Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
| Acted in the British TV productions "The Frontier" and "The Peacock Spring". among others | ||
| As a teen, performed in a band as lead guitarist and singer | ||
| At age 16, left home after clashing with father over his desire to be an actor; moved in with a math teacher who became his guardian | ||
| Raised in Wandsworth, a section of south London | ||
| While in drama school, performed in various plays including "King Lear" (as Gloucester), Lorca's "Blood Wedding", and "Two Flanks and a Passion" | ||
1990 | Acted onstage in "My Beautiful Laundrette", directed by Hanif Kureishi (date approximate) | |
1991 | Feature debut, as Bike in Kureishi's "London Kills Me" | |
1992 | First lead in a feature, "Wild West" | |
1992 | First major film role in the psychological thriller "Double Vision" | |
1993 | Reunited with Kureishi as lead in the BBC adaptation of "The Buddha of Suburbia" | |
1996 | Cast as a lusty Indian royal in "Kama Sutra", helmed by Mira Nair | |
1996 | Had breakthrough role as Kip, a Sikh who defuses land mines and romances a Canadian nurse (Juliette Binoche), in the Oscar-winning "The English Patient" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the remake of "Mighty Joe Young" | |
1998 | Portrayed an Indian doctor in rural Tennessee who becomes involved in educating and treating locals infected with HIV in the Showtime film "My Own Country", based on the memoir of Dr Abraham Verghese | |
2000 | Cast as Steve Banerjee, the founder of Chippendales, whose rise and fall was chronicled in the USA Network film "The Chippendales Murder" | |
2001 | American series debut as regular in ABC's "The Beast", playing a news producer working for a 24-hour cable network | |
2001 | Appeared in the independent feature "A Question of Faith" | |
2002 | Was featured in the remake of "Rollerball" | |
2004 | 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 | |
2004 | Starred in the romantic comedy "Easy" | |
2005 | Cast in "Bride and Prejudice" a bollywood update of the Jane Austen classic directed by Gurinder Chadha | |
2006 | Played Menerith, a solider and stepbrother to Moses in the ABC miniseries "The Ten Commandments" | |
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 | |
Awards
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The English Patient |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Lost |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Lost |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Lost |