Chacko Vadaketh (born 1963 in Kerala, India) is a Malaysian actor, emcee and voice over artist, formerly a litigation lawyer who is part of the Malayali/Keralan Syrian Christian community. He is based in Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles.
Recent credits include narrator for the Nat Geo/History Channel Asia series Road to Nationhood (2016-2018),Rich resources behind road to independence New Straits Times, September 2016 host for the Royal Gala for The Prince of Wales in Kuala Lumpur (2017),Chacko Vadaketh co-hosts for Prince Charles with Yasmin Yusuf YouTube 2017 Coach Tharman in Anak Merdeka (ASTRO 2017), King Bimbisara in Amrapali Singapore (2017), Co-Star in BBC One series Our Girl (2018),Episode 5 - Nigeria, Belize and Bangladesh Tours BBC One, 2018 Guest Star in Cinemax UK/US series Strike Back (2019),Strike Back: Silent War entertainment focus, March 2019 The Bridge (HBO Asia, viu, 2018). Chacko was Sabo Singh in Singapore for all three seasons of sitcom Mr Kiasu (2002):Mr Kiasu Channel 5 meWATCH nominated for Best Comedy, Asian Television Awards and played the villain Sarkar opposite Antonio Sabàto Jr. in the movie Princess of Mars (2009).
In August 2023, he was appointed to a two-year term on the Board of the Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS).Fahmi hands over appointment letters to six new FINAS members BERMANA Malaysia, 2023Fahmi serah watikah pelantikan kepada enam Ahli Perbadanan FINAS ASTRO Awani, 2023
Early life Family His father Tan Sri V.C. George, son of Chacko of Vadaketh house, is a former judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia and past president of the Malaysian Bar,A salute to George The Star, April 2017 and his mother Puan Sri Datin Dr. Rebecca George wasPioneer female paediatrician Dr Rebecca George dies at 88 The Vibes, June 2022 a Consultant PaediatricianWorking tirelessly for children New Straits Times, October 2014 who moved to Malaysia from India after her marriage in 1962 and worked at the Seremban and Kuala Lumpur General Hospitals and retired as Associate Professor of Paediatrics at University of Malaya Medical Center.Dr Rebecca George paints on porcelain to help kids with cancer The Star, July 2014 She is a pioneer in the study and treatment of Dengue Virus Infection in children, authoring textbooks on it and was a consultant for the WHO.Working tirelessly for children New Straits Times, October 2014 His father was born in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia and his mother in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India and both are of the Keralan Syrian Christian community.
School His primary schooling was in The Garden School and Batu Road School both in Kuala Lumpur. He secured a place to do his secondary education at the Victoria Institution,Interview with Chacko Vadaketh ASTRO Vbuzz, 2016 Kuala Lumpur where he remained for 5 years before going to Haileybury in Hertfordshire, England to do his A levels.
University & Acting schools He has a degree in Law and Archaeology & Anthropology from Cambridge University (Pembroke College)Interview with Chacko Vadaketh KL Lifestyle Magazine Oct. 2018 and is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln's Inn, London.
He studied at the New School, New York by taking classes in Acting for Film and Television; Directing for the Stage and Introduction to Film Making. He studied acting at the Carter Thor Studios, Los Angeles.
His first encounter with Drama and acting was in his pre-teen years under the tutelage of Donald Davies who taught Speech and Drama in Kuala Lumpur at the Federal Academy of Music. He also sang with the church choir was active in church theatre productions at the St Thomas Marthoma Syrian Church in Kuala Lumpur. He got hooked on acting as an undergraduate at Cambridge University playing roles like Othello,Interview with Chacko Vadaketh KL Lifestyle Magazine Oct. 2018 Benvolio and Siddhartha. He played Abanaza in musical pantomime for the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society. CULES with Prince Edward at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Work He was a litigator with the law firm Shearn Delamore based in Kuala Lumpur.Chacko Vadaketh - Actor, Voice-Over Artist, Host Eksentrika Magazine
Acting career Filmography Shadowplay ... Hans the Hoarder (2019) Tie the Knot ... Dilip (2016) Battle Scars ... Dr. Shah (2015) Life in Color ... Sangie (voice) (2015) Booze Boys & Brownies ... Frances Turquoise (2014) The Pink Sorrys (Short) ... Jimmy (2014) Arachnoplilia (Short) ... Puri (2013) Paranormal Whacktivity ... George (2013) SALADIN (animated TV Series) ... super villain The Host (voice) (2012) Use Me Up (Short) ... Lily's Co-worker (2012) I Am Singh ... Muslim Community Leader (2011) Little Blue Pill ... Commercial Director (2010) Blue Movies (Short) ... Sayed Mahmoud (2009) Princess of Mars ... Sarka / Sab Than (2009) The Blue Mansion ... Additional Voice (2009) 1957: Hati Malaya ... EEC Thuraisingam (2007) Entrapment ... Principal (1999)
Television Strike Back ... Professor Shah (2019) That Squirrel DID WHAT?! ... Sergio (2015) Paloma ... Motivational Speaker (2014) The Bold and the Beautiful ... Muhammed (2014) Susanna ... Driver (2013) In Plain Sight ... Abu Patek (2012) Rules of Engagement - Episode: Rug-of-War ... Ravi (2010) The Forgotten ... Bellhop (2010) Mr. Kiasu ... Sabo Singh (2002) AlterAsians ... Dr. Sam (2000) The Bridge ... Anil Raj (2018)
Documentary Kaleidoscope of Rainforest Conservation ... written, directed, narrated and produced by Chacko Vadaketh (2022) Road to Nationhood (Nat Geo/History Channel Asia series) ... Narrator (2016-2018) Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew ... Yoga Student #1 (2012) Aftermath with William Shatner ... Jessica's Iraqi Doctor (2010) The Big Durian ... Self (2003)
Theatre Roles in Kuala Lumpur including Tales from the Scars (2019)Musings from the heart New Straits Times, August 2019 Love Story (2017)Dama Asia's first English musical New Straits Times, June 2017 Shakespeare Goes Bollywood (2016)The bard in Bollywood New Straits Times, September 2016 Love Journey – A Nation Of Two (2015)Tale of love that bridges boundaries By Aref Omar New Straits Times, July 2015 King Arthur (Camelot) Capulet (Romeo & Juliet) Nehru (Sindhu-A tribute to Nehru)
References
External links Personal homepage chackovadaketh.com X @chackovadaketh Instagram @chackovadaketh
Profile at actors access