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	'''Chacko Vadaketh''' (born 1963 in [[Kerala]], India) is a [[Malaysia]]n [[~~Actor~~]], [[~~Emcee~~]] and [[~~Voice Over Artist~~]], formerly a litigation lawyer who is part of the [[Malayali]]/Keralan [[Syriac Christianity\|Syrian Christian]] community. He is based in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Los Angeles]].		'''Chacko Vadaketh''' (born 1963 in [[Kerala]], India) is a [[Malaysia]]n [[actor]], [[emcee]] and [[voice over artist]], formerly a litigation lawyer who is part of the [[Malayali]]/Keralan [[Syriac Christianity\|Syrian Christian]] community. He is based in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Los Angeles]].

	Recent credits include [[narrator]] for the [[Nat Geo]]/[[History (U.S. TV channel)\|History Channel]] Asia series Road to Nationhood (2016-2018),<ref>Rich resources behind road to independence [https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/170210/rich-resources-behind-road-independence New Straits Times, September 2016]</ref> host for the Royal Gala for [[The Prince of Wales]] in Kuala Lumpur (2017),<ref>Chacko Vadaketh co-hosts for Prince Charles with Yasmin Yusuf [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvxgp3VgnJw YouTube 2017]</ref> Coach Tharman in Anak Merdeka ([[Astro (television)\|ASTRO]] 2017), [[King Bimbisara]] in Amrapali Singapore (2017), Co-Star in [[BBC One]] series [[Our Girl]] (2018),<ref>Episode 5 - Nigeria, Belize and Bangladesh Tours [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b99j42 BBC One, 2018]</ref> Guest Star in [[Cinemax]] UK/US series [[Strike Back (TV series)\|Strike Back]] (2019),<ref>Strike Back: Silent War [https://www.entertainment-focus.com/tv-section/tv-news/strike-back-silent-war-7x03-recap/ entertainment focus, March 2019]</ref> [[The Bridge (2011 TV series)\|The Bridge]] ([[HBO Asia]], viu, 2018). Chacko was Sabo Singh in [[Singapore]] for all three seasons of sitcom [[Mr Kiasu]] (2002):<ref>Mr Kiasu [https://www.mewatch.sg/en/series/mr-kiasu-s1/ep1/424229 Channel 5 meWATCH]</ref> nominated for Best Comedy, [[Asian Television Award]]s and played the villain Sarkar opposite [[Antonio Sabàto Jr.]] in the movie [[Princess of Mars]] (2009).		Recent credits include [[narrator]] for the [[Nat Geo]]/[[History (U.S. TV channel)\|History Channel]] Asia series Road to Nationhood (2016-2018),<ref>Rich resources behind road to independence [https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/170210/rich-resources-behind-road-independence New Straits Times, September 2016]</ref> host for the Royal Gala for [[The Prince of Wales]] in Kuala Lumpur (2017),<ref>Chacko Vadaketh co-hosts for Prince Charles with Yasmin Yusuf [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvxgp3VgnJw YouTube 2017]</ref> Coach Tharman in Anak Merdeka ([[Astro (television)\|ASTRO]] 2017), [[King Bimbisara]] in Amrapali Singapore (2017), Co-Star in [[BBC One]] series [[Our Girl]] (2018),<ref>Episode 5 - Nigeria, Belize and Bangladesh Tours [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b99j42 BBC One, 2018]</ref> Guest Star in [[Cinemax]] UK/US series [[Strike Back (TV series)\|Strike Back]] (2019),<ref>Strike Back: Silent War [https://www.entertainment-focus.com/tv-section/tv-news/strike-back-silent-war-7x03-recap/ entertainment focus, March 2019]</ref> [[The Bridge (2011 TV series)\|The Bridge]] ([[HBO Asia]], viu, 2018). Chacko was Sabo Singh in [[Singapore]] for all three seasons of sitcom [[Mr Kiasu]] (2002):<ref>Mr Kiasu [https://www.mewatch.sg/en/series/mr-kiasu-s1/ep1/424229 Channel 5 meWATCH]</ref> nominated for Best Comedy, [[Asian Television Award]]s and played the villain Sarkar opposite [[Antonio Sabàto Jr.]] in the movie [[Princess of Mars]] (2009).

