Luke Kenny

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Luke Kenny
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Kenny in 2012
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Years active1989–present
Known for Rock On!!

Luke Kenny is an Indian actor, film director, producer, music director, composer, and former VJ. He began his career as a DJ, followed by a successful stint as the first male VJ on Channel V. [1] He gained widespread recognition for his role in the 2008 rock musical drama Rock On!!

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In 2018, Kenny came back into prominence for his role as the hired mercenary Malcolm Murad in the Netflix series Sacred Games . [2]

Early life

Kenny was born in Kolkata and is of Anglo-Indian descent. His Irish grandfather was originally from Burma but moved to India after WWII and married Kenny's British grandmother. The actor's father, Robert Kenny, was born in Delhi and was a musician. He later moved to Kolkata and married Kenny's mother, who was Italian. [3] Kenny's parents divorced when he was very young and he grew up in Mumbai with his father and grandfather, both musicians, prompting his interest in music from a young age.[ citation needed ] He was a student at Elphinstone College in Mumbai but left the school early to pursue a career in music.[ citation needed ]

Career

Kenny began his career as a dancer, influenced by Michael Jackson. He was spotted and later recruited by Arshad Warsi's dance crew. In 1991, he joined the rock band Greek as a vocalist. Between 1993 and 1995, he had a small stint as a DJ. In 1995, he joined the newly launched Channel V as their first male VJ. He became popular and had a long-term association with the channel. [4] Kenny got his first acting break in the 1997 film Bombay Boys alongside Naveen Andrews, albeit in a small role. After this, he went back to Channel V and served as their head of music programming until 2008. In 2005, Kenny tried his hand at directing and producing, with the film 13th Floor, starring Purab Kohli and Sandhya Mridul. The production was India's first digitally-released film and received recognition at film festivals. Kenny returned to acting with his breakthrough role in the 2008 film Rock On!! Portraying keyboardist Rob Nancy, the cult film made the actor a household name.

Kenny has also been a contributor to various news columns. He used to write "If I May Say So" for the Hindustan Times and "LukeBox" for Rolling Stone India. In 2011 he became the channel head of 9XO, a 24/7 international music channel owned by 9X Media. In 2013, he produced and starred in India's first zombie film, Rise of the Zombie. [5]

Kenny recently regained public attention with his acclaimed portrayal of Malcolm Murad, a hired mercenary, in the first Netflix India original series, Sacred Games . [6] Kenny was part of the cast in both seasons of the show. He next appeared as GDPA official Wolfgang Hummels (inspired by WADA) in the second season of the Amazon Prime show Inside Edge . [7] The same year, he also appeared in the film Tanhaji , portraying the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

In 2022, Kenny appeared in the Disney+ Hotstar series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness . The same year, he was added to the upcoming web series Parth aur Jugnu. [8]

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Bombay Boys Xavier
2004 Lakshya
2008 Rock On!! Rob Nancy
2013Rise of the Zombie
2016 Banjo Mickey a.k.a. Mic
2017 Qarib Qarib Singlle Sidkong
2020 Tanhaji Aurangzeb
2023 The Archies Ricky Mantle
2024 Merry Christmas Jerome

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897 Major Des Voeux Discovery Jeet
2018 Sacred Games Malcolm Mourad Netflix
2019 Inside Edge Wolfgang Hummels Amazon Prime Video
2022 Rudra: The Edge of Darkness JK Lamba Disney+ Hotstar
Dharavi Bank MichaelDisney+ Hotstar
2023 Fireflies: Parth Aur Jugnu Sleeman/Mritunjay Vyas ZEE5

Other crew positions

YearTitleDirectorProducer
200513th FloorYesYes
2013Rise of the ZombieYes

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