Naveen Andrews

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Birthday: January 17, 1969

An attractive British actor of Indian descent, Naveen Andrews first rose to prominence in several roles penned by Hanif Kureishi. but it was his sterling work as Kip, the Sikh who defused land minds and romanced Juliet Binoche's nurse in "The English Patient" (1996) that caught US audience's attention.

The eldest son of Indian immigrants who settled in London, Andrews clashed with his father over the career choice of acting. At age 16, he moved out of his parents home and was taken in by a math teacher who became his guardia…more

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Actor

My Own Country
Dr Abraham Abe Verghese
The Chippendales Murder
Steve Banerjee
The Ten Commandments (ABC)
Menerith
The Beast
Tamir Naipaul
The Peacock Spring
Ravi Battacharya

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Career Milestones

2007
Co-starred with Jodie Foster in the crime drama, "The Brave One"
2007
Starred in "Planet Terror," Robert Rodriguez's half of the goretastic double feature "Grind House" a collaboration with Quentin Tarantino
2006
Played Menerith, a solider and stepbrother to Moses in the ABC miniseries "The Ten Commandments"
2005
Cast in "Bride and Prejudice" a bollywood update of the Jane Austen classic directed by Gurinder Chadha
2004 to 0000
Cast as Sayid, a former Iraqi army officer on ABC's hit series "Lost"; earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations (2005) for Best Supporting Actor