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Sendhil Ramamurthy
Ramamurthy in 2008
Born (1974-05-17) May 17, 1974 (age 50)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Indian
EducationTufts University (BS)
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2
RelativesJay Chandrasekhar (cousin)

Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an Indian-American actor. He is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes (2006–2010), Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs (2010–2012), Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in Beauty and the Beast (2013–2014), and Mohan in Never Have I Ever (2020).

Early life and education

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Ramamurthy was born in Chicago to a Hindu family who emigrated from India; his father is a Kannadiga[1] and his mother is a Tamil.[2][1] He grew up speaking English and some Kannada.[1] His parents are physicians.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[5][6]

Career

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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 Love & Debate (originally titled Thanks to Gravity), Orient Express, Blind Dating, Little India, Shor in the City[7] and Gurinder Chadha's comedy film It's a Wonderful Afterlife. In addition, he has appeared on several TV shows, including Ellen, Casualty, Guiding Light, Grey's Anatomy, Ultimate Force, CSI: Miami, Heroes, Covert Affairs and Numb3rs.

He made a conscious decision to not audition for stereotypical Indian roles, although he has been offered such parts.[5] Ramamurthy's role on 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.[8]

In 2000, he appeared in NBC's television biblical miniseries In the Beginning in the role of Adam.

Ramamurthy guest starred in a season four episode of Psych titled "Bollywood Homicide", directed by his cousin Jay Chandrasekhar.[9]

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.[10] The show premiered in July 2010.[11] In the season 3 premiere, his character was killed off.[12]

Ramamurthy appeared in the eighth and ninth season of The Office as Kelly Kapoor's new boyfriend, Ravi.[13]

On December 19, 2012, it was announced that he would appear in the CW show Beauty & the Beast as Gabriel Lowen, an assistant district attorney.[14]

In 2015, he reprised his role as Dr Mohinder Suresh in the Heroes series's continuation entitled Heroes: Reborn.

He appeared as the main villain in the sixth season of the television series The Flash as Dr. Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork.[15] He reprised his role in the season nine episode "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To"[16]

As of 2020, he is part of the cast of the Netflix series Never Have I Ever, playing Mohan Vishwakumar, the main character's father.[17] The series is produced by Mindy Kaling, who had first worked with Ramamurthy when she was a writer and actor on The Office.[18]

In 2022, Ramamurthy appeared in season four of Doom Patrol as Mister 104.

Personal life

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In 1999, Ramamurthy married actress Olga Sosnovska. They have two children, a daughter and a son, born in 2005 and 2008 respectively. He and his family previously lived in London and have since moved to New York.[19]

Comedian and film director Jay Chandrasekhar is his cousin.[20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2000 In the Beginning Adam
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express Nikki
2006 Blind Dating Arvind
2009 The Slammin' Salmon Marlon Specter
2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife DS Raj Murthy
2011 Shor in the City Abhay Hindi film
2013 The Lifeguard Raj
2016 Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape Simon Masrani Voice[21]
2018 After Everything David
2024 Do Aur Do Pyaar Vikram Sehgal Hindi film[22][23]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2002 Guiding Light Lloyd
Ultimate Force Corporal Alex Leonard Main role (season one)
2005 Grey's Anatomy Intern #2 Pilot episode
Numb3rs DOE Specialist Episode: "Dirty Bomb"
2006–2010 Heroes Mohinder Suresh Main role
2009 Psych Rajesh Episode: Bollywood Homicide
2010–2012 Covert Affairs Jai Wilcox
2012–2013 CSI: Miami Raj Andari
The Office Ravi 3 episodes
2013–2014 Beauty & the Beast Gabriel Lowen Main role (seasons 1–2)
2015 Heroes Reborn Mohinder Suresh Guest
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Nikhail Julian / Golding
Family Guy Unknown Voice, episode: "Road to India"
Odd Mom Out Bruce Episode: "Hanoi Jill"
Elementary Ajit Dalal Episode: "Ill Tidings"
2018 Reverie Paul Hammond Main role
MacGyver Samir Episode: "Matty Ethan Fidelity"
New Amsterdam Dr. Panthaki Recurring role
2019–2020, 2023 The Flash Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork Recurring role; 10 episodes
2020–present Cleopatra in Space Khensu, King Ptolemy, Assassin Mech Voice, recurring role[21]
2020 Never Have I Ever Mohan Recurring role; 20 episodes
DC Super Hero Girls Ra's al Ghul Voice, episode: "#LeagueOfShadows"
2022 Good Sam Asher Pyne Recurring role
Mira, Royal Detective Deepak Voice
2022–2023 Doom Patrol Rama / Mister 104 Recurring role; 7 episodes
2023 The Legend of Vox Machina Saundor Voice, episode: "The Echo Tree"[21]
2025 One Piece Nefertari Cobra Filming

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sendhil Ramamurthy has exactly 15 Hindi words in Ekta Kapoor's Shor". Bollywood Hungama. December 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021. 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.
  2. ^ Thomas, Loydean (May 2, 2004). "The Doctor In Charge: Dr. Rajam Ramamurthy". sawoman.com. SA Woman. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021. 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.
  3. ^ Joshi, Tushar (April 27, 2010). "Sendhil wants Deepika to watch his film". Mid-day.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "An American Hero comes knocking". Rediff.com. January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Mangla, Ismat Sarah (September 25, 2006). "Holding Out for a Hero". Nirali. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
  6. ^ Etkin-Ives, Sharla (January 1, 2007). "Sendhil Ramamurthy". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
  7. ^ "Sendhil Ramamurthy of 'Heroes' fame to make his Bollywood debut with Shor | Bollywood.com : Entertainment news, movie, music and fashion reviews". Bollywood.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  8. ^ Allen, Liam (April 14, 2010). "Heroes star bemoans British drama". BBC News.
  9. ^ Godwin, Jennifer (June 15, 2009). "Exclusive: Heroes Star Sendhil Ramamurthy to Guest on Psych". E! Online – Watch with Kristin. Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  10. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (July 13, 2010). "Cold War-Style Spying Is Back (How Quaint)". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 13, 2010). "'Heroes' actor cast in new USA series". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ^ Sandra Gonzalez (July 11, 2011). "Covert Affairs season premiere: bosses sound off on shocking death". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  13. ^ Megan Masters (February 6, 2012). "Office scoop:Kelly Kapoor's new boy toy is..." TVLine.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  14. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (December 19, 2012). "Scoop: Sendhil Ramamurthy joins Beauty and the Beast as 'great antagonist' for Vincent/Catherine". TVLine.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  15. ^ Atkinson, John (August 9, 2019). "The Flash Season 6 Villain Is Bloodwork - Here's Everything You Need To Know About Him". ScreenRant. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  16. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (January 3, 2023). "The Flash: New Final Season Details Revealed, Including the Return of Familiar Faces". IGN. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (September 30, 2019). "Sendhil Ramamurthy Joins Mindy Kaling's Coming-Of-Age Series 'Never Have I Ever'". Deadline. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  18. ^ Sittenfeld, Curtis (September 23, 2011). "A Long Day at "The Office" with Mindy Kaling". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  19. ^ Jeanne Muchnik (February 2, 2015). "New Rochelle Actor Discusses Latest Role at Pelham Picture House". Daily Voice. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  20. ^ @jaychandrasekha (April 22, 2013). "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" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2013 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ a b c "Sendhil Ramamurthy (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 13, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  22. ^ "Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy to star in an upcoming romantic comedy-drama". Bollywood Hungama. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  23. ^ "Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy starrer titled Do Aur Do Pyaar; set to release on March 29, 2024". Bollywood Hungama. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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