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{{short description|British actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name       = Naveen Andrews
| name               = Naveen Andrews
| image       = Naveen Andrews.jpg
| image             = Naveen Andrews 2025 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg
| imagesize  = 200px
| caption            = Andrews at the [[2025 Sundance Film Festival]]
| caption    = Naveen Andrews in 2009
| birth_name        = Naveen William Sidney Andrews
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=y|17 January 1969}}
| birth_place = [[Lambeth]], [[London]], [[England]]
| birth_place       = [[Lambeth]], London, England
| occupation = Actor
| citizenship        = {{Plainlist|
| children    = 2
* United Kingdom
| birth_name  = Naveen William Sidney Andrews
* United States (since 2010)
| yearsactive = 1991–present
}}
| partner    = Geraldine Feakins<br>(1985–1991)<br>[[Barbara Hershey]]<br>(1998–2009)
| education          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Emanuel School]]
* [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
}}
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active      = 1991–present
| partner            = {{Plainlist|
* Geraldine Feakins <br> (1985–1991)
* [[Barbara Hershey]] <br> (1998–2009)
}}
| children          = 2
}}
}}
'''Naveen William Sidney Andrews''' (born 17 January 1969) is a British-American actor. He is known for numerous roles, such as [[Sayid Jarrah]] in the television series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]], ''Kip Singh in the film ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'' and Sanjay in the 2002 remake of ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]''. For his role on ''Lost'', Andrews was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] in 2006, a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] in 2005 and received the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] in 2006.
 
'''Naveen William Sidney Andrews''' (born 17 January 1969) is a British and American actor. He is best known for his role as [[Sayid Jarrah]] in the television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004–2010), for which he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]], as well as winning a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] along with the cast. He has also appeared in films such as ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'' (1996), ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998), ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]'' (2002), ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004), ''[[Planet Terror]]'' (2007), ''[[The Brave One (2007 film)|The Brave One]]'' (2007), and ''[[Diana (2013 film)|Diana]]'' (2013). In 2022, he portrayed [[Sunny Balwani|Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani]] in the [[Hulu]] miniseries ''[[The Dropout]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Andrews was born in [[Lambeth]], [[London]] to Nirmala, a [[psychologist]], and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>Elsworth, Catherine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014161130/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/30/bvnaveen30.xml&page=3 "I'm so grateful I'm sober now"], ''Daily Telegraph'', 30 August 2005; accessed 27 May 2008.</ref> He was brought up in [[Wandsworth]] in the [[Methodist]] denomination of Christianity.<ref name="CTV2006"/> Andrews described his upbringing as "very repressive".<ref name="CTV2006">[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060410/naveen_andrews_20060410/20060410 "Naveen Andrews finds himself in L.A"], CTV.ca; 10 April 2006.</ref> At 16, while at [[Emanuel School]], he started a relationship with his 30-year-old mathematics teacher, Geraldine Feakins, whom he moved in with to escape his abusive home; their son, Jaisal, was born seven years later, in 1992. Andrews was shunned by his parents after this and they died before a reconciliation. He has said that he has forgiven them.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004710/bio Naveen Andrews profile], imdb.com; accessed 7 March 2014</ref>
Andrews was born on 17 January 1969<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 17, 2023|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-17-2023-includes-celebrities-james-earl-jones-jim-carrey.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref> in [[Lambeth]], [[London]],<ref name="tv">{{cite web |author=<!--not stated, or generic Staff--> |title=Naveen Andrews {{!}} Credits |work=[[TV Guide]] |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/naveen-andrews/credits/3030203730/ |access-date= 16 February 2025}}</ref> to Nirmala, a [[psychologist]], and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite news |first=Catherine |last=Elsworth |title=I'm so grateful I'm sober now |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2005-08-30 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/30/bvnaveen30.xml&page=3 |access-date=2025-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014161130/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/30/bvnaveen30.xml&page=3 |archive-date=2007-10-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2025}} He was raised in the [[Methodist Church of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |title=Naveen Andrews finds himself in L.A |work=[[CTV News]] |department=[[etalk]] |date=2006-04-10 |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060410/naveen_andrews_20060410/20060410/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715101159/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060410/naveen_andrews_20060410/20060410/ |archive-date=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1985, when he was 16, Andrews began a relationship with the 30-year-old Geraldine Feakins.<ref name=":0" />


