Edward Sonnenblick | |
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Born | United States | 27 June 1980
Occupation | Actor • Host |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse | Sonal Mehta (m. 2009) |
Children | 1 |
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]
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 .
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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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 | Eric | Marathi film | |
Rajanna | Governor Curzon | Telugu film | |
2012 | Shirdi Sai | Collector | Telugu 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 Chaya | Richard | TV film | |
2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | Captain Gordon | |
Kesari | Lt. Lawrence | ||
2020 | Saving Chintu | Oliver | Short Film |
Papoo Photowalah | Peter | ||
2022 | RRR | Edward | Telugu film [14] |
2023 | Tiger 3 | Dr. Hoffman | |
Sam Bahadur | Lord Mountbatten | ||
Devil: The British Secret Agent | Bell | Telugu film | |
2024 | Captain Miller | General Andrew Wandy | Tamil film |
Maharaj | Justice Sausse | Hindi | |
2025 | Aghathiyaa | TBA | Post-production; Tamil film [15] |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Jhanshi ki Rani | Captain Manson | unknown episodes |
2012 | Fear Files | Dr. Morris | 1 episodes |
2015 | Stories by Rabindranath Tagore | Unknown Character | 2 episodes |
2017 | Inside Edge | Hamish McCall | 10 episodes |
2017 | Bose: Dead/Alive | Stanley Allen | 9 episodes |
2017 | Indipedia | Self | 15 episodes |
2019 | The Insiders | Chandika's Brother | 2 episodes |
2019 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Robert Paswan | 6 episodes |
2023 | Jubilee | Vladimir Sayadyants | Amazon Prime Video |
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