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{{Infobox person
| name = Chacko Vadaketh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = On stage at SpokenWordClub Cologne, Germany 2016
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Malaysia|Malaysian]]
| education = Carter Thor Studios, Los Angeles New School, New York Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln's Inn, London Cambridge University (Pembroke College)
| occupation = [[Actor]] [[Emcee]] [[Voice Over Artist]]
| known_for = Guest Star in [[Cinemax]] UK/US series [[Strike Back (TV series)|Strike Back]] (2019) Co-Star in [[BBC One]] series [[Our Girl]] (2018) Coach Tharman in Anak Merdeka ([[Astro (television)|ASTRO]] 2017) [[Nat Geo]] / [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] Asia series Road to Nationhood (2016-2018) As Sabo Singh in [[Singapore]] for all three seasons of sitcom [[Mr Kiasu]] (2002)
| website = https://chackovadaketh.com
}}

'''Chacko Vadaketh''' (born 1963 in [[Kerala]], India) is a [[Malaysia]]n [[Actor]], [[Emcee]] and [[Voice Over Artist]], formerly a litigation lawyer who is part of the [[Malayali]]/Keralan [[Syriac Christianity|Syrian Christian]] community. He is based in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Los Angeles]].

Recent credits include [[narrator]] for the [[Nat Geo]]/[[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] Asia series Road to Nationhood (2016-2018),<ref>Rich resources behind road to independence [https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/170210/rich-resources-behind-road-independence New Straits Times, September 2016]</ref> host for the Royal Gala for [[The Prince of Wales]] in Kuala Lumpur (2017),<ref>Chacko Vadaketh co-hosts for Prince Charles with Yasmin Yusuf [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvxgp3VgnJw YouTube 2017]</ref> Coach Tharman in Anak Merdeka ([[Astro (television)|ASTRO]] 2017), [[King Bimbisara]] in Amrapali Singapore (2017), Co-Star in [[BBC One]] series [[Our Girl]] (2018),<ref>Episode 5 - Nigeria, Belize and Bangladesh Tours [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b99j42 BBC One, 2018]</ref> Guest Star in [[Cinemax]] UK/US series [[Strike Back (TV series)|Strike Back]] (2019),<ref>Strike Back: Silent War [https://www.entertainment-focus.com/tv-section/tv-news/strike-back-silent-war-7x03-recap/ entertainment focus, March 2019]</ref> [[The Bridge (2011 TV series)|The Bridge]] ([[HBO Asia]], viu, 2018). Chacko was Sabo Singh in [[Singapore]] for all three seasons of sitcom [[Mr Kiasu]] (2002):<ref>Mr Kiasu [https://www.mewatch.sg/en/series/mr-kiasu-s1/ep1/424229 Channel 5 meWATCH]</ref> nominated for Best Comedy, [[Asian Television Award]]s and played the villain Sarkar opposite [[Antonio Sabàto Jr.]] in the movie [[Princess of Mars]] (2009).

== Early life ==
===Family===
His father Tan Sri Vadaketh Chacko George (V.C. George) is a former judge of the [[Court of Appeal of Malaysia]] and past president of the [[Malaysian Bar]],<ref>A salute to George [https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/04/09/a-salute-to-george-retired-court-of-appeal-judge-tan-sri-vadaketh-chacko-george-is-not-just-a-pretty The Star, April 2017]</ref> and his mother Puan Sri Datin Dr. Rebecca George is a Consultant [[Paediatrician]] who moved to Malaysia from India after her marriage in 1962 and worked at the Seremban and [[Kuala Lumpur General Hospital]]s and retired as Associate Professor of Paediatrics at [[University of Malaya]] Medical Center.<ref>Dr Rebecca George paints on porcelain to help kids with cancer [https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/people/2014/07/02/dr-rebecca-george-cant-stop-helping-kids The Star, July 2014]</ref> She is a pioneer in the study and treatment of [[Dengue Virus]] Infection in children, authoring textbooks on it and was a consultant for the [[WHO]].<ref>Working tirelessly for children [https://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/working-tirelessly-children New Straits Times, October 2014]</ref> His father was born in [[Klang, Malaysia|Klang]], [[Selangor]], Malaysia and his mother in [[Ooty]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India and both are of the Keralan Syrian Christian community.

===School===
His primary schooling was in The Garden School and Batu Road School both in Kuala Lumpur. He secured a place to do his secondary education at the Victoria Institution,<ref>Interview with Chacko Vadaketh [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZYiPfGhPzk ASTRO Vbuzz, 2016]</ref> Kuala Lumpur where he remained for 5 years before going to [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]] in Hertfordshire, England to do his A levels.

===University & Acting schools===
He has a degree in Law and Archaeology & [[Anthropology]] from Cambridge University (Pembroke College)<ref>Interview with Chacko Vadaketh [https://www.kl-lifestyle.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KLL-NOV18.pdf KL Lifestyle Magazine Oct. 2018]</ref> and is a [[Barrister-at-Law]] of [[Lincoln's Inn, London]].

