Jacob Gregory

Jacob Gregory
Jacob on set of Akkara Kazhchakal , 2008
Born	(1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 39)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008 – 2024

Jacob Gregory is an Indian-American actor who has appeared in Malayalam films. He made his film debut in the film ABCD (2013) directed by Martin Prakkat. ^[1] He got a breakthrough role in the TV series Akkara Kazhchakal , where he portrayed the character Gregory also known as "Giri Giri". ^[2] Gregory has lived in New Jersey since 1990. ^[3]

Career

Before working in the film industry, he played a character in the sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal . His character was well received by audiences along with the sitcom. He was able to tour across the United States, Canada, and the European Union; performing shows on a variety of stages based on Akkara Kazhchakal. A mutual friend suggested Gregory's name to Prakkat when the director was looking for someone to play the lead along with Dulquer Salmaan for the film ABCD as Korah. ^{[2] [3]}

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008-2010	Akkara Kazhchakal	Gregory (Girigiri)	Television series on Kairali TV
2011	Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie	Girigiri
2013	ABCD	Korah	Film debut [4]
2014	Salalah Mobiles	Binoy
	1983	Sachin
	Vegam	Daveed
	Bhaiyya Bhaiyya	Sidekick
2015	Ennum Eppozhum	Maathan
	100 Days of Love	Bahadur (Njaramban)
	Chirakodinja Kinavukal	Santhosh Balaji
	Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi	Ananthakrishnan Iyer
2016	Karingunnam Sixes	Bruno
2017	Jomonte Suvisheshangal	Mushtaq
	Parava	Mujeeb
	Pokkiri Simon	Biju
2018	Kalyanam	Saiju	Also playback singer for "Dhritangapulakithan"
	Mandharam	Tuttu
2019	Sakalakalashala	Akku's friend
	Soothrakkaran	Shibu Mon
	Unda	Varghese Kuruvila
2020	Maniyarayile Ashokan	Ashokan	Also producer and playback singer for "Unnimaya"
2021	Djibouti	Aby
2024	Secret	Prince	[5]

References

1. Sathyendran, Nita (14 November 2012). "Life imitates art". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
2. Kurian, Shiba. (23 October 2012). Gregory is back on silver screen. indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
3. Sathyendran, Nita. (14 November 2012). Life imitates art. thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
4. Nambidi, Parvathy (13 June 2013). "A frothy expat tale comes home". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
5. Features, C. E. (10 July 2024). "SN Swamy's directorial debut Secret gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Jacob Gregory at IMDb