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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Chowdhry is of [[India]]n-origin and was born and brought up in [[Bristol\|Bristol, England]].<ref name="Teachers"/> In 1994 he graduated from [[Imperial College, London]], earning a 3-year degree in biochemistry with 2:1 honours.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/11/sin_navin.shtml Navin Chowdhry plays Mani]. BBC (11 July 2006).</ref>		Chowdhry is of [[India]]n-origin and was born and brought up in [[Bristol\|Bristol, England]].<ref name="Teachers"/> Son of Simi Chowdhry, a well known public figure, a woman activist. In 1994 he graduated from [[Imperial College, London]], earning a 3-year degree in biochemistry with 2:1 honours.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/11/sin_navin.shtml Navin Chowdhry plays Mani]. BBC (11 July 2006).</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	He portrayed Nodin Chavdri in the 2017 film ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''.		He portrayed Nodin Chavdri in the 2017 film ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''.

	In 2019, he appeared in [[Sarah Rutherford]]'s play "The Girl Who Fell" at Trafalgar Studios.<ref>https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/claire-goose-navin-chowdhry-the-girl-who-fell/</ref>		In 2019, he appeared in [[Sarah Rutherford]]'s play "The Girl Who Fell" at Trafalgar Studios.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/claire-goose-navin-chowdhry-the-girl-who-fell/\|title = Claire Goose and Navin Chowdhry announced for the Girl Who Fell}}</ref>

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==

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'''Navin Chowdhry''' (born 1 January 1971)<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125124433/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1220210/Navin_Chowdhry Navin Chowdhry]. Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2012-07-18.</ref> is a [[British people|British]] actor.

==Early life==
Chowdhry is of [[India]]n-origin and was born and brought up in [[Bristol|Bristol, England]].<ref name="Teachers"/> In 1994 he graduated from [[Imperial College, London]], earning a 3-year degree in biochemistry with 2:1 honours.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/11/sin_navin.shtml Navin Chowdhry plays Mani]. BBC (11 July 2006).</ref>

==Career==
At age 16, Chowdhry made his acting debut in the 1988 film, ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]'' with [[Shabana Azmi]] and [[Shirley MacLaine]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>

His next major role was as I.T. teacher Kurt McKenna in the successful comedy show ''[[Teachers (UK TV series)|Teachers]]'' in 2001–2003,<ref name="Teachers">[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/teachers/episode-guide/series-3/episode-1#Cast Teachers- Channel4]. channel4.com</ref> and is also well known for playing PC Sanjay Singh in ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]''. He also appeared as a possible rapist in ''[[Judge John Deed]]''.

Chowdhry appeared in ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking The Dead]]'', Series 3, Episode 3, entitled "Breaking Glass", opposite [[Trevor Eve]] and [[Sue Johnston]]. In the episode, he portrays the psychologically affected "Rainman". He then starred in the [[Channel 4]] drama series ''[[NY-LON]]'' as Raph.<ref name="Navin Chowdhry- Channel 4 Interview ">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050910163757/http://www.channel4.com/community/showcards/N/NYLON.html Navin Chowdhry who plays Raph in the trans-atlantic drama NY-LON joined us for a webchat after the show]. NY-LON- Channel4.com (28 October 2004).</ref>

On 30 October 2005, he appeared on stage at the [[Old Vic]] theatre in [[London]] in the one-night play ''[[Night Sky (play)|Night Sky]]'' alongside [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[Bruno Langley]], [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], [[Saffron Burrows]] and [[David Baddiel]]. In 2005 he made a guest appearance in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', then starring [[Christopher Eccleston]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]]. In 2006, he appeared in the BBC Three drama series ''[[Sinchronicity]]'', playing Mani.

In 2009, he appeared in two episodes of the [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Free Agents]]'' and featured in ''[[Skellig (film)|Skellig]]''. In 2010, he starred in the BBC television pilot ''[[Reunited (TV pilot)|Reunited]]'', playing Danny.<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk ">Andrew Pettie (30 June 2010). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7864208/Reunited-with-the-type-of-long-lost-friends-youd-rather-leave-behind-review.html Reunited: with the type of long-lost friends you’d rather leave behind, review]. Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-18.</ref>

Chowdhry has also produced projects such as the award-winning short film "This Bastard Business" and a short play entitled ''Mashed''.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>

He played Anwar in the critically acclaimed 2015 [[BBC Television|BBC TV]] series ''[[Doctor Foster (TV series)|Doctor Foster]]'' and in 2016 he played Sonny Desai in Series 18's first episode of ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''.

He portrayed Nodin Chavdri in the 2017 film ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''.

In 2019, he appeared in [[Sarah Rutherford]]'s play "The Girl Who Fell" at Trafalgar Studios.<ref>https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/claire-goose-navin-chowdhry-the-girl-who-fell/</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]'' (1988) - Manek Sen
* ''[[King of the Wind (film)|King of the Wind]]'' (1989) - Agba
* ''[[The Seventh Coin]]'' (1993) - Salim
* ''[[The Dove's Lost Necklace|The Dove’s Lost Necklace]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' (1996) - Prince Munodi - TV Mini-Series
* ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'' (1996) - PC Sanjay Singh
* ''[[Judge John Deed]]'' (2001) - Colin Gee - Episode: “Rough Justice”
* ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' (2003) - Rainman - “Breaking Glass” Part 1 & 2
* ''[[Teachers (UK TV series)|Teachers]]'' (2001–2003)
* ''[[NY-LON]]'' (2004) - Ralph - 7 episodes
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (2005) - Indra Ganesh - “World War Three”, “Aliens of London”
* ''[[Red Mercury (film)|Red Mercury]]'' (2005) - Asif
* ''[[New Tricks]]'' (2005) - Sgt. Pushkar Guha - Episode: “Family Business”
* ''[[The Golden Hour (TV series)|The Golden Hour]]'' (2005) - Dr. Naz Osbourne - 4 episodes
* ''[[Sinchronicity]]'' (2006) - Mani - 6 episodes
* ''[[A Touch of Cloth]]'' (2012-2014) - DC ASAP Qureshi - 6 episodes
*''Midsomer Murders'' (2016) - Sonny Desai - Episode: “Habeas Corpus”
* ''[[The End of the F***ing World]]'' (2017) - Tony
* ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' (2017) - Resistance Cargo Pilot
* ''[[Our Girl]]'' (2018) - Inspector Chowdhrey - “Nigeria, Belize and Bangladesh Tours” Episodes 5-8
* ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' (2019) - Andy Spriggs - Episode: “Wish You Weren’t Here”
* ''[[Trying (TV series)|Trying]]'' (2020) - Deven

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/navin-chowdhry-my-life-in-travel-407925.html 2006 Interview]

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