| Roger Narayan | |
| Birth Name: | Raj Narayan |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2006present |
Raj Narayan is an Indian actor who works in predominantly Kannada and English-language films. He is known for playing one of the leads in U Turn (2016).
Roger Narayan studied engineering at BITS Pilani before deciding to pursue his passion of becoming an actor. He subsequently learned acting in several institutions.[1] [2] He changed his stage name from Raj to Roger so that he would not be cast in stereotypical Indian roles.[1] He played supporting roles in several films and television shows before debuting as a lead actor with the multilingual Hola Venky (2014), which was shot in India.[2] He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn (2016) as a sub-inspector of police.[1] [3] He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture.[3] He starred in Humble Politician Nograj (2018) as a NRI politician.[4] In a review of the film, a critic noted that "Roger Narayan is a perfect fit as Arun Patil".[5] Roger Narayan made his debut as an antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal (2019).[6] [7] [8]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Futbaal: The Price of Dreams | Coach | |||
| 2010 | Keeping Up with the Guptas | Kumar | |||
| Eat Pray Love | Priest | uncredited | |||
| Touch Wood | Bollywood star | ||||
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Indian penguin | voice role | ||
| Engineer, various | uncredited | ||||
| 2012 | The Test | Marcus | |||
| 2014 | Hola Venky! | Venky | |||
| 2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | Iyengar | English | ||
| 2016 | Hot Bot | Hot Bot Lead Engineer | |||
| U Turn | Nayak | Kannada | |||
| 417 Miles | Srinivas | English Portuguese Hindi Tamil | |||
| 2018 | Humble Politician Nograj | Arun Patil | Kannada | ||
| 2019 | Chambal | Kannada | |||
| Punyakoti | Kalinga | voice role | |||
| 2022 | DNA | Akash | Kannada | ||
| 2023 | Diamond Cross | - | [9] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Unlocking Ancient Secrets of the Bible | Middle Eastern Sergeant | ||
| Al medio día | Himself | Spanish series; special appearance | ||
| 2007 | Mad TV | East Indian waiter | special appearance in season 12, episode 10 | |
| American Body Shop | Middle Eastern waiter | special appearance in the episode "Million Dollar Year" | ||
| Mystery ER | Doctor | special appearance in the episode "Bittersweet/Ring of Fire" | ||
| 2008 | iCarly | Dental patient | special appearance in the episode "iHeartArt" | |
| 2009 | Actor | special appearance in the episode "Communication Breakdown" | ||
| House | Pundit | special appearance in the episode "Simple Explanation" | ||
| Better Off Ted | Jim | special appearance in the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" | ||
| The Jay Leno Show | Terrorist | special appearance in season 1, episode 1; uncredited | ||
| The Young and the Restless | Novich | special appearance in three episodes of season 1 | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | Cab driver | special appearance in two episodes of season 1 | ||
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Mukesh | special appearance in the episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1 | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Babaka | special appearance in the episode "Blitzgiving" | ||
| Victorious | Dr. Bornstein | special appearance in the episode "Rex Dies" | ||
| 2011 | Angry Groundskeeper | special appearance in the episode "The Bird Scene" | ||
| Outsourced | Multiple roles | voice role; appears in twenty-one episodes | ||
| Castle | ER Resident | special appearance in the episode "The Rise" | ||
| 2012 | Weeds | Bandhi | special appearance in the episodes "Messy" and "A Beam of Sunshine" | |
| Incredible Crew | Mr. Narayan | special appearance in the episode "Pancake Genie" | ||
| 2014 | Roger Ali | special appearance in the episode "Allegiance" | ||
| 2015 | The Leftovers | Bhagat | special appearance in the episode "A Matter of Geography" |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | U Turn | [10] | ||||
| 2018 | Best Debut Actor | [11] | ||||
| 2019 | Best Actor In A Supporting Role | Humble Politician Nograj | [12] |