Viveik Kalra

Viveik Kalra is an English actor. His breakout role came in the film Blinded by the Light, directed by Gurinder Chadha.

Early life and education Kalra was born in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire to a British-born Indian father and Indian-born mother of Punjabi Hindu descent. He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of Indian films and American hip hop.

Kalra went to boarding school at Hurtwood House for sixth form. He was in his first year at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role.

Career Kalra's first job was in the 2018 ITV miniseries Next of Kin, which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries, Gurinder Chadha's historical drama Beecham House. He was cast as Javed Khan in Blinded by the Light, about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by Bruce Springsteen in 1987, after singing "Born to Run" in the audition. For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as Best Actor at the 2019 SIFF.

He stars as Peter in the science fiction film Voyagers, along with Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell and Lily-Rose Depp.

In 2022, he starred as Troye Sivan's love interest in the film Three Months.

In 2023, he signed on to co-star with Shruti Haasan in the cross-cultural romantic comedy film titled "Chennai Story," which is directed by Philip John.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes Ref. 2019 Blinded by the Light Javed Khan 2021 Voyagers Peter 2022 Three Months Estha 2024 Lift Luke 2026 Monitor Sariq Chennai Story

Television Year Film Role Notes 2018 Next of KinDanish Shirani TV mini-series 2019 Beecham House Baadal TV mini-series