Naveen William Sidney Andrews(born 17 January 1969)[1]is aBritish-Americanactor. He is best known for his role asSayid Jarrahin the television seriesLost(2004–2010), for which he was nominated for aGolden Globe Awardand aPrimetime Emmy Award,as well as winning aScreen Actors Guild Awardalong with the cast. He has also appeared in films such asThe English Patient(1996),Mighty Joe Young(1998),Rollerball(2002),Bride and Prejudice(2004),Planet Terror(2007),The Brave One(2007), andDiana(2013). In 2022, he portrayedRamesh "Sunny" Balwaniin theHuluminiseriesThe Dropout.[2]
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| Born | Naveen William Sidney Andrews 17 January 1969 |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Early life
editAndrews was born on 17 January 1969 inLambeth,London,[2]to Nirmala, apsychologist,and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants fromKerala,India.[3]He was brought up as aMethodist.[4]
Andrews's relationship with Geraldine Feakins began in 1985, when Andrews was 16 and Feakins was 30.[5]
Career
editAndrews auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London'sGuildhall School of Music and Drama.[2]His studies paid off when he won a role inHanif Kureshi's filmLondon Kills Me(1991).[2]Andrews starred in the 1993BBCminiseriesBuddha of Suburbia.[2]He portrayed Kip Singh inThe English Patient(1996),[2]andSayid Jarrahin the popular television seriesLost(2004–10).[2]
In 2006, he was voted one ofPeoplemagazine's World's Most Beautiful People.[6]
He starred inKama Sutra: A Tale of Love(1996),[2]Mighty Joe Young(1998),[2]andBride and Prejudice(2004).[2]He has also appeared in films such asThe English Patient(1996),[2]Rollerball(2002),Planet Terror(2007),[2]The Brave One(2007),[2]andDiana(2013).[2]
He wasJafarin the American fantasy dramaOnce Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013–14).[2]In 2014, he provided the voice of Sabal in the video gameFar Cry 4.[2]From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the seriesSense8,[2](created byThe WachowskisandJ. Michael Straczynski) as Jonas. From 2018 to 2019, he co-starred as ex-MI6 and CIA officer Julian Cousins in the seriesInstinct,[2]alongsideAlan CummingandBojana Novakovic.In 2022 Andrews co-starred withAmanda Seyfriedas Theranos COO Sunny Balwani in theHululimited seriesThe Dropout.[2]
Personal life
editAndrews'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 actressBarbara HersheyinLos Angeles,starting in 1998. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son withCzech-French actress Elena Eustache. He and Hershey later reconciled,[7]but in 2010, they announced that they had separated.[8][9]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.[10]
Andrews has spoken about hisalcoholismand his two-yearaddictiontoheroinin the mid-1990s. He has described an incident in which he collapsed on set and was treated by emergency services.[11]
He plays guitar[12]and sings, whiletap dancingto his own tune as a hobby. He became anaturalisedU.S. citizen on 27 May 2010.[13]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | London Kills Me | Bike | |
| 1992 | Wild West[14] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | Sabal |
Audio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story | Grigory | Main role |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.Retrieved17 January2023.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrs"Naveen Andrews Credits".tvguide.Retrieved16 February2025.
- ^Elsworth, Catherine."I'm so grateful I'm sober now",Daily Telegraph,30 August 2005; accessed 27 May 2008.
- ^"Naveen Andrews finds himself in L.A",CTV.ca; 10 April 2006.
- ^abRoberts, Genevieve (1 July 2012)."Naveen Andrews: 'At least I've been a good parent'".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 18 June 2022.
- ^"2006's Most Beautiful People: Naveen Andrews".People.26 April 2006.Retrieved24 December2009.
- ^"'Lost' star fathered child while separated",NBC News; accessed 7 March 2014.
- ^Lost's Naveen Andrews Found in Splitsville,E! Online; accessed 7 March 2014.
- ^"Naveen Andrews Split - Lost Actor Announces Break Up with Barbara Hershey".National Ledger.30 May 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 4 January 2013.Retrieved3 June2010.
- ^"'Lost' Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid",TMZ,7 January 2009; retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^Hilton, Beth.'Lost' star reveals heroin addiction,Digital Spy,1 February 2008; accessed 27 May 2008.
- ^The Trades - Interview: Naveen AndrewsArchived7 January 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Naveen Andrews al RFF: Sayid presenta il finale di Lost".Movieplayer(in Italian). 7 July 2010.Retrieved28 June2011.
...dal 27 maggio sono diventato cittadino americano...)
- ^Wild West (1992) at imdb,imdb; accessed 4 August 2014.