Sendhil Ramamurthy

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Sendhil Ramamurthy
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Ramamurthy in 2008
Born (1974-05-17) May 17, 1974 (age 49)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education Tufts University (BS)
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2
Relatives Jay Chandrasekhar (cousin)

Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes , Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in Beauty and the Beast , and Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs .

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Early life and education

Ramamurthy was born in Chicago to a Hindu family who emigrated from India; his father is a Kannadiga [1] and his mother is a Tamil from the Pillai community. [2] [1] He grew up speaking English and some Kannada. [1] His parents are physicians. [3] [4] He has one sister who is also a physician. He and his sister were raised in San Antonio. There, he went to Keystone School and graduated in 1991.

Ramamurthy attended Tufts University initially as a pre-med major to follow in his parents' footsteps. [5] He was also a member of the Kappa Charge of Theta Delta Chi. He became interested in acting when he took an "Intro to Acting" class during his junior year as part of his graduation requirement. After participating in several plays, including Our Country's Good , he chose to change career goals. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and then attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1996, graduating in 1998. [5] [6]

Career

Ramamurthy has appeared in theatrical productions of A Servant of Two Masters in London's West End, Indian Ink at the Soho Repertory Theatre, and East Is East at the Manhattan Theatre Club. His film credits include Love & Debate (originally titled Thanks to Gravity), Orient Express, Blind Dating , Little India, Shor in the City [7] and Gurinder Chadha's comedy film It's a Wonderful Afterlife . In addition, he has appeared on several TV shows, including Ellen , Casualty , Guiding Light , Grey's Anatomy , Ultimate Force , CSI: Miami , Heroes , Covert Affairs and Numb3rs .

He made a conscious decision to not audition for stereotypical Indian roles, although he has been offered such parts. [5] Ramamurthy's role on Heroes was his biggest to date. Although the character of Mohinder Suresh was originally written for a 55-year-old, his audition tape and screen test were convincing enough for writers to rewrite the part for Ramamurthy. Ramamurthy starred in all four seasons of Heroes, although his appearance in the final season was limited; had the series been recommissioned for a fifth season, he would not have returned for it. [8]

In 2000, he appeared in NBC's television biblical miniseries In the Beginning in the role of Adam.

Ramamurthy guest starred in a season four episode of Psych titled "Bollywood Homicide", directed by his cousin Jay Chandrasekhar. [9]

Ramamurthy joined the cast of the USA Network show Covert Affairs as Jai Wilcox from the second episode onward, replacing character Conrad Sheehan III, played by Eric Lively in the pilot. [10] The show premiered in July 2010. [11] In the season 3 premiere, his character was killed off. [12]

Ramamurthy appeared in the eighth and ninth season of The Office as Kelly Kapoor's new boyfriend, Ravi. [13]

On December 19, 2012, it was announced that he would appear in the CW show Beauty & the Beast as Gabriel Lowen, an assistant district attorney. [14]

He appeared in his Heroes role in that series's continuation entitled Heroes Reborn, in 2015 and 2016.

He appeared as the main villain in the sixth season of the television series The Flash as Dr. Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork. [15] He reprised his role in the season nine episode "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To" [16]

As of 2020, he is part of the cast of the Netflix series Never Have I Ever , playing Mohan Vishwakumar, the main character's father. [17] The series is produced by Mindy Kaling, who had first worked with Ramamurthy when she was a writer and actor on The Office. [18]

In 2022, Ramamurthy appeared in season four of Doom Patrol as Mister 104.

Personal life

In 1999, Ramamurthy married actress Olga Sosnovska. They have two children, a daughter and a son, born in 2005 and 2008 respectively. He and his family previously lived in London and have since moved to New York. [19]

Comedian and film director Jay Chandrasekhar is his cousin. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2000 In the Beginning Adam
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express Nikki
2006 Blind Dating Arvind
2009 The Slammin' Salmon Marlon Specter
2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife DS Raj Murthy
2011 Shor in the City Abhay Hindi Film
2013 The Lifeguard Raj
2016 Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape Simon MasraniVoice [21]
2024 Do Aur Do Pyaar VikramHindi Film [22] [23]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2002 Guiding Light Lloyd
Ultimate Force Corporal Alex LeonardMain role (season one)
2005 Grey's Anatomy Intern #2Pilot Episode
Numb3rs DOE SpecialistEpisode: "Dirty Bomb"
2006–2010 Heroes Mohinder Suresh Main role
2009 Psych RajeshEpisode: Bollywood Homicide
2010–2012 Covert Affairs Jai Wilcox
2012–2013 CSI: Miami Raj Andari
The Office Ravi3 episodes
2013–2014 Beauty & the Beast Gabriel LowenMain role (Season 1–2)
2015 Heroes Reborn Mohinder SureshGuest
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Nikhail Julian / Golding
Family Guy UnknownVoice, episode: "Road to India"
Odd Mom Out BruceEpisode: "Hanoi Jill"
Elementary Ajit DalalEpisode: "Ill Tidings"
2018 Reverie Paul HammondMain role
MacGyver SamirEpisode: "Matty + Ethan + Fidelity"
New Amsterdam Dr. PanthakiRecurring role
2019–2020; 2023 The Flash Dr. Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork Recurring role; 10 episodes
2020–present Cleopatra in Space Khensu, King Ptolemy, Assassin MechVoice, recurring role [21]
2020 Never Have I Ever MohanRecurring role; 20 episodes
DC Super Hero Girls Ra's al Ghul Voice, episode: "#LeagueOfShadows"
2022 Good Sam Asher PyneRecurring role
Mira, Royal Detective DeepakVoice
Doom Patrol Rama / Mister 1043 episodes
2023 The Legend of Vox Machina SaundorVoice, episode: "The Echo Tree" [21]

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References

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  21. 1 2 3 "Sendhil Ramamurthy (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 13 November 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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