Naveen Andrews is a British actor, known in our country primarily due to the cult series "Lost." However, this is far from the only interesting role with which he brilliantly coped. What other films with “Said Jarrah” are worth seeing, what is known about his biography, his personal life?
Naveen Andrews: star biography
The actor’s parents are emigrants who arrived in England from a small Indian state in the late 60s. Naveen Andrews was born in London in 1969, later another son was born to his mother and father. Parents of the future star are not related to the movie industry. Mother worked as a psychologist, father worked on the railway.
Naveen Andrews, whose biography is full of ups and downs, early showed interest in acting, from childhood he impressed others with acting data. Parents who chose an authoritarian style of upbringing did not interfere with the development of his abilities. The young man studied at the capital's school of music and theater, which helped him to choose the right profession. The actor left home at 16 years old.
Hobbies that Naveen Andrews remains faithful throughout his life: playing the guitar, singing. His bad habits are addiction to alcohol and drugs, with which the actor successfully coped. In 2006, he won the inclusion in the list of the most beautiful men, compiled by People.
First successes
The London School of Music and Theater was never able to graduate from Naveen Andrews. The filmography of the actor got the first picture in 1991, when he was offered a role in the film "London Kills Me." At that time, the future star turned 22 years old, the young man was forced to interrupt the educational process for the sake of filming in the film.
In the center of the plot of the comedy drama London Kills Me, the story of a twenty-year-old man. The young man spins in the midst of drug addicts in the capital, but dreams of forgetting about the past, finding normal work. In order to get a waiter's place in a good restaurant, he lacks a mere trifle - quality shoes.
The role in this picture did not become stellar for Andrews, but, thanks to his participation in the filming, other directors began to offer him work. Among the films with his participation - “Wild West”, “Double Vision”, “Kama Sutra: A Love Story”. This went on until the first vivid image he created on the big screen.
Breakthrough movie
Lieutenant Kip-Sinh - the first role that allowed Naveen to be remembered by the audience and critics. The film "The English Patient" became his finest hour, despite the fact that the character of Andrews was not the main one. The action develops in the conditions of the Second World War, in the year of its completion.
A man gets into a plane crash, resulting in life-threatening burns. A young nurse from Canada is trying to treat him. Being on the verge of death, the soldier indulges in memories of his connection with a married lady who was tragically interrupted by the war.
Best series with Andrews
Thanks to the painting "The English Patient", viewers finally learn about the existence of such an actor as Naveen Andrews. Films in which he is shot after playing the role of lieutenant, still do not bring him such popularity as the image of Said Jarrah. The Lost series, which began filming in 2004, turns an actor who has been deprived of an army of fans into a superstar.
Said Jarrah - one of the participants of flight 815, who miraculously saved his life after the plane crash. Hero of Navin is an Iraqi officer with a dark past. On the island, where the characters find themselves after the plane crash, he adjoins the team of leaders, helps new friends in attempts to return home, to deal with the mysteries of an unfamiliar land.
What else to see
A popular film in which fans can see Andrews is The Planet of Fear, filmed in 2007. The action takes place in a small American town whose population was affected by a deadly virus. The task of the local police is to fight the crowds of people who have turned into the living dead. People’s militia comes to the aid of the authorities.
The painting “The Brave” with the participation of Navin was also released in 2007. The plot focuses on a young radio employee who is successful in work and personal life. Suddenly, the girl loses all her achievements, becoming a victim of a robbery, experiencing the death of her lover. The only goal she seeks is revenge.
Of the new projects in which Andrews starred, you can pay attention to the series "Eighth Sense", which now has two seasons.