==Career==
==Career==
Andrews auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] with [[Ewan McGregor]] and [[David Thewlis]]. His studies paid off when he won a role in [[Hanif Kureshi]]'s film ''[[London Kills Me]]'' (1991). Andrews starred in the 1993 [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial)|Buddha of Suburbia]]''. He portrayed Kip Singh in ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'' (1996) and [[Sayid Jarrah]] in the popular television series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004). In 2006, he was voted one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's World's Most Beautiful People.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20034523_1185920,00.html#1056772|title=2006's Most Beautiful People: Naveen Andrews|access-date=24 December 2009|date=26 April 2006}}</ref> He starred in ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996), ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998), ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004), and as [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Jafar|Jafar]] in the American fantasy drama ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]] (aired 2013-14)''. In 2014, he provided the voice of Sabal in the video game ''[[Far Cry 4]]''. From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the series ''[[Sense8]]'' (created by [[The Wachowskis]] and [[J. Michael Straczynski]]) as Jonas. From 2018 to 2019, he co-starred as ex-MI6 and CIA officer Julian Cousins in the series [[Instinct (U.S. TV series)|''Instinct'']], starring [[Alan Cumming]] and [[Bojana Novakovic]].
Andrews auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]].<ref name="tv"/> His studies paid off when he won a role in [[Hanif Kureishi]]'s film ''[[London Kills Me]]'' (1991).<ref name="tv"/> Andrews starred in the 1993 [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial)|Buddha of Suburbia]]''.<ref name="tv"/> He portrayed Kip Singh in ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'' (1996),<ref name="tv"/> and [[Sayid Jarrah]] in the television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004–10).<ref name="tv"/>
 
In 2006, he was voted one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's World's Most Beautiful People.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--not stated, or generic Staff--> |title=2006's World's Most Beautiful People |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=2006-04-26 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/2006s-worlds-most-beautiful-people/ |access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref>  
 
He starred in ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998),<ref name="tv"/> and ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004).<ref name="tv"/> He has also appeared in films such as ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]'' (2002), ''[[Planet Terror]]'' (2007),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[The Brave One (2007 film)|The Brave One]]'' (2007),<ref name="tv"/> and ''[[Diana (2013 film)|Diana]]'' (2013).<ref name="tv"/>
 
