Naveen Andrews - Biography

Last Editor: tillam				Naveen Andrews Biography -   Name : Naveen Andrews Birth Name : Naveen William Sidney Andrews Date of Birth : 17 January 1969 Place of Birth : London, England, UK Height : 5' 8'' Nationality : British (Indian Origin) Profession : Actor

Naveen Andrews Trivia -

A fan of country music Attended the "Guildhall Schoolof Music and Drama" along with Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. At the age of 16 he caused a stir by moving in with his teacher, Geraldine Feakins. Has a son 'Jaisal' with Geraldine Feakins Although he portrays an Iraqi on the show Lost, he is actually British, of Indian descent. His first name means "new" in Sanskrit. Currently lives with his partner, actress Barbara Hershey, who is 21 years his senior.

Naveen Andrews Detailed Biography -

26-year-old Naveen Andrews was born and raised in London, the son of parents who emigrated to England from southern India near Madras. Awarded a competitive study grant, Naveen Andrews attended the Guildhall of Music and Drama and won his first professional engagement in 1991 in the film "London Kills Me," written and directed by Hanif Kureishi. Naveen Andrews has appeared in two other works written by Hanif Kureishi, the stage production of "My Beautiful Launderette," based on Kureishi's screenplay, and the film "The Buddha of Suburbia," directed by Roger Michell for which Naveen Andrews was named Best Actor at the 1994 San Remo Film Festival for his performance. Among his other credits are "Wild West," in which Naveen Andrews played the leader of a Southall country & western band opposite Sarita Chowdry, and two television films, "The Frontier," aired in Britain on Channel 4, and the recently competed BBC special, "The Peacock Spring," directed by Christopher Morahan. Naveen Andrews' next film appearance will be in "Kama Sutra," directed in India by Mira Nair.