Roger Narayan

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Roger Narayan
Born
Raj Narayan [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Raj Narayan is an Indian actor who works in predominantly Kannada and English-language films. He is known for playing one of the leads in U Turn (2016).

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Career

Roger Narayan studied engineering at BITS Pilani before deciding to pursue his passion of becoming an actor. He subsequently learned acting in several institutions. [1] [2] He changed his stage name from Raj to Roger so that he would not be cast in stereotypical Indian roles. [1] He played supporting roles in several films and television shows before debuting as a lead actor with the multilingual Hola Venky (2014), which was shot in India. [1] [2] He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn (2016) as a sub-inspector of police. [1] [3] He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture. [3] He starred in Humble Politician Nograj (2018) as a NRI politician. [4] In a review of the film, a critic noted that "Roger Narayan is a perfect fit as Arun Patil". [5] Roger Narayan made his debut as an antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal (2019). [6] [7] [8]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2007Futbaal: The Price of DreamsCoach Persian
2010Keeping Up with the GuptasKumar English
Eat Pray Love Priestuncredited
Touch WoodBollywood star
2011 Happy Feet Two Indian penguinvoice role
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Engineer, variousuncredited
2012The TestMarcus
2014Hola Venky!VenkyEnglish
Spanish
Hindi
Tamil
2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity IyengarEnglish
2016Hot BotHot Bot Lead Engineer
U Turn NayakKannada
417 MilesSrinivasEnglish
Portuguese
Hindi
Tamil
2018 Humble Politician Nograj Arun PatilKannada
2019 Chambal Kannada
Punyakoti Kalinga Sanskrit voice role
2022DNAAkashKannada
2023 Diamond Cross - Kannada [9]
As a lyricist

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Unlocking Ancient Secrets of the BibleMiddle Eastern Sergeant
Al medio díaHimselfSpanish series; special appearance
2007 Mad TV East Indian waiterspecial appearance in season 12, episode 10
American Body Shop Middle Eastern waiterspecial appearance in the episode "Million Dollar Year"
Mystery ER Doctorspecial appearance in the episode "Bittersweet/Ring of Fire"
2008 iCarly Dental patientspecial appearance in the episode "iHeartArt"
2009 CSI: NY Actorspecial appearance in the episode "Communication Breakdown"
House Punditspecial appearance in the episode "Simple Explanation"
Better Off Ted Jimspecial appearance in the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"
The Jay Leno Show Terroristspecial appearance in season 1, episode 1; uncredited
The Young and the Restless Novichspecial appearance in three episodes of season 1
The Bold and the Beautiful Cab driverspecial appearance in two episodes of season 1
2010 Miami Medical Mukeshspecial appearance in the episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1 [lower-alpha 1]
How I Met Your Mother Babakaspecial appearance in the episode "Blitzgiving"
Victorious Dr. Bornsteinspecial appearance in the episode "Rex Dies"
2011Angry Groundskeeperspecial appearance in the episode "The Bird Scene"
Outsourced Multiple rolesvoice role; appears in twenty-one episodes
Castle ER Residentspecial appearance in the episode "The Rise"
2012 Weeds Bandhispecial appearance in the episodes "Messy" and "A Beam of Sunshine" [lower-alpha 2]
Incredible Crew Mr. Narayanspecial appearance in the episode "Pancake Genie"
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Roger Alispecial appearance in the episode "Allegiance"
2015 The Leftovers Bhagatspecial appearance in the episode "A Matter of Geography"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkOutcomeRef.
2017 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor U Turn Nominated [10]
2018 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut ActorNominated [11]
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor In A Supporting Role Humble Politician Nograj Nominated [12]

Notes

  1. While his role in the episode "Pilot" is credited, his role in the episode "88 Seconds" is not credited.
  2. While his role in the episode "Messy" is credited, his role in the episode "A Beam of Sunshine" is not credited.

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