Indian Kannada film actor
Roger Narayan
Born 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).
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
As a lyricist
Vismaya (2017) for "Kaaki Shirt-Ina"
Television
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
Notes
^ While his role in the episode "Pilot" is credited, his role in the episode "88 Seconds" is not credited.
^ While his role in the episode "Messy" is credited, his role in the episode "A Beam of Sunshine" is not credited.
References
^ 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 .
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