Roger Narayan

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]
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

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 with the Malayalam film My Story (2018) and also played the antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal (2019).[6][7][8][9][10]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1985Jeevana ChakraKrishnaKannada
1988SangliyanaKumar
1993AakasmikaRaja
2007Futbaal: The Price of DreamsCoachPersian
2010Keeping Up with the GuptasKumarEnglish
Eat Pray LovePriestuncredited
Touch WoodBollywood star
2011Happy Feet TwoIndian penguinvoice role
Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolEngineer, variousuncredited
2012The TestMarcus
2014Hola Venky!VenkyEnglish
Spanish
Hindi
Tamil
2015The Man Who Knew InfinityIyengarEnglish
2016Hot BotHot Bot Lead Engineer
U TurnNayakKannada
417 MilesSrinivasEnglish
Portuguese
Hindi
Tamil
2018Humble Politician NograjArun PatilKannada
My StoryMalayalam
2019ChambalKannada
PunyakotiKalingaSanskritvoice role
As a lyricist
  • Vismaya (2017) for "Kaaki Shirt-Ina"

Television
  • All television shows are in English, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes
2006Unlocking Ancient Secrets of the BibleMiddle Eastern Sergeant
Al medio díaHimselfSpanish series; special appearance
2007Mad TVEast Indian waiterspecial appearance in season 12, episode 10
American Body ShopMiddle Eastern waiterspecial appearance in the episode "Million Dollar Year"
Mystery ERDoctorspecial appearance in the episode "Bittersweet/Ring of Fire"
2008iCarlyDental patientspecial appearance in the episode "iHeartArt"
2009CSI: NYActorspecial appearance in the episode "Communication Breakdown"
HousePunditspecial appearance in the episode "Simple Explanation"
Better Off TedJimspecial appearance in the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"
The Jay Leno ShowTerroristspecial appearance in season 1, episode 1; uncredited
The Young and the RestlessNovichspecial appearance in three episodes of season 1
The Bold and the BeautifulCab driverspecial appearance in two episodes of season 1
2010Miami MedicalMukeshspecial appearance in the episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1[lower-alpha 1]
How I Met Your MotherBabakaspecial appearance in the episode "Blitzgiving"
VictoriousDr. Bornsteinspecial appearance in the episode "Rex Dies"
2011Angry Groundskeeperspecial appearance in the episode "The Bird Scene"
OutsourcedMultiple rolesvoice role; appears in twenty-one episodes
CastleER Residentspecial appearance in the episode "The Rise"
2012WeedsBandhispecial appearance in the episodes "Messy" and "A Beam of Sunshine"[lower-alpha 2]
Incredible CrewMr. Narayanspecial appearance in the episode "Pancake Genie"
2014NCIS: Los AngelesRoger Alispecial appearance in the episode "Allegiance"
2015The LeftoversBhagatspecial appearance in the episode "A Matter of Geography"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Outcome Ref.
201764th Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Award for Best Supporting ActorU TurnNominated[11]
20186th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut ActorNominated[12]
20198th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting RoleHumble Politician NograjNominated[13]

Notes
  1. While his role in the episode "Pilot" is credited, his role in the episode "88 Seconds" is not credited.
  2. While his role in the episode "Messy" is credited, his role in the episode "A Beam of Sunshine" is not credited.

References
  1. K., Bhumika (24 March 2016). "Making the U-turn home". The Hindu.
  2. Suresh, Sunayana (24 January 2017). "Hollywood actor is hero of Kannada film". The Times of India.
  3. Joseph, Raveena (28 July 2016). "Tales from a journeyman". The Hindu.
  4. Sharadhaa, A. (19 December 2017). "Roger Narayan plays an outsider in Humble Politician Nograj". Cinema Express.
  5. Sharadhaa, A. (12 January 2018). "'Humble Politician Nograj' review: Good for voters, right in time for polls". New Indian Express.
  6. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (17 October 2016). "Hollywood actor Roger Narayan as Prithviraj's villain". The Times of India.
  7. "My Story: It's Prithviraj vs Roger Narayan in the upcoming film". India Today. 20 October 2016.
  8. Desai, Dhwani (18 February 2019). "A suave villain? Well, Roger that!". The Times of India.
  9. "Roger Narayan turns anti-hero for his next". The Times of India. 31 March 2019.
  10. Suresh, Sunayana (24 January 2017). "U-Turn actor turns baddie". The Times of India.
  11. "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)". The Times of India. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. "SIIMA Awards 2017 Day 2: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Vijay bags Best Entertainer". India Today. 2 July 2017.
  13. 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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