John Gardner, known professionally as Akshay Anand is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Hindi films and television.
Early life and career Anand was born as John Gardner, a relative of British colonial officer William Linnæus Gardner, and he assumed the name Akshay inspired by his character in his television debut Indradhanush. The name Anand had been given to him by his mentor, actor and director Dev Anand, during his association with Dev Anand while filming Hum Naujawan. He studied economics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai before getting into acting.
His television debut was made in 1989 with the 13-episode TV series Indradhanush which was based on time travel.
He also mentors at his acting academy, Akshay Anand Acting Academy. He is also active as producer and director for various web series under the banner Akshay Anand Academy Production.
Filmography Films YearShowRoleNotes 1985 Hum Naujawan Johnny Gardner Uncredited 1991 Do Pal 1992 Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka 1993 Pyaar Ka Tarana 1996 Hahakaar RakeshAmerica! America!!Shashank Kannada film Aur Ek Prem Kahani Govindram Dinanath Vijaykumar Shastri Spotboy Indraprastham Kiran Verma Malayalam film 1997 Tamanna Jugal ChopraDaavaSuraj Abhaas 1998 Zakhm Anand Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan David Rathod / Jo Jo Vaswani Ghulam Harihar Mafatlal 2000 Aaghaaz Harish Patel 2002 23rd March 1931: Shaheed Ram Prasad Bismil 2004 Agnipankh Flight Engineer Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai Raj Chaudhry 2011 Ladies vs Ricky BahlRaina's colleague 2012 Student Of The YearDharmraj Singh 2018 Jaane Kyun De Yaaron Ajay Suryavanshi2019CabaretVictor (Roza's manager)2020 Sadak 2 John 2024A Wedding Story2025Azaad Biru
Television Year Serial Role1989 Indradhanush Balachandran "Bala" Krishnamurthy 1995-2001 Aahat 1997–1998 Chattaan Ajay Raj 1998 Teacher Jatin 1997–1998 Saturday Suspense Arvind Khanna (Episode 1) Inspector Avinash (Episode 9) Inspector Avinash (Episode 36) Inspector Avinash (Episode 58) 1997–1999 Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai 1999 Gubbare Zee Horror Show Rishtey Anand (Episode 52) Sameer (Episode 55) Avinash (Episode 79) Suspense Hour Abhishek (Abhi) Upadhyay (Episode 1) Rahul Verma (Episode 12) 2000–2001 Saamne Wali Khidki Amit 2000–2001 Choodiyan Meghna's Lover 2001 Hamare Tumhare Ketan 2001–2002 Choti Maa - Ek Anokha Bandhan Raghu 2002–2003 Achanak 37 Saal Baad Rahul's Father 2002–2006 Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani Anil Shourey 2004 Krishna Arjun Raj Malhotra / Aseem Bose (Episode 98 & Episode 99) Raat Hone Ko Hai Anil (Episode 13 – Episode 16) 2004–2005 Chi and Me Rahul Saxena Baal Baal Bacche Akshay 2005 Kehta Hai Dil S.P. Adityapratap Singh 2005–2006 Kkavyanjali Aman Kapoor 2005–2009 Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar Brijesh Singh2006-2007Dil Se Door Dil Ke Paas Pranav 2007 Viraasat Rohan Lamba 2007–2009 Babul Ki Bitiya Chali Doli Saja Ke Vikram Kapoor 2008 Neelanjana Rohit 2009 Basera Aatish 2010–2011 Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha Amar 2011 Behenein Jay Mehta 2011–2012 Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga Mr. Poddar 2012–2013 Suvreen Guggal - Topper Of The Year Baldev Guggal 2014–2015 Balika Vadhu Anup Shekhar 2015–2016 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani Kunwar Chandravardhan Singh Deo 2017 Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka? Advocate Viren Asthana Saam Daam Dand Bhed Prabhat Namdhari 2020–2021 Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2 Devraj Malhotra 2022 Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul Sultan Shah Zuhaid 2023 Vanshaj Premraj "Prem" Mahajan2024 Jubilee Talkies 2024–2025 Megha Barsenge Surinder Khurana 2025 Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Jagaddeva
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