Dileep A. Rao (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series.
Rao was born in Los Angeles, California, to a physicist mother and an engineer father, both of Indian descent.
[citation needed] Rao's first role after graduating was in the American premiere of Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard.
[4] On June 8, 2008, Rao was randomly selected from over 1,600 entrants to play the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle on air with Will Shortz.
He was nominated for several awards as part of the ensemble cast in Christopher Nolan's 2010 film Inception, in which he played a pharmacologist.