Naveen Andrews
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| Birth name | Naveen William Sidney Andrews |
| Born | January 17, 1969 (age 38) London, England  |
| Notable roles | "Sayid Jarrah" in Lost "Kip Singh" in The English Patient |
Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is an Emmy-and Golden Globe-nominated English actor. He is known for his roles in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the extremely popular U.S.A. television series Lost.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Andrews was born in London, England to Nirmala, a psychologist, and Stanley Andrews, a businessman,[1] both immigrants from Kerala, India.[2] His parents were married in an arranged marriage.[3] He was raised in Wandsworth, South London (beside the River Thames) and had what he has described as a "very repressive" upbringing.[3] At the age of 16, whilst at Emanuel School, he fell in love with his Mathematics teacher, Geraldine Feakins, with whom he had a son, Jaisal, born in 1992.[4] Andrews was quoted in an interview later on saying that "[his] father would call [him] a prostitute" about being famous at his school "for going out with a maths teacher".
[edit] Career
Andrews went on and auditioned for drama school. He 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). He is best known for his role as Kip in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the popular television series Lost (2004). In 2006, he was voted one of People Magazine's 'World's Most Beautiful People'.
[edit] Personal life
Andrews is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. He suffered from these conditions when he lived in London during his early twenties, and his promising screen career nearly ended. Andrews was forced to move across the Atlantic to the United States to seek rehabilitation and get his life back on track. His efforts were successful, but he says that London provides painful memories of his alcohol and heroin addictions.
Andrews is in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey and they currently reside in Los Angeles. The couple separated briefly in 2005, and during that time, Andrews had a son with another woman. He and Hershey later reconciled.[5] In July 2006, Andrews was photographed kissing an unknown woman on Manhattan Beach, but his representative said that he and Hershey were still together.[6]
Andrews also plays guitar and sings.[7]
[edit] Filmography
- London Kills Me (1991) ... as Bike
- Wild West (1992) ... as Zaf
- The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) ... Karim
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) ... as Raj Singh
- The English Patient (1996) ... as Lt. Kip Singh
- True Love and Chaos (film) (1997) ... as ???
- Bombay Boys (1998) ... as Krishna Sahni
- My Own Country" (1998) ... as Dr. Abraham Verghese
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) ... as Pindi
- Rollerball (2002) ... as Sanjay
- Easy (2003) ... as John
- Lost (2004-Present) ... as Sayid Jarrah
- Bride And Prejudice (2004) ... as Mr. Balraj
- Provoked (2006) ...
- The Ten Commandments (2006)
- Grind House (2007)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=359136&in_page_id=1773
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/30/bvnaveen30.xml&page=3
- ^ a b http://thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=41&art_id=5931&sid=5469805&con_type=3&d_str=20051119
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/30/bvnaveen30.xml
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10741864/
- ^ http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1222251,00.html
- ^ http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3178
[edit] External links
- Naveen Andrews at the Internet Movie Database
- Naveen Andrews - A Face Lost No More
- Naveen-Andrews.net - Fansite
- NaveenAndrews.org - Fan site
- Naveen Andrews in the News
- Naveen-addict - French Fansite
