Naveen Andrews

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

He starred in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996),

Personal life Andrews's relationship with Geraldine Feakins lasted from 1985 to 1991. Their son, Jaisal Andrews, was born in 1992. 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, but in 2010, they announced that they had separated. 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.

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.

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

Filmography Film

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

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 Far Cry 4 Sabal

Audio

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