Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Manish Dayal obtained a degree in International Business from George Washington University before moving to New York where he studied acting at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. His career began with appearances in commercials and off-Broadway plays. In 2006 he picked up small parts in the films Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and On the Other Side.
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
Guest starring as Ash
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Au Revoir Les Enfants (Nov 3, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir (Oct 27, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Moulin Rouge (Oct 6, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: La Gentillesse Des Étrangers (Sep 29, 2024)
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (2019)
Guest starring as Shashi Dhar
(7 episodes)
- Episode 5x08: The Toretto Virus (Aug 13, 2021)
- Episode 5x07: The Takeover (Aug 13, 2021)
- Episode 5x06: Ex Machina (Aug 13, 2021)
- Episode 5x05: Ride and Die (Aug 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Ghost Town Grand Prix (Dec 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Enter SH1FT3R (Dec 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Born a Toretto (Dec 26, 2019)
The Resident (2018)
Starring as Dr. Devon Pravesh
(106 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: All Hands on Deck (Jan 17, 2023)
- Episode 6x12: All the Wiser (Jan 10, 2023)
- Episode 6x11: All In (Jan 3, 2023)
- Episode 6x10: Family Day (Dec 6, 2022)
- Episode 6x09: No Pressure No Diamonds (Nov 29, 2022)
- Episode 6x08: The Better Part of Valor (Nov 15, 2022)
- Episode 6x07: The Chimera (Nov 8, 2022)
- Episode 6x06: For Better or Worse (Oct 25, 2022)
- Episode 6x05: A River in Egypt (Oct 18, 2022)
- Episode 6x04: It Won't Be Like This for Long (Oct 11, 2022)
- Episode 6x03: One Bullet (Oct 4, 2022)
- Episode 6x02: Peek and Shriek (Sep 27, 2022)
- Episode 6x01: Two Hearts (Sep 20, 2022)
- Episode 5x23: Neon Moon (May 17, 2022)
- Episode 5x22: The Proof Is in the Pudding (May 10, 2022)
- Episode 5x21: Risk (May 3, 2022)
- Episode 5x20: Fork in the Road (Apr 26, 2022)
- Episode 5x19: All We Have Is Now (Apr 19, 2022)
- Episode 5x18: Ride or Die (Apr 12, 2022)
- Episode 5x17: The Space Between (Apr 5, 2022)
- Episode 5x16: 6 Volts (Mar 29, 2022)
- Episode 5x15: In for a Penny (Mar 8, 2022)
- Episode 5x14: Hell in a Handbasket (Feb 22, 2022)
- Episode 5x13: Viral (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 5x12: Now You See Me (Feb 8, 2022)
- Episode 5x11: Her Heart (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 5x10: Unknown Origin (Dec 7, 2021)
- Episode 5x09: He'd Really Like to Put in a Central Line (Nov 30, 2021)
- Episode 5x08: Old Dogs, New Tricks (Nov 23, 2021)
- Episode 5x07: Who Will You Be? (Nov 16, 2021)
- Episode 5x06: Ask Your Doctor (Nov 9, 2021)
- Episode 5x05: The Thinnest Veil (Oct 19, 2021)
- Episode 5x04: Now What? (Oct 12, 2021)
- Episode 5x03: The Long and Winding Road (Oct 5, 2021)
- Episode 5x02: No Good Deed (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 5x01: Da Da (Sep 21, 2021)
- Episode 4x14: Past, Present, Future (May 18, 2021)
- Episode 4x13: A Children's Story (May 11, 2021)
- Episode 4x12: Hope in the Unseen (May 4, 2021)
- Episode 4x11: After the Storm (Apr 27, 2021)
- Episode 4x10: Into the Unknown (Apr 20, 2021)
- Episode 4x09: Doors Opening, Doors Closing (Apr 13, 2021)
- Episode 4x08: First Days, Last Days (Mar 9, 2021)
- Episode 4x07: Hero Moments (Mar 2, 2021)
- Episode 4x06: Requiems & Revivals (Feb 16, 2021)
- Episode 4x05: Home Before Dark (Feb 9, 2021)
- Episode 4x04: Moving On and Mother Hens (Feb 2, 2021)
- Episode 4x03: The Accidental Patient (Jan 26, 2021)
- Episode 4x02: Mina's Kangaroo Court (Jan 19, 2021)
- Episode 4x01: A Wedding, A Funeral (Jan 12, 2021)
- Episode 3x20: Burn It All Down (Apr 7, 2020)
- Episode 3x19: Support System (Mar 24, 2020)
- Episode 3x18: So Long, Dawn Long (Mar 17, 2020)
- Episode 3x17: Doll E. Wood (Mar 10, 2020)
- Episode 3x16: Reverse Cinderella (Mar 3, 2020)
- Episode 3x15: Last Shot (Feb 18, 2020)
- Episode 3x14: The Flea (Jan 28, 2020)
- Episode 3x13: How Conrad Gets His Groove Back (Jan 21, 2020)
- Episode 3x12: Best Laid Plans (Jan 14, 2020)
- Episode 3x11: Free Fall (Jan 7, 2020)
- Episode 3x10: Whistleblower (Dec 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Out for Blood (Dec 3, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Peking Duck Day (Nov 26, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Woman Down (Nov 19, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Choice Words (Nov 5, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Belief System (Oct 15, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Saints & Sinners (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Flesh of My Flesh (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: From the Ashes (Sep 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x23: The Unbefriended (May 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x22: Broker and Broker (Apr 29, 2019)
- Episode 2x21: Stuck as Foretold (Apr 22, 2019)
- Episode 2x20: If Not Now, When? (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x19: Snowed In (Apr 1, 2019)
