Anupam Tripathi (born 2 November 1988) is an Indian actor based in South Korea. He has appeared in various South Korean television series and films. His first main role as Ali Abdul in Netflix's South Korean survival drama series Squid Game (2021) garnered him worldwide recognition.
Anupam Tripathi | |
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 Anupam Tripathi in September 2022 | |
| Born | 2 November 1988 New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Korea National University of Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Korean stage name | |
| Hangul | 아누팜 트리파티 |
| Revised Romanization | Anupam teuripati |
| McCune–Reischauer | Anup'am t'ŭrip'at'i |
Early life
editTripathi was born in New Delhi on 2 November 1988.[1][2] He became interested in acting after playing a slave in a stage production of Spartacus. He was a part of the playwright Shahid Anwar's Behroop theater group from 2006 to 2010.[3]
Tripathi began training in singing and acting in 2006. He intended to attend the National School of Drama in New Delhi but moved to South Korea in 2010 to attend Korea National University of Arts on the Arts Major Asian scholarship. He has discussed the initial difficulty of adjusting to the cultural and language differences but then became fluent in Korean in less than two years.[2][3]
Career
editTripathi began acting in Korean plays and commercials during his third year of university.[4] His first feature film credit was as an unnamed Sri Lankan man in Ode to My Father (2014).[2] He had a minor role as a bomb expert fighting for Korean independence in the play 불량청년, which was selected for the 36th Seoul Theater Festival,[4] and had various minor unnamed roles in television series like Hospital Playlist (2020), Rain or Shine (2017), and films such as Space Sweepers (2021) and Asura: The City of Madness (2015).[5] Many of his roles relate to being a migrant worker in Korean society.[2]
Tripathi's first main cast credit was as the undocumented Pakistani worker Abdul Ali on the Netflix original series Squid Game (2021).[6][7] Director Hwang Dong-hyuk said that it was "hard to find good foreign actors in Korea" and that he cast Tripathi because of his emotional acting capabilities and fluency in Korean.[7] Following the series' international success, Tripathi's follower count on Instagram increased from 10,000 to over 2.5 million in a matter of days.[8][9]
Personal life
editTripathi is fluent in English, Hindi, and Korean.[3]
Tripathi finished his master's degree in acting at Korea National University of Arts in 2024.[2][3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ode to My Father | Sri Lankan Tamil man | [2] | |
| 2015 | The Phone | Charles | [10] | |
| 2016 | Asura: The City of Madness | Indian worker | [11] | |
| Luck Key | Indian man | [11] | ||
| 2017 | Heart Blackened | Factory manager | [10] | |
| The Heartbeat Operator | Nepalese Chef | |||
| 2019 | Miss and Mrs. Cops | Saudi Arabian subordinate | ||
| 2021 | Space Sweepers | Sullivan's assistant | [2] | |
| The 8th Night | Preacher | Voice | [2] | |
| 2022 | Vanishing | Foreign broker | Special appearance | [12] |
| TBA | Changhon: Night of Salvation | Anuat | [13] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hogu's Love | [4] | ||
| Let's Eat 2 | Indian restaurant waiter | Cameo (Episode 4) | [4] | |
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Man that gives the shoe to Dr. Kang | Cameo (Episode 6–7) | [14] |
| The K2 | wounded man | Cameo (Episode 2) | ||
| 2017 | Just Between Lovers | Sook-hee's customer | ||
| Revolutionary Love | Worker looking for a job behind Byun Hyuk | Episode 5 | ||
| 2019 | Arthdal Chronicles | |||
| Strangers from Hell | Kumail | |||
| 2020 | Hospital Playlist | Foreign patient's co-worker | Cameo (Episode 4) | [2] |
| 2021 | Squid Game | Abdul Ali | [15][16] | |
| 2021 | Taxi Driver | Courier money deliverer | Cameo (Episode 9) | [2] |
| 2022 | Narco-Saints | Surinamese Soldier | [17] | |
| 2022 | Scammers | A voice phishing criminal disguised as a telemarketer from India. | podcast audio series | [18] |
| 2023 | King the Land | Prince Samir | Cameo (Episode 7–8) | [19] |
| 2024 | IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack | Ram Chandra Yadav | [20] |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||
| 2015 | Bad Boy | '불량청년' | Mazar | [4] |
Awards and accolades
edit| Year | Award | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Ali Abdul | As part of Squid Game ensemble | |
| 17th Seoul International Drama Awards | — | Asian Star Award (Korea) | [21] |
Ambassadorship
