Edward Sonnenblick

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Edward Sonnenblick
Born (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 44)
United States
OccupationActor • Host
Years active2008–present
SpouseSonal Mehta (m. 2009)
Children1

Edward Sonnenblick (born 27 June 1980) is an American actor known for his works in Indian cinema and television. [1] [2] He has starred in works such as Firangi (2017), Veere Di Wedding (2018), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Kesari (2019), and RRR (2022). [3] [4] He appeared in television series such as Jhansi Ki Rani, and The Kapil Sharma Show. [5]

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Early life and career

Edward Sonnenblick was born in Southern California and grew up in San Francisco, United States. [6] He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (prior to 2024 known as 'Humboldt State University') with a BS degree in botany. Later, he worked as a natural foods chef in Northern California for 15 years. [7]

Edward learnt Hindi and moved to Mumbai to seek his fortune as an actor. Edward was inspired by the 2001 Hindi film Lagaan . [8] He visited India in 2005 for a two-week course at the Vipassana International Academy in Igatpuri, Nashik. He went on to play the double role of evil British twin brothers in Jhansi Ki Rani . [9] Edward was the host of the serial Indipedia on Epic channel in 2017. [10] [11] He has worked in films like Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi , Veere Di Wedding , and RRR .

Personal life

Edward is married to Sonal Mehta, a freelance creative director in June 2009, [12] whom he met a year back. The couple have a son. [13]

Filmography

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YearFilmRoleNotes
2008 Dostana Magazine Editor
2010 Badmaash Company Stock Broker
Anjaana Anjaani Emmanuel
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana Bobji
Game Forensic Pathologist
Dum Maaro Dum Shooter at Fleamarket
Gajaar: Journey of the Soul EricMarathi film
Rajanna Governor CurzonTelugu film
2012 Shirdi Sai CollectorTelugu film
Chittagong Col. Tait
2016 Neerja Captain Jack Snipes
Kapoor & Sons Dan
2017 Rangoon Officer
Raag Desh Lt. Col Kitson
Firangi Mark Daniels
2018 Veere Di Wedding John Stinson
Sandhya ChayaRichardTV film
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Captain Gordon
Kesari Lt. Lawrence
2020Saving ChintuOliverShort Film
Papoo PhotowalahPeter
2022 RRR EdwardTelugu film [14]
2023 Tiger 3 Dr. Hoffman
Sam Bahadur Lord Mountbatten
Devil: The British Secret Agent BellTelugu film
2024 Captain Miller General Andrew WandyTamil film
Maharaj Justice SausseHindi
2025 Aghathiyaa TBAPost-production; Tamil film [15]

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2009Jhanshi ki RaniCaptain Mansonunknown episodes
2012 Fear Files Dr. Morris1 episodes
2015Stories by Rabindranath TagoreUnknown Character2 episodes
2017 Inside Edge Hamish McCall10 episodes
2017 Bose: Dead/Alive Stanley Allen9 episodes
2017IndipediaSelf15 episodes
2019The InsidersChandika's Brother2 episodes
2019 The Kapil Sharma Show Robert Paswan6 episodes
2023 Jubilee Vladimir Sayadyants Amazon Prime Video

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