He played Osama bin Laden in Kamal Haasan's film on terrorism Vishwaroopam, Dekker in the ABC series Deception, and is known for his work in theatre in India and the United States.

He comes from an athletic background, and turned down several scholarships to play basketball at the collegiate level to instead focus on acting.

[2][3] Naren Weiss began his career onstage in Chennai, acting and writing in plays for The Little Theatre, the Stray Factory, and The Hindu Metroplus Theater Fest.

He played a separate character named Pi years later in the Chinese film Love is a Broadway Hit directed by Peter Lee, a long-time friend and associate of Life of Pi director Ang Lee.

[9] For his work on The Brave, NBC submitted him for consideration in the Outstanding Guest Actor category for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards, although he did not receive a nomination.