Rohan Chand

Rohan Chand (born July 24, 2004) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as Jack and Jill, Lone Survivor, and Bad Words. He also appeared in the "Crossfire" episode of Homeland. He made a cameo appearance in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in 2017. He starred as Mowgli in the Warner Bros film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle released on Netflix in 2018.

Life and career Chand was born in New York City, to parents of Indian descent. When he was six years old, he was spotted by a casting director while playing baseball; the casting director was the mother of another child playing baseball, and encouraged Chand to audition for a role in Adam Sandler's film Jack and Jill. Chand ultimately won the role of Sandler's on-screen adopted son, and the film was released in 2011. In the 2013 film Lone Survivor, Chand played the son of an Afghan who provides assistance to an American Navy SEAL (played by Mark Wahlberg), and spoke in Hindi and Urdu for the part.

In 2013, Chand appeared in a main role in the comedy film Bad Words, playing Chaitanya Chopra, a spelling bee entrant who befriends the film's main character (played by Jason Bateman) after auditioning when he was eight years old.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2011 Jack and Jill Gary Sadelstein 2013 Lone Survivor Gulab's Young Son Bad Words Chaitanya Chopra 2014 The Hundred-Foot Journey Young Hassan Haji 2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Boy at Bazaar 2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Mowgli

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Homeland Issa Nazir Season 1, Episode 9: "Crossfire"