Roger Narayan | |
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Born | Raj Narayan [1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–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).
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]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Futbaal: The Price of Dreams | Coach | Persian | |
2010 | Keeping Up with the Guptas | Kumar | English | |
Eat Pray Love | Priest | uncredited | ||
Touch Wood | Bollywood star | |||
2011 | Happy Feet Two | Indian penguin | voice role | |
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Engineer, various | uncredited | ||
2012 | The Test | Marcus | ||
2014 | Hola Venky! | Venky | English Spanish Hindi Tamil | |
2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | Iyengar | English | |
2016 | Hot Bot | Hot Bot Lead Engineer | ||
U Turn | Nayak | Kannada | ||
417 Miles | Srinivas | English Portuguese Hindi Tamil | ||
2018 | Humble Politician Nograj | Arun Patil | Kannada | |
2019 | Chambal | Kannada | ||
Punyakoti | Kalinga | Sanskrit | voice role | |
2022 | DNA | Akash | Kannada | |
2023 | Diamond Cross | - | Kannada | [9] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Unlocking Ancient Secrets of the Bible | Middle Eastern Sergeant | |
Al medio día | Himself | Spanish series; special appearance | |
2007 | Mad TV | East Indian waiter | special appearance in season 12, episode 10 |
American Body Shop | Middle Eastern waiter | special appearance in the episode "Million Dollar Year" | |
Mystery ER | Doctor | special appearance in the episode "Bittersweet/Ring of Fire" | |
2008 | iCarly | Dental patient | special appearance in the episode "iHeartArt" |
2009 | CSI: NY | Actor | special appearance in the episode "Communication Breakdown" |
House | Pundit | special appearance in the episode "Simple Explanation" | |
Better Off Ted | Jim | special appearance in the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" | |
The Jay Leno Show | Terrorist | special appearance in season 1, episode 1; uncredited | |
The Young and the Restless | Novich | special appearance in three episodes of season 1 | |
The Bold and the Beautiful | Cab driver | special appearance in two episodes of season 1 | |
2010 | Miami Medical | Mukesh | special appearance in the episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1 [lower-alpha 1] |
How I Met Your Mother | Babaka | special appearance in the episode "Blitzgiving" | |
Victorious | Dr. Bornstein | special appearance in the episode "Rex Dies" | |
2011 | Angry Groundskeeper | special appearance in the episode "The Bird Scene" | |
Outsourced | Multiple roles | voice role; appears in twenty-one episodes | |
Castle | ER Resident | special appearance in the episode "The Rise" | |
2012 | Weeds | Bandhi | special appearance in the episodes "Messy" and "A Beam of Sunshine" [lower-alpha 2] |
Incredible Crew | Mr. Narayan | special appearance in the episode "Pancake Genie" | |
2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Roger Ali | special appearance in the episode "Allegiance" |
2015 | The Leftovers | Bhagat | special appearance in the episode "A Matter of Geography" |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome | Ref. |
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2017 | 64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actor | U Turn | Nominated | [10] |
2018 | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Actor | Nominated | [11] | |
2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor In A Supporting Role | Humble Politician Nograj | Nominated | [12] |
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