Naveen Andrews
Naveen Andrews | |
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.jpg) Andrews at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | Naveen William Sidney Andrews 17 January 1969 |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born 17 January 1969) is a British-American actor. He is best known for his role as Sayid Jarrah in the television series Lost (2004–2010), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as winning a Screen Actors Guild Award along with the cast. He has also appeared in films such as The English Patient (1996), Mighty Joe Young (1998), Rollerball (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Planet Terror (2007), The Brave One (2007), and Diana (2013). In 2022, he portrayed Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.
Early life
[edit]Andrews was born on 17 January 1969[1] in Lambeth, London,[2] to Nirmala, a psychologist, and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from Kerala, India.[3][failed verification] He was raised in the Methodist Church of Great Britain.[4] In 1985, when he was 16, Andrews's began a relationship with the 30-year-old Geraldine Feakins.[5]
Career
[edit]Andrews auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[2] His studies paid off when he won a role in Hanif Kureshi's film London Kills Me (1991).[2] Andrews starred in the 1993 BBC miniseries Buddha of Suburbia.[2] He portrayed Kip Singh in The English Patient (1996),[2] and Sayid Jarrah in the popular television series Lost (2004–10).[2]
In 2006, he was voted one of People magazine's World's Most Beautiful People.[6]
He starred in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996),[2] Mighty Joe Young (1998),[2] and Bride and Prejudice (2004).[2] He has also appeared in films such as The English Patient (1996),[2] Rollerball (2002), Planet Terror (2007),[2] The Brave One (2007),[2] and Diana (2013).[2]
He was Jafar in the American fantasy drama Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–14).[2] In 2014, he provided the voice of Sabal in the video game Far Cry 4.[2] From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the series Sense8,[2] (created by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski) as Jonas. From 2018 to 2019, he co-starred as ex-MI6 and CIA officer Julian Cousins in the series Instinct,[2] alongside Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic. In 2022 Andrews co-starred with Amanda Seyfried as Theranos COO Sunny Balwani in the Hulu limited series The Dropout.[2] In February 2025, it was announced that Andrews would voice the title role of Khan Noonien Singh in the scripted audio drama series Star Trek: Khan.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Andrews's relationship with Geraldine Feakins lasted from 1985 to 1991. Their son, Jaisal Andrews, was born in 1992.[5] He was later in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey in Los Angeles, starting in 1998. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son with Czech-French actress Elena Eustache. He and Hershey later reconciled,[8] but in 2010, they announced that they had separated.[9][10] Andrews was in a long custody dispute with Eustache over their son, and on 7 January 2009, he was granted sole legal and physical custody.[11]
Andrews has spoken about his alcoholism and his two-year addiction to heroin in the mid-1990s. He has described an incident in which he collapsed on set and was treated by emergency services.[12]
He plays guitar[13] and sings, while tap dancing to his own tune as a hobby. He became a naturalised U.S. citizen on 27 May 2010.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | London Kills Me | Bike | |
| 1992 | Wild West | Zaf | |
| Double Vision | Jimmy | ||
| 1996 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Raj Singh | |
| The English Patient | Kip Singh | ||
| 1997 | True Love and Chaos | Hanif | |
| 1998 | Bombay Boys | Krishna | |
| Mighty Joe Young | Pindi | ||
| 1999 | Drowning on Dry Land | Darshan | |
| 2000 | A Question of Faith | William | |
| 2002 | Rollerball | Sanjay | |
| 2003 | Easy | John Kalicharan | |
| 2004 | Bride and Prejudice | Balraj | |
| 2006 | Provoked: A True Story | Deepak Ahluwalia | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Dr. John "Abby" Abbington | Segment: Planet Terror |
| The Brave One | Dr. David Kirmani | ||
| 2008 | Animals | Vic | |
| 2013 | Diana | Dr. Hasnat Khan | |
| TBA | The Last Days of John Allen Chau † | TBA | Post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia | Karim Amir | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | The Peacock Spring | Ravi Battacharya | Television film |
| 1998 | My Own Country | Dr. Abraham Verghese | |
| 2000 | The Chippendales Murder | Steve Banerjee | |
| 2001 | The Beast | Tamir Naipaul | Episode: "The Price" |
| 2003 | Future Tense | Miles Gupta | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2004–2010 | Lost | Sayid Jarrah | 98 episodes |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Menerith | Television film |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Detective Ash Ramsey | Episode: "Shadow" |
| 2012 | Sinbad | Lord Akbari | 7 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Jafar | 13 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Sense8 | Jonas Maliki | 18 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Julian Cousins | 21 episodes |
| 2022 | The Dropout | Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | The Cleaning Lady | Robert Kamdar | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Last King of the Cross | Ray Kinnock | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh | Mahesh Pradeep | 8 episodes |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | Sabal |
Audio
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story | Grigory | Main role |
| 2025 | Star Trek: Khan | Khan Noonien Singh | Main role |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The English Patient | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Lost | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Golden Globe Award | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won | ||
| 2022 | Hollywood Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | The Dropout | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, Mike (17 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Naveen Andrews | Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Elsworth, Catherine (30 August 2005). "I'm so grateful I'm sober now". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Naveen Andrews finds himself in L.A". etalk. CTV News. Canadian Press. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b Roberts, Genevieve (1 July 2012). "Naveen Andrews: 'At least I've been a good parent'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "2006's World's Most Beautiful People". People. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt Cast in Star Trek: Khan". StarTrek.com. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "'Lost' star fathered child while separated". Today. Associated Press. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Baclayon, Jovie (31 May 2010) [30 May 2010]. "Lost's Naveen Andrews Found in Splitsville". E! News. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Warren, Jessica (30 May 2010). "Naveen Andrews Split - Lost Actor Announces Break Up with Barbara Hershey". nationalledger.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ ""Lost" Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid". TMZ. 15 June 2019 [7 January 2009]. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Hilton, Beth (1 February 2006). "'Lost' star reveals heroin addiction". ShowBiz. Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Juba, Scott (3 May 2005). "Interview: Naveen Andrews". the-trades.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Andrews, Naveen (7 July 2010). "Naveen Andrews al RFF: Sayid presenta il finale di Lost" [Naveen Andrews at RFF: Sayid presents the finale of Lost]. movieplayer.it (Interview) (in Friulian). Interviewed by Morelli, Luciana. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
...dal 27 maggio sono diventato cittadino americano... [... as of May 27, I became an American citizen...])
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