Dileep Rao
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 29, 1973
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Dileep Rao (born Dileep A. Rao, 29 July 1973, Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of Indian (Kannadiga) descent. He grew up in Saudi Arabia, Colorado, and Claremont, California; earned a B.A. from University of California, San Diego and an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (classmates included Elizabeth Banks and Anna Belknap). He began in regional theatre (Berkeley Rep, South Coast Repertory) before moving to Los Angeles. He also competed on Jeopardy! in 2002, winning $34,400. His filmography includes: Drag Me to Hell (2009) (Alison Lohman, Jordan Ladd); Avatar (2009) (Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña); Inception (2010) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt); The Dictator (2012) (Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris); Murder of a Cat (2014) (Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi); Beeba Boys (2015) (Pankaj Tripathi, Rajkummar Rao); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) (Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña); Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) (Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña). Upcoming: Avatar 4 (2029). TV: Mr. Robot (2017), Touch (2013), Z Nation (2015).
Filmography
Avatar 4 2029
as Dr. Max Patel
Wishful Thinking 2027
Actor
Clash at Death Mountain 2026
as Monk
Inheritance 2026
Actor
Quantum Entangled 2026
as Professor
Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025
as Max Patel
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell 2024
as Self
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
as Dr. Max Patel
Remember Amnesia 2019
as Dr. Jay
Fanboy 2019
as Dileep
Extracurricular Activities 2019
as Ronnie
The Lie Game 2018
as Joel
Resurrect 2018
as Raul
Where You Are 2016
as Talk Show Host
Beeba Boys 2015
as Kash Sood
Polis 2014
as Scientist 2
Murder of a Cat 2014
as Dr. Jag Mundhra
The Tutor 2013
as Ferdinand
The Dictator 2012
as Male GMW Host (Uncredited)
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes 2011
as Nick Carraway
Inception 2010
as Yusuf
Avatar 2009
as Dr. Max Patel
Drag Me to Hell 2009
as Rham Jas
Credits from TMDB.