Aziz Ansari
Acting
Aziz Ismail Ansari (/ɑːnˈsɑːri/ ahn-SAR-ee; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He played Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and created and starred in the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021), for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant, after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari played Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. In 2015, Ansari co-created and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series Master of None, for which he also served as a writer and director. As a stand-up comedian, Ansari released his first comedy special, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records. He continues to perform stand-up on tour and on Netflix. His first book, Modern Romance: An Investigation, was released in June 2015. He was included in the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2016. In July 2019, Ansari released his fifth comedy special, Aziz Ansari: Right Now, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2021, Netflix released Master of None Presents: Moments in Love, which Ansari wrote and directed. The following year, he released his comedy special Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian on Netflix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aziz Ansari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting69
movieGood Fortune
2025
Arj / Delivery Robots (voice)
movieThe Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
Darryl (voice)
movieA Parks and Recreation Special
2020
Tom Haverford
tvMaster of None
2015
Dev Shah
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieCrash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
2015
Not Aziz Ansari
tvMajor Lazer
2015
Goosh (voice)
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieDate and Switch
2014
Marcus
tvWander Over Yonder
2013
Westley (voice)
movieThis Is the End
2013
Aziz Ansari
movieEpic
2013
Mub (voice)
movieIce Age: Continental Drift
2012
Squint (voice)
movieCruel Summer
2012
Prisoner
movieScrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011
Squint (voice)
tvBob's Burgers
2011
Darryl (voice)
tvConan
2010
Self
movieAlpha and Omega
2010
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
movieGet Him to the Greek
2010
Matty Briggs
tvThe League
2009
Dr. Henry Rocha / Dr. Henry Rocha (voice)
movieObserve and Report
2009
Saddamn
tvParks and Recreation
2009
Tom Haverford
movieI Love You, Man
2009
Eugene
tvScrubs: Interns
2009
Ed Dhandapani
tvHuman Giant
2007
Aziz / Various
movieSchool for Scoundrels
2006
Classmate
tvUncle Morty's Dub Shack
2004
MC Bricklayer
tvThe Venture Bros.
2004
Martin (voice)
tvReno 911!
2003
Financial Advisor #2 / Resort Salesman #3 / HMO Advisor #2
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self / Host
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Writing11
Directing5
Production5
movieGood Fortune
2025
Producer
movieAziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
2022
Executive Producer
tvMaster of None
2015
Executive Producer
tvHuman Giant
2007
Producer
Being Mortal
Producer
Creator2
tvMaster of None
2015
Creator
tvHuman Giant
2007
Creator
