	Boutros	TV movie
	Doomsday Rock	Missile Commander	TV movie, Uncredited
	Breaker High Breaker High Breaker High was a Canadian teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN in the United States.-Synopsis:...	Guru	Episode: "Don't Get Curried Away"
	Viper Viper (TV series) Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that...	P.M. Sintong Nameh	Episode: "Cat and Mouse"
2000	Romeo Must Die Romeo Must Die Romeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Starring Jet Li, Aaliyah, Anthony Anderson, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, and features action and fight choreography by Corey Yuen...	Akbar
	Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....	Man in Office Building	Episode: "That's the Way the Story Goes"
2001	Rat Race Rat Race (film) Rat Race is a 2001 ensemble cast comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Andy Breckman, and stars several comedians including Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, Lanei Chapman, Seth Green, Kathy Najimy, Dave Thomas, Vince Vieluf, John Cleese, Breckin Meyer,...	High Roller
2002	The Sausage Factory The Sausage Factory The Sausage Factory, also known in the United States as MTV's Now What?, was a Canadian/American television situation comedy that followed the lives of four friends in their junior year at West Boulder High School....	Doctor	Episode: "Purity Test"
	Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...		Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1", Uncredited
	The Dead Zone The Dead Zone (TV series) The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...	Apu, Convenice Store Clerk	Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt"
2003	Firefight	Raja
	Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....	Bernie	Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation"
2004	Jake 2.0 Jake 2.0 Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1...	Dr. Vikram Taleek	Episode: "Dead Man Walking"
	Romeo! Romeo! Romeo! is an American/Canadian television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2003 to 2006, totaling 53 episodes. The filming was done in Vancouver, British Columbia, while the show takes place in Seattle, Washington....	Principal Gurjit Ramawad	Episode: "Loose Lips"
			Episode: "A Matter of Principal"
	Human Cargo Human Cargo Human Cargo is a 2004 Canadian television miniseries. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards. It premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan, Cara Pifko, and Nicholas Campbell....	Mr. Sanjay Desai	TV mini-series
	Touching Evil Touching Evil Touching Evil is a British television drama serial, which began airing in 1997. It was produced by United Productions for Anglia Television, and screened on the ITV network. The first series consisted of six fifty-minute episodes. It was created by Paul Abbott, and written by Abbott with Russell T...	Mr. Patel	Episode: "Pilot"
	Snakehead Terror Snakehead Terror Snakehead Terror is a science fiction / horror film released in March 2004. It is one of two Syfy Channel films based on the snakehead fish incident in a Crofton, Maryland pond...	Raj
	Meltdown	Syed Kahn	TV movie
	Dead Like Me Dead Like Me Dead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...	Mr. Akhtar	Episode: "Send in the Clown"
			Episode: "Forget Me Not"
2005	The Dead Zone The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to:* The Dead Zone , a 1979 novel by Stephen King* The Dead Zone , a 1983 film adaption of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg...	Cabbie	Episode: "Double Vision"
	Robson Arms Robson Arms Robson Arms is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. Robson Arms is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Communications....	Urologist	Episode: "A Certain Vintage"
	The 4400 The 4400 The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...	Albert	Episode: "The Hidden"
	Fetching Cody Fetching Cody Fetching Cody is a 2005 film written and directed by David Ray. The film takes place in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and follows the story of Art Frankel as he desperately tries to save his girlfriend Cody Wesson by attempting to rewrite her past...	Security Guard
	Da Vinci's City Hall Da Vinci's City Hall Da Vinci's City Hall is a Canadian dramatic television series, which premiered on CBC Television on 25 October 2005. The series was a spinoff of the long-running Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest...	Santosh Kumar	Episode: "One Man, Two Jobs"
	Murder Unveiled Murder Unveiled Murder Unveiled is a 2005 Canadian television movie. The movie is based on the true story of the Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu murder. First Aired on CBC February 6, 2006....	Lawyer	TV movie
	A Little Thing Called Murder A Little Thing Called Murder A Little Thing Called Murder is a 2006 drama film starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson and directed by Richard Benjamin. This film made for television, by Stonemade Entertainment for Lifetime TV, was based on a true story, as told in the book Dead End by reporter Jeanne King.-Synopsis:Judy...	Syed Bial Ahmed
	Godiva's Godiva's Godiva's is an hour long Canadian television comedy-drama series, which debuted on Bravo! and Citytv in 2005. It completed a successful two-season run in 2006, but though the show received rave reviews, it was cancelled by CHUM broadcasting...	Mr. Hadieri	Episode: "Fast and Loose"
2006			Episode: "Floodgates"
			Episode: "Out the Door"
	The Evidence The Evidence (TV series) The Evidence is an American police procedural drama that debuted on March 22, 2006 on ABC. The series starred Rob Estes, Orlando Jones, and Martin Landau.-Summary:...	Medical Examiner	Episode: "Borrowed Time"
	A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 LGBT biography television film directed by award-winning director Agnieszka Holland and aired on Lifetime Television. The story documents the real life of Gwen Araujo, born Edward Araujo, Jr., a transgender teenager who was murdered after it was...	Actor	TV movie
2007	White Noise: The Light White Noise: The Light White Noise: The Light, also marketed as White Noise 2, is a 2007 horror thriller film, directed by Patrick Lussier and written by Matt Venne. The sequel stars Nathan Fillion and Katee Sackhoff in the lead roles. It is a stand-alone sequel to the 2005 film White Noise, directed by Geoffrey Sax...	Male Nurse
	Partition	The Wood Gatherer
2007—present	Little Mosque on the Prairie Little Mosque on the Prairie Little Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan...	Baber Siddiqui	Regular Role
2008–2009	Winnipeg Comedy Festival Winnipeg Comedy Festival The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Created by the Osborne Village Cultural Centre in collaboration with CBC Radio, performances from the festival are also broadcast as a radio series on CBC Radio One and as a television series on The Comedy...	Baber Siddiqui
2009	Watchmen Watchmen (film) Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons...	Karnak Scientist
2010	Repeaters	Mr. Singh
2011	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy series, with episodes each half an hour long. The new show was produced by Front Street Pictures, The Hatchery, Incendo Films and Endemol, and premiered on The Hub, which overtook Discovery Kids on October 10,...	Mr. Sadigh	Episode: "The Dead Body"
	Fathers & Sons	Sutish	Completed
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 comedy film based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List also have prominent roles...	Convenience Store Customer #2