DILEEP
RAO

Dileep Rao is an American actor born in Los Angeles on 29 July 1973. His screen roles span horror, science fiction and thrillers, following training and work in theatre.

Rao studied at the University of California, San Diego and trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. His stage experience included regional theatre before his better-known film work.

In Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell (2009), he played Rham Jas, a psychic consulted by the protagonist. That same year he appeared as scientist Dr. Max Patel in James Cameron’s Avatar.

In Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010), Rao played Yusuf, the chemist who joins a team undertaking an unusual operation within dreams. His character’s expertise helps make the team’s plan possible.

Rao returned to the Avatar series as Max Patel in The Way of Water. The film credits linked on FLM.RED come from its own catalogue and are not his complete filmography.