Sendhil Ramamurthy
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| Sendhil Ramamurthy | |
 Ramamurthy in 2006 |
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| Born | May 17, 1974 (age 32) Chicago, Illinois |
| Spouse(s) | Olga Sosnovska |
| Notable roles | Mohinder Suresh in Heroes |
Sendhil Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois. He plays the Indian geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC drama Heroes.
He was born in the US to Indian parents, both of whom are physicians. His parents are from Bangalore, India. He has one sister, who is a physician, doing a residency in a combined internal medicine and psychiatry residency program. He and his sister were raised in San Antonio. In San Antonio, he went to Keystone School and graduated from there in 1991. He is married to actress Olga Sosnovska; they have one daughter, Halina. [1]
Ramamurthy attended Tufts University initially as a pre-med major to follow in his parents' footsteps.[1] He was also a member of the Theta Delta Chi Kappa charge. He then became interested in acting when he took an "Intro to Acting" class 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, from which he graduated in 1999.[1] [2]
[edit] Career
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 Thanks to Gravity, Orient Express,and Little India In addition, he has appeared on several TV shows, including Ellen, Casualty, Guiding Light, Ultimate Force, Grey's Anatomy, and Numb3rs. [3]
Ramamurthy made a conscious decision to not audition for stereotypical Indian roles, although he has been offered such parts.[1] Ramamurthy's current role on Heroes is his biggest role yet. 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. [4]
Ramamurthy appeared as the second guest on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 25th, 2007. During the interview he shared about his vacation to the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican, where a couple of German tourists wanted to take his picture, in spite of the strict "No Pictures" policy.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Mangla, Ismat Sarah (2006-09-25). Holding Out for a Hero. Nirali Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Etkin-Ives, Sharla (2007-01-01). Sendhil Ramamurthy. Zap2it. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Mohinder Suresh. NBC. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Maloney, Alison (2006-12-30). Sendhil's a sci-fi Hero. The Sun Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
