Ravi Patel is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his work in television and film. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Scrubs (2001), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), and Master of None (2015). He gained widespread recognition for co-directing and starring in the 2014 documentary Meet the Patels, which humorously explores his experiences with love and arranged marriage. In 2023, Patel joined the main cast of the Fox comedy series Animal Control, playing Amit Patel, an overwhelmed yet endearing family man and Animal Control officer. Beyond acting, he is also a philanthropist and co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives, a company focused on fighting child malnutrition.

Filmography

• 2026Best Pancakes in the County — Ryder
• 2025Clone Cops — Robert Nefari
• 2024Harold and the Purple Crayon — Prasad
• 2024Kiss of the Con Queen
• Universal Basic Guys — Vijay (voice)
• Animal Control — Amit Patel
• 2023Dashing Through the Snow — Peter
• Justified: City Primeval — Rick
• 2022Butter — Doctor Bean
• 2022The Time Capsule — Roger
• 2022The Valet — Kapoor
• Ghosts — Lewis
• 2021Hot Mess Holiday — Pravin Mittal
• 2020Come As You Are — Mo
• 2020Wonder Woman 1984 — Babajide
• 2019Boy Genius — Mr. Hume
• 2019Broker — Ted
• Fam — Joe
• 2019Long Shot — Tom
• Craig of the Creek — Maitreya (voice)
• 2018The Black String — Dr. May
• The Cool Kids — Doctor Chad
• 2018The Homestay — Nikhil
• 2017Amelia 2.0 — Thanks
• 2017Band Aid — Bobby
• Santa Clarita Diet — Ryan
• American Housewife — Grant
• 2016Get a Job — Wick
• The Great Indoors — Lalit Pajala
• Wrecked — Tank Top
• Another Period — Mohandas Gandhi
• Grandfathered — Ravi
• Master of None — Ravi Patel
• 2015Puerto Ricans in Paris — Hassan
• Superstore — Rex
• 2014Meet the Patels — Self, Director, Writer, Editor
• 2014The Formula — Executive Producer
• Super Fun Night — Alex
• The Michael J. Fox Show — Ranesh
• Perception — Dr. Harvey Kapoor
• The New Normal — Amir
• 2011Five — Dr. Desai
• Hawaii Five-0 — Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan
• Outsourced — Kamran
• Past Life — Rishi Karna
• 2009Powder Blue — Sanjay
• 2009The Last Hurrah — Ara
• Childrens Hospital — Dr. Sunnit Bharta
• 2007The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down — Rajeev
• 2007Transformers — Telephone Operator
• Bones — Poorab Sangani
• Grey's Anatomy — Timir Dhar
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Lawyer
• Scrubs — Intern
• Futurama — Ipgee (voice)

Appearances as themselves (8)

• Hollywood Squares — Self
• Is It Cake? Halloween — Self - Judge
• Special Forces: World's Toughest Test — Self - Recruit
• Name That Tune — Self - Contestant
• Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• Son of Abish — Himself
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self