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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Raj Narayan[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Career
editRoger 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
edit| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2018 | Humble Politician Nograj | Arun Patil | Kannada | |
| 2019 | Chambal | Kannada | ||
| Punyakoti | Kalinga | Sanskrit | voice role | |
| 2022 | DNA | Akash | Kannada | |
| 2023 | Diamond Cross | - | Kannada | [9] |
- As a lyricist
- Vismaya (2017) for "Kaaki Shirt-Ina"
Television
edit- All television shows are in English, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] |
| 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"[b] |
| 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" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e K., Bhumika (24 March 2016). "Making the U-turn home". The Hindu.
- ^ a b Suresh, Sunayana (24 January 2017). "Hollywood actor is hero of Kannada film". The Times of India.
- ^ a b Joseph, Raveena (28 July 2016). "Tales from a journeyman". The Hindu.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (19 December 2017). "Roger Narayan plays an outsider in Humble Politician Nograj". Cinema Express.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (12 January 2018). "'Humble Politician Nograj' review: Good for voters, right in time for polls". New Indian Express.
- ^ Desai, Dhwani (18 February 2019). "A suave villain? Well, Roger that!". The Times of India.
- ^ "Roger Narayan turns anti-hero for his next". The Times of India. 31 March 2019.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana (24 January 2017). "U-Turn actor turns baddie". The Times of India.
- ^ "Roger Narayan headlines Ramdeep's directorial debut, Diamond Cross". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)". The Times of India. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2017 Day 2: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Vijay bags Best Entertainer". India Today. 2 July 2017.
- ^ Khandelwal, Stuti (19 July 2019). "SIIMA 2019 Nominations: See Full List Of Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada Film Industry". The Live Mirror.