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{{Short description|Indian-American actor (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sendhil Ramamurthy
| image = Sendhil Ramamurthy (1).jpg
| caption = Ramamurthy in 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1974|5|17}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1998–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Olga Sosnovska]]|1999}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy''' (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor. A native of [[San Antonio, Texas]], Ramamurthy is best known for his roles as [[geneticist]] [[Mohinder Suresh]] in the [[NBC]] sci-fi drama ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'', Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2012 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', and Jai Wilcox in ''[[Covert Affairs]]''.

==Early life and education==
Ramamurthy was born in Chicago to a [[Hindu]] family who had emigrated from India; his father is a [[Kannada people|Kannadiga]]<ref name="Bollyhungama">{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/929/Sendhil+Ramamurthy+has+exactly+15+Hindi+words+in+Ekta+Kapoor's+Shor|title=Sendhil Ramamurthy has exactly 15 Hindi words in Ekta Kapoor's Shor|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=14 December 2012|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://archive.is/4A5nj|archive-date=13 June 2021|url-status=live|quote=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.}}</ref> and mother is a [[Tamils|Tamil]] from the Pillai community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sawoman.com/2004/05/the-doctor-in-charge-dr-rajam-ramamurthy/|title=THE DOCTOR IN CHARGE: DR. RAJAM RAMAMURTHY|last=Thomas|first=Loydean|date=2 May 2004|website=sawoman.com|publisher=SA Woman|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://archive.is/KWLqR|archive-date=13 June 2021|url-status=live|quote=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.}}</ref><ref name="Bollyhungama"/> He grew up speaking English and a little [[Kannada]].<ref name="Bollyhungama"/> His parents are physicians.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joshi |first=Tushar |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/apr/270410-Sendhil-Ramamurthy-Deepika-Padukone-Wonderful-Afterlife.htm |title=Sendhil wants Deepika to watch his film |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=27 April 2010 |access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jan/21/slide-show-1-sendhil-ramamurthy-on-shor.htm |title=An American Hero comes knocking |publisher=Rediff.com |date=21 January 2010 |access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mangla">{{cite web
|last = Mangla
|first = Ismat Sarah
|title = Holding Out for a Hero
|work = [[Nirali]]
|date = September 25, 2006
|url = http://niralimagazine.com/2006/10/holding-out-for-a-hero/
|access-date = January 7, 2007
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070108064713/http://niralimagazine.com/2006/10/holding-out-for-a-hero/
|archive-date = January 8, 2007
}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mangla" /><ref name="Etkin-Ives">{{cite news|last=Etkin-Ives |first=Sharla |title=Sendhil Ramamurthy |publisher=Zap2it |date=1 January 2007 |url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/mmx-0701070482jan07,0,6707496.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds |access-date=7 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818172322/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/mmx-0701070482jan07%2C0%2C6707496.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds |archive-date=18 August 2007 }}</ref>

==Career==
Ramamurthy has appeared in theatrical productions of ''[[A Servant of Two Masters]]'' in London's [[West End theatre|West End]], ''[[Indian Ink (play)|Indian Ink]]'' at the [[Soho Repertory Theatre]], and ''[[East is East (play)|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]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywood.com/sendhil-ramamurthy-heroes-fame-make-his-bollywood-debut-shor |title=Sendhil Ramamurthy of 'Heroes' fame to make his Bollywood debut with Shor | Bollywood.com : Entertainment news, movie, music and fashion reviews |publisher=Bollywood.com |access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref> and [[Gurinder Chadha]]'s comedy film ''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]''. In addition, he has appeared on several TV shows, including ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Guiding Light]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[Ultimate Force]]'', ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'', ''[[Covert Affairs]]'' and ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''.

He made a conscious decision to not audition for stereotypical Indian roles, although he has been offered such parts.<ref name="Mangla" /> Ramamurthy's role on ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|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.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8619825.stm | work=BBC News | first=Liam | last=Allen | title=Heroes star bemoans British drama | date=14 April 2010}}</ref>

In 2000, he appeared in [[NBC]]'s television biblical miniseries ''[[In the Beginning (2000 film)|In the Beginning]]'' in the role of Adam.

Ramamurthy guest starred in a season four episode of ''[[Psych (TV series)|Psych]]'' titled "Bollywood Homicide", directed by [[Jay Chandrasekhar]].<ref name="eolsendhil">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b129338_heroes_star_sendhil_ramamurthy_guest_on.html |title=Exclusive: ''Heroes'' Star Sendhil Ramamurthy to Guest on ''Psych'' |access-date=15 June 2009 |last=Godwin |first=Jennifer |date=15 June 2009 |publisher=[[E! Online]] – Watch with Kristin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211032/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b129338_heroes_star_sendhil_ramamurthy_guest_on.html |archive-date=17 June 2009 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/arts/television/13covert.html?src=me | work=The New York Times | title=Cold War-Style Spying Is Back (How Quaint) | first=Alessandra | last=Stanley | date=13 July 2010}}</ref> The show premiered in July 2010.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib047da6a5b38efff9d285d48f1285b98 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Nellie | last=Andreeva | title='Heroes' actor cast in new USA series | date=13 October 2010}}</ref> In the season 3 premiere, his character was killed off.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/11/covert-affairs-season-premiere-jai-dies/|title=Covert Affairs season premiere: bosses sound off on shocking death|date=11 July 2011|author=Sandra Gonzalez|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>

Ramamurthy appeared in the eighth and ninth season of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' as [[Kelly Kapoor]]'s new boyfriend, Ravi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2012/02/06/office-season-8-sendhil-ramamurthy/|title=''Office scoop'':Kelly Kapoor's new boy toy is...|date=6 February 2012|author=Megan Masters|work=TVLine.com|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>

On December 19, 2012, it was announced that he would appear in the CW show ''[[Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)|Beauty & the Beast]]'' as Gabriel Lowen, an assistant district attorney.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2012/12/19/beauty-beast-spoilers-cast-sendhil-ramamurthy-ada/|title=Scoop: Sendhil Ramamurthy joins ''Beauty and the Beast'' as 'great antagonist' for Vincent/Catherine|date=19 December 2012|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|work=TVLine.com|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>

He appeared in his ''Heroes'' role in that series's continuation entitled ''Heroes Reborn'', in 2015 and 2016.

