Navin Andrews is an English film and theater actor. The Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee made Saeed famous for her role in the hit TV series Lost. Awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for his work in the cult telenovela. He starred in the films "The English Patient", "Planet of Fear".
Navin William Sidney Andrews received worldwide recognition after the premiere of the television series Lost. The talented performer brilliantly coped not only with playing the role of one of the main characters of the cult project. He has starred in many other films.
Road to fame
The biography of the future actor began in 1969. The child was born on January 17 in London in a family of immigrants. They had nothing to do with the art world. Naveen's parents moved to England in the sixties from a small town in India. Adults deliberately did not teach the boy the Indian language, wanting to avoid then a pronounced accent.
My father worked on the railway, my mother worked as a psychologist. After the firstborn, they had another son. Navin became interested in performing arts in early childhood. Acting talent did not go unnoticed by others. Parents raising children in strictness did not interfere with the development of the abilities of one of their sons, but his decision was not approved.
The boy learned to play the guitar, mastered the art of vocal. The teenager, who founded his own music group, performed in the collective in the roles of both a vocalist and a guitarist.
The future artist received his education at the Guildhall Theater and Music. During his studies, a talented student was convinced that he dreamed of a career as an artist. He played in theaters in the capital. The young man did not finish his studies. Leaving the university took place due to the beginning of a successful career in cinema in 1991. The young performer was offered to play in the film "London is Killing Me".
In a social drama with elements of comedy, Bike became the character of the artist. The protagonist makes attempts to arrange life. He dreams of working in a metropolitan restaurant. But a young man cannot come to a meeting with a future employer without decent shoes. As a result, the coveted pair of shoes turns for him into the most striking incentive to strive for the best.
Film career
After the premiere, Andrews did not wake up as a star, but attracted the attention of many directors. As a result, proposals for participation in film projects were received one after another. He has starred in "Wild West", "Double Vision", participated in the work on the projects "The Buddha of Suburbia" and "The Peacock Spring".
In 1996, Navin landed his first starring role. He began acting in the film The English Patient. Lieutenant Kip Singh became his hero. The character did not belong to the main ones, but it was impossible to call him unobtrusive either.
According to the plot, a year before the end of World War II, the main character receives dangerous injuries. He does not even remember his name, having become an English patient. In the last moments of his life, the soldier remembers his love. After the release of the picture on the screens, the audience learned about the appearance of a new talented performer.
The artist became a superstar after filming in the cult television project "Lost". The beginning of work in it dates back to 2004. The actor reincarnated in the officer Said Jarrah. After the plane crash, he and the survivors ended up on a strange island. Very quickly, the former officer finds himself among the leaders and tries to solve all the problems.
In parallel with his work in the series, the artist starred in the film about zombies "Planet of Fear" and the thriller "The Brave". The action of the 2007 film is a young employee of a radio company who lost everything after the attack of criminals. She turns into an avenger who cleans the streets of criminals. In The Brave, Andrews' character is David Kirmani.
Vivid roles
In 2013, the successful and sought-after artist received an invitation to start work in a biographical film-drama about the life of Princess Diana. In the project "Diana: A Love Story" the hero of the actor is Dr. Hasnat Khan. The princess falls in love with a Pakistani heart surgeon, but the novel is hindered by the increased attention in the personality of Diana and the doctor's desire to maintain independence.
In the 2013-2014 television series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Naveen reincarnated as Jafar. During the same period, he participated in the "Reckless" project as Roland Shaw. The work in the telenovela "The Eighth Sense" also deserves attention. The protagonists of this dramatic sci-fi television project have never crossed paths before. Suddenly, an emotional and psychological connection is established between them.
The powerful and mysterious Jonas, played by Andrews, is trying to bring all the participants in the evolutionary leap together. Its antipode is Whisper and his organization. Navin's last film work is the 2018 television series Instinct.
In it, the artist reincarnated as Julian Cousins, one of the key characters. In the story, ex-CIA agent Dylan Reinhart, who became a professor and writer, is tracking down a serial killer at the request of the New York police.
Life off the screen
The talented performer took part in the work on the video game "Far Cry 4" in 2014. He voiced Sabal.
The artist does not seek to talk about his personal life. It is known that he is not officially married. From time to time, there are reports in the press about his novels.
The actor's choice for a long time was his colleague Barbara Hershey. Several times both broke up and started a relationship again. Andrews was trying to start a family. He fathered two children, the sons of Jaisal and Naveen Joshua. The father takes an active part in the upbringing of both.
After participating in the film "The Bride and Prejudice" the actor was included in the list of the most beautiful people in the world according to the magazine "People" in 2006. The artist is also known as a successful country musician.
