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.
Sendhil Ramamurthy | |
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.jpg) Ramamurthy in 2008 | |
| Born | May 17, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Tufts University (BS) Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jay Chandrasekhar (cousin) |
Early life and education edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(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 Masrani | Voice[21] | |
| 2024 | Do Aur Do Pyaar | Vikram | Hindi Film[22][23] |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Guiding Light | Lloyd | ||
| Ultimate Force | Corporal Alex Leonard | Main role (season one) | ||
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Intern #2 | Pilot Episode | |
| Numb3rs | DOE Specialist | Episode: "Dirty Bomb" | ||
| 2006–2010 | Heroes | Mohinder Suresh | Main role | |
| 2009 | Psych | Rajesh | Episode: Bollywood Homicide | |
| 2010–2012 | Covert Affairs | Jai Wilcox | ||
| 2012–2013 | CSI: Miami | Raj Andari | ||
| The Office | Ravi | 3 episodes | ||
| 2013–2014 | Beauty & the Beast | Gabriel Lowen | Main role (Season 1–2) | |
| 2015 | Heroes Reborn | Mohinder Suresh | Guest | |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Nikhail Julian / Golding | ||
| Family Guy | Unknown | Voice, episode: "Road to India" | ||
| Odd Mom Out | Bruce | Episode: "Hanoi Jill" | ||
| Elementary | Ajit Dalal | Episode: "Ill Tidings" | ||
| 2018 | Reverie | Paul Hammond | Main role | |
| MacGyver | Samir | Episode: "Matty + Ethan + Fidelity" | ||
| New Amsterdam | Dr. Panthaki | Recurring role | ||
| 2019–2020; 2023 | The Flash | Dr. Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork | Recurring role; 10 episodes | |
| 2020–present | Cleopatra in Space | Khensu, King Ptolemy, Assassin Mech | Voice, recurring role[21] | |
| 2020 | Never Have I Ever | Mohan | Recurring role; 20 episodes | |
| DC Super Hero Girls | Ra's al Ghul | Voice, episode: "#LeagueOfShadows" | ||
| 2022 | Good Sam | Asher Pyne | Recurring role | |
| Mira, Royal Detective | Deepak | Voice | ||
| Doom Patrol | Rama / Mister 104 | 3 episodes | ||
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Saundor | Voice, episode: "The Echo Tree"[21] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Sendhil Ramamurthy has exactly 15 Hindi words in Ekta Kapoor's Shor". Bollywood Hungama. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
Sendhil's second language is Kannada since his father is from Karnataka. "My mother is Tamil. My dad is Kannada. I can barely manage Kannada.
- ^ Thomas, Loydean (2 May 2004). "THE DOCTOR IN CHARGE: DR. RAJAM RAMAMURTHY". sawoman.com. SA Woman. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
Ramamurthy was born into the Pillay community, a small group of primarily farm families in the state of Kerala on the southern tip of India.
- ^ Joshi, Tushar (27 April 2010). "Sendhil wants Deepika to watch his film". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "An American Hero comes knocking". Rediff.com. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Mangla, Ismat Sarah (25 September 2006). "Holding Out for a Hero". Nirali. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ Etkin-Ives, Sharla (1 January 2007). "Sendhil Ramamurthy". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ "Sendhil Ramamurthy of 'Heroes' fame to make his Bollywood debut with Shor | Bollywood.com : Entertainment news, movie, music and fashion reviews". Bollywood.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Allen, Liam (14 April 2010). "Heroes star bemoans British drama". BBC News.
- ^ Godwin, Jennifer (15 June 2009). "Exclusive: Heroes Star Sendhil Ramamurthy to Guest on Psych". E! Online – Watch with Kristin. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (13 July 2010). "Cold War-Style Spying Is Back (How Quaint)". The New York Times.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 October 2010). "'Heroes' actor cast in new USA series". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Sandra Gonzalez (11 July 2011). "Covert Affairs season premiere: bosses sound off on shocking death". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Megan Masters (6 February 2012). "Office scoop:Kelly Kapoor's new boy toy is..." TVLine.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (19 December 2012). "Scoop: Sendhil Ramamurthy joins Beauty and the Beast as 'great antagonist' for Vincent/Catherine". TVLine.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Atkinson, John (9 August 2019). "The Flash Season 6 Villain Is Bloodwork - Here's Everything You Need To Know About Him". ScreenRant. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Bankhurst, Adam (3 January 2023). "The Flash: New Final Season Details Revealed, Including the Return of Familiar Faces". IGN. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (30 September 2019). "Sendhil Ramamurthy Joins Mindy Kaling's Coming-Of-Age Series 'Never Have I Ever'". Deadline. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Sittenfeld, Curtis (23 September 2011). "A Long Day at "The Office" with Mindy Kaling". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Jeanne Muchnik (2 February 2015). "New Rochelle Actor Discusses Latest Role at Pelham Picture House". Daily Voice. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ @jaychandrasekha (22 April 2013). "My cousin Sendhil joined Twitter. Late, ya bastard. He was the movie star in Slammin' Salmon. So if you want to follow him: @Sendhil_Rama" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2013 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy to star in an upcoming romantic comedy-drama". Bollywood Hungama. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy starrer titled Do Aur Do Pyaar; set to release on March 29, 2024". Bollywood Hungama. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.