Jasper (actor)

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Jasper
Born (1972-02-06) February 6, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation actor
Years active2004-present

Jasper is an Indian actor, who has appeared in character roles, primarily with negative shades. [1] Jasper has done close to 200 films in a career spanning more than fifteen years, he has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and a few other languages.[ citation needed ]

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Career

Jasper was a software engineer before choosing to opt for a career in films. He made his acting debut in Gambeeram (2004) and appeared alongside actor Sarathkumar, who later also recommended him to feature in his next films Chatrapathy and Jithan (2004). [2] He continued portraying supporting antagonistic roles throughout the late 2000s and won acclaim for his role as a gang member in Naanayam (2011), with a critic reporting he "gets noted". [3]

Jasper portrayed one of Sathyaraj's henchmen in the Hindi film, Chennai Express (2013), featuring alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. He was also present in a character role in Chimbu Deven's multi-starrer Puli (2015) and Siva's Vedalam (2015).[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Gambeeram Naaga (Henchman) [4]
Bose
Chatrapathy
Attagasam Thoothukudi Fernandez
2005 Jithan Henchman
Anniyan Henchman
2008 Anjathe Anti Kidnaping Team Member (Police Officer)
2010 Naanayam Fareed's henchman
Paiyaa Goon chasing Charulatha
2011 Thambikottai Amirthalingam's assistant
Kanchana Bhai
2013 Chennai Express HenchmanHindi film
Vidiyum Munn Doraisingam
2014 Burma Don
Vingyani
2015 Massu Engira Masilamani Ghost
Puli Jalatharangan's assistant
Vedalam Manimaran's Brother
Bengal Tiger Telugu film
Ragini IPS Kannada film
2016 Sutta Pazham Sudatha Pazham
Iru Mugan Billy Murali
Nagarahavu Kannada film
2019 Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda SwamyTelugu film
2020 Laxmii Muslim PriestHindi film

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