He appeared as [[Ramsey Rosso (Arrowverse)|Dr. Ramsey Rosso]] ("Bloodwork") in the [[The Flash (season 6)|sixth season]] of the television series, ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''.

As of 2020, he is part of the cast of the new [[Netflix]] series ''[[Never Have I Ever (TV series)|Never Have I Ever]]'', playing Mohan Vishwakumar, the main character's father.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Sendhil Ramamurthy Joins Mindy Kaling's Coming-Of-Age Series 'Never Have I Ever' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/sendhil-ramamurthy-joins-mindy-kalings-coming-of-age-series-1202748054/ |access-date=3 May 2020 |work=Deadline |date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> The series is produced by [[Mindy Kaling]], who had first worked with Ramamurthy when she was a writer and actor on ''The Office''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sittenfeld |first1=Curtis |title=A Long Day at "The Office" with Mindy Kaling |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/magazine/a-long-day-at-the-office-with-mindy-kaling.html?hp |access-date=3 May 2020 |work=The New York Times Magazine |date=September 23, 2011}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1999, Ramamurthy married actress [[Olga Sosnovska]]. They have two children, daughter Halina (b. 2005) and son Alex (b. 2008). He and his family previously lived in [[London]] and have since moved to [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jeanne Muchnik|title=New Rochelle Actor Discusses Latest Role at Pelham Picture House|url=http://pelham.dailyvoice.com/events/new-rochelle-actor-discusses-latest-role-at-pelham-picture-house/517224/|work=Daily Voice|access-date=4 September 2017|date=2 February 2015}}</ref>

He is a cousin of comedian and film director [[Jay Chandrasekhar]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=jaychandrasekha|number=326404207718580224 |title=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|access-date=23 April 2013|link=https://mobile.twitter.com/jaychandrasekha/status/326404207718580224|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.is/uk77c|archive-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> He is a sustaining member of WNYC.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Filmography==
===Movies===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
!Credited as
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|reference(s)}}
|-
!2000
|[[In the Beginning (2000 film)|In the Beginning]]
|Adam
|
|
|-
!2006
| [[Blind Dating]]
|Arvind
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
!2009
|[[The Slammin' Salmon]]
|Marlon Specter
|
|
|-
!2010
|[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]
|D S Raj Murthy
|
|
|-
!2011
|[[Shor in the City]]
|Abhay
|
|
|-
!2013
|[[The Lifeguard]]
|Raj
|
|
|-
!2016
|[[Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape]]
|Simon Masrani (voice)
|
|
|-

|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|}

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===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
!Credited as
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|reference(s)}}
|-
!2002
|[[Guiding Light]]
|Lloyd
|
|
|-
!2002
| [[Ultimate Force]]
|Corporal Alex Leonard
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
!2005
|[[Grey's Anatomy]]
|Unnamed in Pilot Episode
|
|
|-
!2005
|[[Numb3rs]]
|DOE Specialist
|(episode: "Dirty Bomb")
|
|-
!2006-10
|[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)]]
|[[Mohinder Suresh]]
|Main role
|
|-
!2009
|[[Psych]]
|Rajesh
|
|
|-
!2010-12
|[[Covert Affairs]]
|Jai Wilcox
|
|
|-
!2012-13
|[[CSI: Miami]]
|Raj Andari
|
|
|-
!2012-13
|[[The Office (U.S. TV series)]]
|Ravi
|
|
|-
!2013-14
|[[Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)]]
|Gabriel Lowen
|Main role (Season 1–2)
|
|-
!2015
|[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)]]
|[[Mohinder Suresh]]
|Guest
|
|-
!2016
|[[Stan Lee's Lucky Man]]
|Nikhail Julian/Golding
|
|
|-
!2016
|[[Family Guy]]
|
|(S14E20: "[[Road to India (Family Guy)|Road to India]]")
|
|-
!2016
|[[Odd Mom Out]]
|Bruce
|(S02E07: "Hanoi Jill")
|
|-
!2016
|[[Elementary (TV series)]]
|Ajit Dalal
|(S05E06: "Ill Tidings")
|
|-
!2018
|[[Reverie (TV series)]]
|Paul Hammond
|Main role
|
|-
!2018
|[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)]]
|Samir
|(S03E10: "Matty + Ethan + Fidelity")
|
|-
!2018
|[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)]]
|Dr. Panthaki
|(S01E9: "As Long As It Takes")
|
|-
!2019-20
|[[The Flash (2014 TV series)]]
|Dr. [[Ramsey Rosso (Arrowverse)]]
|Recurring role
|
|-
!2020–present
|[[Cleopatra in Space (TV series)]]
|Khensu
|Recurring role
|
|-
!2020–present
|[[Never Have I Ever (TV series)]]
|Mohan
|Recurring role
|
|-
!2020
|[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)]]
|[[Ra's al Ghul]]
|
|
|-

|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
|}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sendhilramamurthy.net/ Sendhil Ramamurthy's Official Website]
* {{IMDb name|0707983}}

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ElenaEbersbacher: added lead as per guidelines and improved wording for consistency

imported>MB: cleanup, typo(s) fixed: 1-2 → 1–2