He studied at the [[New School]], New York by taking classes in Acting for Film and Television; Directing for the Stage and Introduction to Film Making. He studied acting at the [[Cameron_Thor|Carter Thor Studios]], Los Angeles.

His first encounter with [[Drama]] and acting was in his pre-teen years under the tutelage of [[Donald Davies]] who taught Speech and Drama in Kuala Lumpur at the Federal Academy of Music. He also sang with the church choir was active in church theatre productions at the St Thomas Marthoma Syrian Church in Kuala Lumpur. He got hooked on acting as an undergraduate at [[Cambridge University]] playing roles like [[Othello]],<ref>Interview with Chacko Vadaketh [https://www.kl-lifestyle.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KLL-NOV18.pdf KL Lifestyle Magazine Oct. 2018]</ref> [[Benvolio]] and [[Gautama Buddha|Siddhartha]]. He played Abanaza in musical pantomime for the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society. CULES with [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]] at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]].

===Work===
He was a [[litigator]] with the law firm Shearn Delamore based in Kuala Lumpur.

==Acting career==
===Filmography===
*''Shadowplay'' ... Hans the Hoarder (2019)
*''Tie the Knot'' ... Dilip (2016)
*''Battle Scars'' ... Dr. Shah (2015)
*''Life in Color'' ... Sangie (voice) (2015)
*''Booze Boys & Brownies'' ... Frances Turquoise (2014)
*''The Pink Sorrys (Short)'' ... Jimmy (2014)
*''Arachnoplilia (Short)'' ... Puri (2013)
*''Paranormal Whacktivity'' ... George (2013)
*''SALADIN (animated TV Series)'' ... super villain The Host (voice) (2012)
*''Use Me Up (Short)'' ... Lily's Co-worker (2012)
*''I Am Singh'' ... Muslim Community Leader (2011)
*''[[Little Blue Pill (film)|Little Blue Pill]]'' ... Commercial Director (2010)
*''Blue Movies (Short)'' ... Sayed Mahmoud (2009)
*''[[Princess of Mars]]'' ... Sarka / Sab Than (2009)
*''The Blue Mansion'' ... Additional Voice (2009)
*''[[1957: Hati Malaya]]'' ... EEC Thuraisingam (2007)
*''[[Entrapment (film)|Entrapment]]'' ... Principal (1999)

===Television===
*''Strike Back'' ... Professor Shah (2019)
*''That Squirrel DID WHAT?!'' ... Sergio (2015)
*''Paloma'' ... Motivational Speaker (2014)
*''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' ... Muhammed (2014)
*''Susanna'' ... Driver (2013)
*''In Plain Sight'' ... Abu Patek (2012)
*''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'' - Episode: ''Rug-of-War'' ... Ravi (2010)
*''The Forgotten'' ... Bellhop (2010)
*''[[Mr. Kiasu]]'' ... Sabo Singh (2002)
*''AlterAsians'' ... Dr. Sam (2000)

===Documentary===
*''Road to Nationhood ([[Nat Geo]]/[[History Channel]] Asia series)'' ... Narrator (2016-2018)
*''Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew'' ... Yoga Student #1 (2012)
*''Aftermath with William Shatner'' ... Jessica's Iraqi Doctor (2010)
*''The Big Durian'' ... Self (2003)

===Theatre===
Roles in [[Kuala Lumpur]] including
*Tales from the Scars (2019)<ref>Musings from the heart [https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2019/08/513168/showbiz-musings-heart New Straits Times, August 2019]</ref>
*Love Story (2017)<ref>Dama Asia's first English musical [https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2017/06/245628/dama-asias-first-english-musical New Straits Times, June 2017]</ref>
*Shakespeare Goes Bollywood (2016)<ref>The bard in Bollywood [https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/173354/bard-bollywood New Straits Times, September 2016]</ref>
*Love Journey – A Nation Of Two (2015)<ref>Tale of love that bridges boundaries By Aref Omar [http://www.nst.com.my/node/91181 New Straits Times, July 2015]</ref>
*[[King Arthur]] (Camelot)
*Capulet ([[Romeo & Juliet]])
*Nehru (Sindhu-A tribute to Nehru)

==References==
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==External links==
* Personal Website [https://www.chackovadaketh.com/ chackovadaketh.com]
*{{IMDb name|id=1311584|name=Chacko Vadaketh}}
* Profile at [https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=ChackoVadaketh actors access]

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