He was [[Jafar (Aladdin)|Jafar]] in the American fantasy drama ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' (2013–14).<ref name="tv"/> In 2014, he provided the voice of Sabal in the video game ''[[Far Cry 4]]''.<ref name="tv"/> From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the series ''[[Sense8]]'',<ref name="tv"/> (created by [[The Wachowskis]] and [[J. Michael Straczynski]]) as Jonas. From 2018 to 2019, he co-starred as ex-MI6 and CIA officer Julian Cousins in the series ''[[Instinct (American TV series)|Instinct]]'',<ref name="tv"/> alongside [[Alan Cumming]] and [[Bojana Novakovic]]. In 2022 Andrews co-starred with [[Amanda Seyfried]] as Theranos COO Sunny Balwani in the [[Hulu]] limited series ''[[The Dropout]]''.<ref name="tv"/> In February 2025, it was announced that Andrews would voice the title role of [[Khan Noonien Singh]] in the scripted audio drama series ''[[Star Trek: Khan (audio drama series)|Star Trek: Khan]]''.<ref name="Feb2025Details">{{Cite web |last=<!-- StarTrek.com staff --> |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt Cast in Star Trek: Khan |url=https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-khan-voice-cast-naveen-andrews-wrenn-schmidt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228160304/https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-khan-voice-cast-naveen-andrews-wrenn-schmidt |archive-date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=March 1, 2025 |website=[[StarTrek.com]]}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Andrews's relationship with [[Geraldine Feakins]] lasted from 1985 to 1991. Their son, Jaisal Andrews, was born in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/naveen-andrews-at-least-ive-been-a-good-parent-7901923.html |title=Naveen Andrews: 'At least I've been a good parent' |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |first=Genevieve |last=Roberts |date=1 July 2012}}</ref> He was later in a relationship with actress [[Barbara Hershey]] in [[Los Angeles]], starting in 1998. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son with [[Czechs|Czech]]-French actress [[Elena Eustache]]. He and Hershey later reconciled,<ref>[http://www.today.com/id/10741864 "'Lost' star fathered child while separated"], NBC News; accessed 7 March 2014.</ref> but in 2010, they announced that they had separated.<ref>[http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b183526_losts_naveen_andrews_found_in.html Lost's Naveen Andrews Found in Splitsville], E! Online; accessed 7 March 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272632080.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104010420/http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272632080.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title=Naveen Andrews Split - Lost Actor Announces Break Up with Barbara Hershey|work=National Ledger|date=30 May 2010|access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> Andrews was in a long custody dispute with Eustache over their son, and on 7 January 2009, he was granted sole legal and physical custody.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/07/lost-star-battles-baby-mama-and-gets-kid "'Lost' Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid"], ''[[TMZ.com|TMZ]]'', 7 January 2009; retrieved 23 July 2009.</ref>
Andrews's relationship with Geraldine Feakins lasted from 1985 to 1991. Their son, Jaisal Andrews, was born in 1992.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |first=Genevieve |last=Roberts |title=Naveen Andrews: 'At least I've been a good parent' |work=[[The Independent]] |date=1 July 2012 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/naveen-andrews-at-least-i-ve-been-a-good-parent-7901923.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-03-13 |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/naveen-andrews-at-least-ive-been-a-good-parent-7901923.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was later in a relationship with actress [[Barbara Hershey]] in [[Los Angeles]], starting in 1998. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son with [[Czechs|Czech]]-French actress Elena Eustache. He and Hershey later reconciled,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated, or generic Staff--> |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title='Lost' star fathered child while separated |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=2006-01-06 |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/lost-star-fathered-child-while-separated-1c9482050 |access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref> but in 2010, they announced that they had separated.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jovie |last=Baclayon |title=Lost's Naveen Andrews Found in Splitsville |work=[[E! News]] |date=2010-05-31 |orig-date=30 May 2010 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/183524/lost-s-naveen-andrews-found-in-splitsville |access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jessica |last=Warren |title=Naveen Andrews Split - Lost Actor Announces Break Up with Barbara Hershey |website=nationalledger.com |date=30 May 2010 |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/naveen-andrews-split-lost-ac-591864.shtml |access-date=2025-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803132727/http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/naveen-andrews-split-lost-ac-591864.shtml#.V6HxW2LP1qZ |archive-date=2016-08-03 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Andrews was in a long custody dispute with Eustache over their son, and on 7 January 2009, he was granted sole legal and physical custody.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--not stated, or generic Staff--> |title="Lost" Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid |work=[[TMZ]] |date=2019-06-15 |orig-date=7 January 2009 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2009/01/07/lost-star-battles-baby-mama-and-gets-kid/ |access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref>


Andrews has spoken about his [[alcoholism]] and his two-year [[Substance dependence|addiction]] to [[heroin]] in the mid-'90s. He has described an incident in which he collapsed on set and was treated by the emergency services.<ref>Hilton, Beth. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a88484/lost-star-reveals-heroin-addiction.html 'Lost' star reveals heroin addiction], ''Digital Spy'', 1 February 2008; accessed 27 May 2008.</ref>
Andrews has spoken about his [[alcoholism]] and his two-year addiction to [[heroin]] in the mid-1990s. He has described an incident in which he collapsed on set and was treated by emergency services.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Beth |last=Hilton |title='Lost' star reveals heroin addiction |work=[[Digital Spy]] |department=ShowBiz |date=2006-02-01 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a88484/lost-star-reveals-heroin-addiction/ |access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref>