edit- Ambassador for the 1st Ulsan International Film Festival (2021)[22]
References
edit- ^ 아누팜트리파티 [Anupam Tripathi, Actor]. Naver People Search (in Korean). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hicap, Jonathan (27 September 2021). "'Squid Game' player No. 199 Anupam Tripathi talks about role, pursuing career in Korea". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ramachandran, Naman (8 October 2021). "'Squid Game' Star Anupam Tripathi on Netflix's Global Phenomenon: 'This Was Just The Starting Point'". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "외국인·단신배우 "우릴 보는 낯선 시선…재밌잖아요!"". Edaily (in Korean). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Anupam Tripathi - Filmography". HanCinema. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Kirkl, Justin (23 September 2021). "'Squid Game's Cast Features a Mix of Korean Film Powerhouses and Up and Comers". Esquire. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Chen, Heather (6 October 2021). "A Shout-Out to Ali, a Character Too Pure for the Dark Humanity in 'Squid Game'". Vice. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Bautista, Rafael (6 October 2021). "Movies And TV Series You Should Watch If You Want To See More Of The Cast Of Squid Game". NYLON MANILA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Sng, Suzanne (5 October 2021). "Squid Game actors gain millions of Instagram followers after hit show". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b Lee, Narin (1 October 2021). "[SBS Star] 'Squid Game' Anupam Tripathi Got a Scholarship to Korea's Top Arts University?". SBS News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "'오징어 게임' 외국인 노동자 '알리' 알고 보니 한예종 출신". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Yoo Byung-chul (7 April 2022). "아누팜 트리파티 & 마이클 리, '배니싱: 미제사건' 깜짝 캐스팅 화제…신스틸러로 남다른 존재감 발산" [Anupam Tree Party & Michael Lee, 'The Vanishing: Unsolved Case' surprise casting topic... Exuding a unique presence as a scene stealer] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon Ki-baek (15 September 2023). "아누팜→임도화·송승현, 오컬트 호러 '창혼: 구원의 밤' 캐스팅" [Anupam → Lim Do-hwa and Song Seung-hyun cast in occult horror 'Changhon: Night of Salvation']. Edaily (in Korean).
- ^ "Squid Game's Indian actor Anupam Tripathi has an interesting connection with Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Learn Korean with Squid Games' Abdul Ali | Anupam Tripathi | Netflix India, 13 December 2021, retrieved 17 December 2021
- ^ Kim Yu-jin (26 August 2021). "'오징어 게임' 오영수·위하준→허성태·김주령, 목숨 건 '일촉즉발' 서바이벌 참가" ['Squid Game' Oh Young-soo, Wi Ha-joon → Heo Seong-tae, Kim Joo-ryung participate in the life-threatening 'one-touch' survival]. X-Sports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Choi Na-young (17 September 2022). "수리남'에 '오겜' 알리가 출연했다..박해수 재회 '깜짝' [Oh!쎈 이슈]" ['Oh Gem' Ali appeared in 'Suriname'.. Park Hae-soo reunion 'Surprised' [Oh! Strong Issue]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Chang-gyu (25 February 2022). "오겜' 아누팜 트리파티, 차기작은 美서…오디오 드라마 '스캐머스' 출연" [Ogem' Anupam Tree Party, the next work in the US... Appeared in the audio drama 'Scammers'] (in Korean). Xportsnews. Retrieved 25 February 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Na-young (9 July 2023). "이준호, '옷소매' 이어 '킹더랜드' 픽 이유..'사극→현대 로맨스 킹'" [Lee Jun-ho, the reason for picking 'King the Land' after 'Clothes Sleeve'...'Sage drama → Modern Romance King'] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack teaser: Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur lead Netflix series on harrowing incident". The Indian Express. 3 August 2024.
- ^ Jang Da-hee (21 September 2022). "서울드라마어워즈2022, 3년만 오프라인 진행…김선호-지수 연기상 수상" [Seoul Drama Awards 2022, offline for the first time in 3 years… Kim Seon-ho - Jisoo Award for Acting Award] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Soo-sang (24 November 2021). "제1회 울산국제영화제 홍보대사에 아누팜 트리파티·이청아" [Anupam Tripathi and Lee Chung-ah as ambassadors for the 1st Ulsan International Film Festival] (in Korean). financial news ulsan. Retrieved 24 November 2021 – via Naver.
Further reading
edit- Hannah, Saab (6 October 2021). "Everything To Know About Squid Game's Anupam Tripathi: Age, Height, Relationship Status & More". ScreenRant. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Samad, Benazir (17 October 2021). "What 'Squid Game' gets right and wrong about Pakistani migrant workers". NPR. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Tusing, David (20 October 2021). "Who is Anupam Tripathi, the breakout Indian actor in 'Squid Game'?". The National. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