- Episode 2x18: Emergency Contact (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 2x17: Betrayal (Mar 18, 2019)
- Episode 2x16: Adverse Events (Mar 4, 2019)
- Episode 2x15: Queens (Feb 18, 2019)
- Episode 2x14: Stupid Things in the Name of Sex (Feb 11, 2019)
- Episode 2x13: Virtually Impossible (Feb 4, 2019)
- Episode 2x12: Fear Finds a Way (Jan 28, 2019)
- Episode 2x11: Operator Error (Jan 21, 2019)
- Episode 2x10: After the Fall (Jan 14, 2019)
- Episode 2x09: The Dance (Nov 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Heart in a Box (Nov 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Trial & Error (Nov 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Nightmares (Oct 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: The Germ (Oct 22, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: About Time (Oct 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Three Words (Oct 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: The Prince & The Pauper (Oct 1, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: 00:42:30 (Sep 24, 2018)
- Episode 1x14: Total Eclipse of the Heart (May 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x13: Run, Doctor, Run (May 7, 2018)
- Episode 1x12: Rude Awakenings and the Raptor (Apr 30, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: And the Nurses Get Screwed (Apr 23, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Haunted (Apr 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Lost Love (Mar 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Family Affair (Mar 19, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Elopement (Mar 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: No Matter the Cost (Mar 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: None the Wiser (Feb 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Identity Crisis (Feb 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Comrades in Arms (Jan 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Independence Day (Jan 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 21, 2018)
Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
Guest starring as Ryan Ray
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: You Are Not Safe (Oct 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: The Threshold (Sep 27, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: And She Was (Sep 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Yerba Buena (Sep 13, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: Rules of Honorable Play (Sep 6, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Flipping the Switch (Aug 30, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: One Way or Another (Aug 23, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: Valley of the Heart's Delight (Aug 23, 2016)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Guest starring as Vijay Nadeer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x16: What If... (Apr 4, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: Broken Promises (Jan 10, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: Deals with Our Devils (Nov 29, 2016)
Switched at Birth (2011)
Guest starring as Scuba
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x28: We Are the Kraken of Our Own Sinking Ships (Oct 8, 2012)
- Episode 1x25: The Shock of Being Seen (Sep 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x24: The Intruder (Sep 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x23: This is the Color of My Dreams (Sep 3, 2012)
Rubicon (2010)
Guest starring as Mason 'Hal' Klugman
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: You Never Can Win (Oct 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Connect the Dots (Aug 22, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: The First Day of School (Aug 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Gone in the Teeth (Jun 13, 2010)
90210 (2008)
Guest starring as Raj Kher
(14 episodes)
- Episode 4x20: Blue Ivy (Mar 27, 2012) [Uncredited]
- Episode 4x19: The Heart Will Go On (Mar 20, 2012)
- Episode 4x10: Smoked Turkey (Nov 22, 2011)
- Episode 4x09: A Thousand Words (Nov 15, 2011)
- Episode 4x06: Benefit of the Doubt (Oct 18, 2011)
- Episode 4x04: Let the Games Begin (Oct 4, 2011)
- Episode 4x01: Up in Smoke (Sep 13, 2011)
- Episode 3x22: To the Future! (May 16, 2011)
- Episode 3x21: The Prom Before the Storm (May 9, 2011)
- Episode 3x20: Women on the Verge (May 2, 2011)
- Episode 3x19: Nerdy Little Secrets (Apr 25, 2011)
- Episode 3x18: The Enchanted Donkey (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 3x17: Blue Naomi (Feb 28, 2011)
- Episode 3x16: It's High Time (Feb 21, 2011)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Guest starring as Samir Doss
- Episode 10x08: To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap (Jun 26, 2011)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Rishi Parayan
- Episode 10x13: Internal Combustion (Feb 4, 2010)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Farid Salim
- Episode 15x18: Criminal Stories (Mar 19, 2014)
Crew Credits
The Resident (2018)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x06: For Better or Worse (Oct 25, 2022)
- Episode 5x14: Hell in a Handbasket (Feb 22, 2022)