He plays guitar<ref>[http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3178 The Trades - Interview: Naveen Andrews] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107130737/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3178 |date=7 January 2007 }}</ref> and sings, while tap-dancing to his own tune as a hobby. He became a [[Naturalization|naturalised]] U.S. citizen on 27 May 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naveen Andrews al RFF: Sayid presenta il finale di Lost|url=http://www.movieplayer.it/serietv/articoli/naveen-andrews-al-rff-sayid-presenta-il-finale-di-lost_7058|access-date=28 June 2011|newspaper=Movieplayer|date=7 July 2010|language=it|quote=...dal 27 maggio sono diventato cittadino americano...)}}</ref>
He plays guitar<ref>{{Cite web |first=Scott |last=Juba |title=Interview: Naveen Andrews |website=the-trades.com |date=2005-05-03 |url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3178 |access-date=2025-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515082346/http://the-trades.com/article.php?id=3178 |archive-date=2013-05-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and sings, while [[tap dancing]] to his own tune as a hobby. He became a [[Naturalization|naturalised]] U.S. citizen on 27 May 2010.<ref>{{cite interview |subject-first=Naveen |subject-last=Andrews |interviewer-first=Luciana |interviewer-last=Morelli |title=Naveen Andrews al RFF: Sayid presenta il finale di Lost |lang=fur |trans-title=Naveen Andrews at RFF: Sayid presents the finale of Lost |website=movieplayer.it |date=2010-07-07 |url=https://movieplayer.it/articoli/naveen-andrews-al-rff-sayid-presenta-il-finale-di-lost_7058/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |quote=''...dal 27 maggio sono diventato cittadino americano...'' [... as of May 27, I became an American citizen...])}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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| ''[[London Kills Me]]''
| ''[[London Kills Me]]''
| Bike
| Bike
| rowspan="4" |
|  
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Wild West (film)|Wild West]]''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105820/ Wild West (1992) at imdb.com], imdb.com; accessed 4 August 2014.</ref>
| ''[[Wild West (1992 film)|Wild West]]''
| Zaf
| Zaf
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Double Vision (1992 film)|Double Vision]]''
| ''[[Double Vision (1992 film)|Double Vision]]''
| Jimmy
| Jimmy
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]''
| ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]''
| Raj Singh
| Raj Singh
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''
| ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''
| Kip Singh
| Kip Singh
| Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[True Love and Chaos]]''
| ''[[True Love and Chaos]]''
| Hanif
| Hanif
| rowspan="9" |
|  
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Bombay Boys]]''
| ''[[Bombay Boys]]''
| Krishna
| Krishna
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]''
| ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]''
| Pindi
| Pindi
|
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| ''Drowning on Dry Land''
| ''Drowning on Dry Land''
| Darshan
| Darshan
|
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
| ''A Question of Faith''
| ''[[A Question of Faith (2000 film)|A Question of Faith]]''
| William
| William
|
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]''
| ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]''
| Sanjay
| Sanjay
|
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| ''[[Easy (film)|Easy]]''
| ''[[Easy (2003 film)|Easy]]''
| John Kalicharan
| John Kalicharan
|
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[Bride & Prejudice]]''
| ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]''
| Balraj
| Balraj
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[Provoked (film)|Provoked: A True Story]]''
| ''[[Provoked (film)|Provoked: A True Story]]''
| Deepak Ahluwalia
| Deepak Ahluwalia
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''
| ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''
| Abby
| Dr. John "Abby" Abbington
| Segment: ''[[Planet Terror]]''
| Segment: ''[[Planet Terror]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[The Brave One (2007 film)|The Brave One]]''
| ''[[The Brave One (2007 film)|The Brave One]]''
| David Kirmani
| Dr. David Kirmani
| rowspan="4" |
|  
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
| ''Animals''
| ''Animals''
| Vic
| Vic
|-
|
| 2012
| ''Creature of the Black Lagoon''
| Dr. David Raya
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Diana (film)|Diana]]''
| ''[[Diana (2013 film)|Diana]]''
| [[Hasnat Khan|Dr. Hasnat Khan]]
| [[Hasnat Khan|Dr. Hasnat Khan]]
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Last Days (2025 film)|Last Days]]''
| Sonny
|
|}
|}


