Raj Narayan is an actor who works in predominantly Kannada and English-language films. He is known for playing the titular role in Hola Venky! and starring in U Turn (2016).
Career Roger Narayan studied engineering at BITS Pilani before deciding to pursue his passion of becoming an actor. He subsequently learned acting in several institutions. He changed his stage name from Raj to Roger so that he would not be cast in stereotypical Indian roles. He started off as a child artist in Kannada films before played supporting roles in several English films and television shows before debuting as a lead actor with the quirky Indian English film Hola Venky! (2014), which was shot in India. He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn (2016) as a sub-inspector of police. He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture. He starred in Humble Politician Nograj (2018) as a NRI politician. In a review of the film, a critic noted that "Roger Narayan is a perfect fit as Arun Patil". Roger Narayan made his debut as an antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal (2019).
Partial filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 1985 Jeevana Chakra Krishna Kannada Child actor 1988 Sangliyana Kumar 1993 Aakasmika Raja 2010 Keeping Up with the Guptas Kumar English2011 Happy Feet Two Indian penguin voice role 2012 The Test Marcus 2014 Hola Venky! Venky 2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity Iyengar 2016 U Turn Nayak Kannada 417 Miles Srinivas English 2017 Vismaya Kannada Lyricist for "Kaaki Shirt-Ina" 2018 Humble Politician Nograj Arun Patil 2019 Chambal Punyakoti Kalinga Sanskrit voice role 2022 DNA Akash Kannada 2023 Diamond Cross 2025 The Devil
Television All television shows are in English, unless otherwise noted. Year Title Role Notes2009 House Pundit Episode "Simple Explanation" Better Off Ted Jim Episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" The Young and the Restless Novich 3 episodes (season 1)2010 Miami Medical Mukesh Episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1 How I Met Your Mother Babaka Episode "Blitzgiving" Victorious Dr. Bornstein Episode "Rex Dies"2012 Weeds Bandhi 2 episodes Incredible Crew Mr. Narayan Episode "Pancake Genie" 2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Roger Ali Episode "Allegiance" 2015 The Leftovers Bhagat Episode "A Matter of Geography"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Outcome 2017 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor U Turn 2018 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actor 2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor In A Supporting Role Humble Politician Nograj
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