Roger Narayan

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.

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!, which was shot in India. He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn as a sub-inspector of police. He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture. He starred in Humble Politician Nograj 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.

Partial filmography

Television

All television shows are in English, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	House	Pundit	Episode "Simple Explanation"
2009	Better Off Ted	Jim	Episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"
2009	The Young and the Restless	Novich	3 episodes
2010	Miami Medical	Mukesh	Episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1
2010	How I Met Your Mother	Babaka	Episode "Blitzgiving"
2010	Victorious	Dr. Bornstein	Episode "Rex Dies"
2012	Weeds	Bandhi	2 episodes
2012	Incredible Crew	Mr. Narayan	Episode "Pancake Genie"
2014	NCIS: Los Angeles	Roger Ali	Episode "Allegiance"
2015	The Leftovers	Bhagat	Episode "A Matter of Geography"