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| ''The Peacock Spring''
| ''The Peacock Spring''
| Ravi Battacharya
| Ravi Battacharya
| rowspan="3" | Television movie
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1998
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| 2000
| 2000
| ''The Chippendales Murder''
| ''The Chippendales Murder''
| Steve Banerjee
| [[Steve Banerjee]]
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
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|-
|-
| 2004–2010
| 2004–2010
| ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''
| ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
| [[Sayid Jarrah]]
| [[Sayid Jarrah]]
| 98 episodes<br />[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]<br />Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]<br />Nominated—[[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor – Drama Series]] <small>(2007–08, 2010)</small><br />Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| 98 episodes
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[The Ten Commandments (miniseries)|The Ten Commandments]]''
| ''[[The Ten Commandments (miniseries)|The Ten Commandments]]''
| Menerith
| Menerith
| Television movie
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
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|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Sinbad (UK TV series)|Sinbad]]''
| ''[[Sinbad (TV series)|Sinbad]]''
| Lord Akbari
| Lord Akbari
| 7 episodes
| 7 episodes
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| 2013–2014
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''
| Jafar
| [[Jafar (Aladdin)|Jafar]]
| 13 episodes
| 13 episodes
|-
|-
| 2015–2017
| 2015–2018
| ''[[Sense8]]''
| ''[[Sense8]]''
| Jonas Maliki
| Jonas Maliki
| 11 episodes
| 18 episodes
|-
|-
| 2018–2019
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Instinct (2018 TV series)|Instinct]]''
| ''[[Instinct (American TV series)|Instinct]]''
| Julian Cousins
| Julian Cousins
| 21 episodes
| 21 episodes
|-
|-
|TBA
| 2022
|[[The Dropout (miniseries)|''The Dropout'']]
| ''[[The Dropout]]''
|Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
| [[Sunny Balwani|Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani]]
|TBA
| 8 episodes
|-
|2022
|''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]''
|Robert Kamdar
|5 episodes
|-
|2024
|''[[Last King of the Cross]]''
|Ray Kinnock
|8 episodes
|-
|2024
|''[[The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh]]''
|Mahesh Pradeep
|8 episodes
|}
|}


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| ''[[Far Cry 4]]''
| ''[[Far Cry 4]]''
| Sabal
| Sabal
| Voice actor
|
|}
 
===Audio===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year!!Title!!Role!!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|2024
|''The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story''
|Grigory
|Main role
|-
|2025
|''[[Star Trek: Khan (audio drama series)|Star Trek: Khan]]''
|[[Khan Noonien Singh]]
|Main role
|}
 
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Association
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 22 January 2026


Naveen Andrews
Andrews at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Naveen William Sidney Andrews

(1969-01-17) 17 January 1969 (age 57)
Lambeth, London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States (since 2010)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Partner(s)
Children2

Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born 17 January 1969) is a British and American actor. He is best known for his role as Sayid Jarrah in the television series Lost (2004–2010), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as winning a Screen Actors Guild Award along with the cast. He has also appeared in films such as The English Patient (1996), Mighty Joe Young (1998), Rollerball (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Planet Terror (2007), The Brave One (2007), and Diana (2013). In 2022, he portrayed Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Andrews was born on 17 January 1969[1] in Lambeth, London,[2] to Nirmala, a psychologist, and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from Kerala, India.[3][failed verification] He was raised in the Methodist Church of Great Britain.[4] In 1985, when he was 16, Andrews began a relationship with the 30-year-old Geraldine Feakins.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Andrews auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[2] His studies paid off when he won a role in Hanif Kureishi's film London Kills Me (1991).[2] Andrews starred in the 1993 BBC miniseries Buddha of Suburbia.[2] He portrayed Kip Singh in The English Patient (1996),[2] and Sayid Jarrah in the television series Lost (2004–10).[2]

In 2006, he was voted one of People magazine's World's Most Beautiful People.[6]

He starred in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996),[2] Mighty Joe Young (1998),[2] and Bride and Prejudice (2004).[2] He has also appeared in films such as Rollerball (2002), Planet Terror (2007),[2] The Brave One (2007),[2] and Diana (2013).[2]

He was Jafar in the American fantasy drama Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–14).[2] In 2014, he provided the voice of Sabal in the video game Far Cry 4.[2] From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the series Sense8,[2] (created by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski) as Jonas. From 2018 to 2019, he co-starred as ex-MI6 and CIA officer Julian Cousins in the series Instinct,[2] alongside Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic. In 2022 Andrews co-starred with Amanda Seyfried as Theranos COO Sunny Balwani in the Hulu limited series The Dropout.[2] In February 2025, it was announced that Andrews would voice the title role of Khan Noonien Singh in the scripted audio drama series Star Trek: Khan.[7]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Andrews's relationship with Geraldine Feakins lasted from 1985 to 1991. Their son, Jaisal Andrews, was born in 1992.[5] He was later in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey in Los Angeles, starting in 1998. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son with Czech-French actress Elena Eustache. He and Hershey later reconciled,[8] but in 2010, they announced that they had separated.[9][10] Andrews was in a long custody dispute with Eustache over their son, and on 7 January 2009, he was granted sole legal and physical custody.[11]

Andrews has spoken about his alcoholism and his two-year addiction to heroin in the mid-1990s. He has described an incident in which he collapsed on set and was treated by emergency services.[12]

He plays guitar[13] and sings, while tap dancing to his own tune as a hobby. He became a naturalised U.S. citizen on 27 May 2010.[14]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
1991 London Kills Me Bike
1992 Wild West Zaf
Double Vision Jimmy
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Raj Singh
The English Patient Kip Singh
1997 True Love and Chaos Hanif
1998 Bombay Boys Krishna
Mighty Joe Young Pindi
1999 Drowning on Dry Land Darshan
2000 A Question of Faith William
2002 Rollerball Sanjay
2003 Easy John Kalicharan
2004 Bride and Prejudice Balraj
2006 Provoked: A True Story Deepak Ahluwalia
2007 Grindhouse Dr. John "Abby" Abbington Segment: Planet Terror
The Brave One Dr. David Kirmani
2008 Animals Vic
2013 Diana Dr. Hasnat Khan
2025 Last Days Sonny

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Buddha of Suburbia Karim Amir 4 episodes
1996 The Peacock Spring Ravi Battacharya Television film
1998 My Own Country Dr. Abraham Verghese
2000 The Chippendales Murder Steve Banerjee
2001 The Beast Tamir Naipaul Episode: "The Price"
2003 Future Tense Miles Gupta Unsold TV pilot
2004–2010 Lost Sayid Jarrah 98 episodes
2006 The Ten Commandments Menerith Television film
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Ash Ramsey Episode: "Shadow"
2012 Sinbad Lord Akbari 7 episodes
2013–2014 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Jafar 13 episodes
2015–2018 Sense8 Jonas Maliki 18 episodes
2018–2019 Instinct Julian Cousins 21 episodes
2022 The Dropout Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani 8 episodes
2022 The Cleaning Lady Robert Kamdar 5 episodes
2024 Last King of the Cross Ray Kinnock 8 episodes
2024 The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh Mahesh Pradeep 8 episodes

Video games[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Far Cry 4 Sabal

Audio[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story Grigory Main role
2025 Star Trek: Khan Khan Noonien Singh Main role

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
1996 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The English Patient Nominated
2005 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Lost Nominated
2006 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor - Television Nominated
2006 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
2022 Hollywood Critics Association Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Dropout Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rose, Mike (17 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 "Naveen Andrews | Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Elsworth, Catherine (30 August 2005). "I'm so grateful I'm sober now". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Naveen Andrews finds himself in L.A". etalk. CTV News. Canadian Press. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Roberts, Genevieve (1 July 2012). "Naveen Andrews: 'At least I've been a good parent'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "2006's World's Most Beautiful People". People. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt Cast in Star Trek: Khan". StarTrek.com. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "'Lost' star fathered child while separated". Today. Associated Press. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Baclayon, Jovie (31 May 2010) [30 May 2010]. "Lost's Naveen Andrews Found in Splitsville". E! News. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Warren, Jessica (30 May 2010). "Naveen Andrews Split - Lost Actor Announces Break Up with Barbara Hershey". nationalledger.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  11. ↑ ""Lost" Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid". TMZ. 15 June 2019 [7 January 2009]. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Hilton, Beth (1 February 2006). "'Lost' star reveals heroin addiction". ShowBiz. Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Juba, Scott (3 May 2005). "Interview: Naveen Andrews". the-trades.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Andrews, Naveen (7 July 2010). "Naveen Andrews al RFF: Sayid presenta il finale di Lost" [Naveen Andrews at RFF: Sayid presents the finale of Lost]. movieplayer.it (Interview) (in furlan). Interviewed by Morelli, Luciana. Retrieved 13 March 2025. ...dal 27 maggio sono diventato cittadino americano... [... as of May 27, I became an American citizen...])

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