Sendhil Ramamurthy

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Biography

Recent Role:
Raj Andari on CSI: Miami
Gender:
Male
Born:
5-17-1976
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name:
Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy
AKA:
Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, but raised in Texas. His parents, who are both from Tamil Nadu in Southern India, are both physicians. His father is an anesthesiologist, and his mother is a neonatologist. With two educated professionals raising him and his sister, they were both expected to make something of their lives

When he attended Tufts University, he needed one arts credit to graduate. With that in mind, he took an Intro to Acting course. Part of the requirement to pass the course was to perform in a stage play that the department was producing. Sendhil found

… More himself performing in the stage play Our Country's Good and he was smitten. He knew from then on that he wanted to perform on stage or before the camera for a living.

His parents supported his decision even though they were surprised by it. They had gone so far as to offer to pay for his drama s in London, England. During this time, he had even worked as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose alumni includes acting legends like Alan Rickman, Patrick Stewart, Ben Kingsley, Vanessa Redgrave and Diana Rigg among many others.

As he began looking for work as an actor, he decided early on that he would not play stereotypical rolls. He understood that other actors had to do it, however distasteful, in order to pay the bills. He took advantage of the fact that his family was very well off and picked only the roles that appealed to him.

He has appeared in a variety of television shows including Casualty, Guiding Light, Ultimate Force, Grey's Anatomy, and Numb3rs. However, it was Tim Kring's role of Mohinder Suresh in the television phenomenon, Heroes, that propelled him to international stardom. His parents were so thrilled at his success that his father routinely e-mails him things that he found on Google about his son.

He has one sister, who is also a physician, doing a residency in a Combined Internal Medicine & Psychiatry program. In 1999, he married actress Olga Sosnovska and they have one daughter, Halina. Since he is Hindu and his wife is Catholic, they have decided to let their daughter choose her own faith when she is old enough to make an informed decision.

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    I was just wondering if anyone could tell me some of the other roles he has played, I have never seen him before and am loving him on Heroes. So, I was curious if I could see him any where else or is he a new comer?

    SMGslayer97
    4 comments, last one Jun 15, 2007
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    10 Perfect
    Sendhil Ramamurthy is best known for his role as Mohinder Suresh, which has been his breakout role into Hollywood. He is gorgeous, talented, intelligent, etc... hide show

    I first noticed Sendhil Ramamurthy on the hit sci fi drama, Heroes. From his performance as Mohinder Suresh on Heroes, I have to say he is a phenomenal actor. He really connects to his character and gives his all to the role. I have seen Sendhil at the San Diego Comic Con and my impression of him is that he is a very kind, intelligent, and humorous person. He is also one of the most gorgeous men out there, and naturally very charming. He will go far in his acting career and I cannot wait to see what roles he picks in the future.

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    poeticmelody Added Apr 14, 2008 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    Hes cute and very talented. I love Him as Mohinder.
    The cutest and more natural smile I saw. We love him here in Brazil hide show

    Hes cute and very talented. I love Him as Mohinder.
    The cutest and more natural smile I saw. We love him here in Brazil

    Hes cute and very talented. I love Him as Mohinder.
    The cutest and more natural smile I saw. We love him here in Brazil

    Hes cute and very talented. I love Him as Mohinder.
    The cutest and more natural smile I saw. We love him here in Brazil

    Hes cute and very talented. I love Him as Mohinder.
    The cutest and more natural smile I saw. We love him here in Brazil

    Hes cute and very talented. I love Him as Mohinder.
    The cutest and more natural smile I saw. We love him here in Brazil

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    jenn2rj Added Aug 28, 2007 All my reviews
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    9 Superb
    Mohinder one of the main characters in heroes. He is there to carry on his fathers legacy and to try and find the 'Heroes' of our today. hide show

    Mohinder is what he is known as in Heroes, and his performance is brilliant as with all of the other characters. He is a dashing young man that plays his role perfectly, and can I say with him being an american man with an american accent he can put in a great english accent and I'm from the UK.

    I believe that Sendhil should carry on his performances for many more series', and with it being such a fantastic show I'm sure his talents will show!

    Bring Heroes to life and watch him in it, and with his talents and looks take you over for another series!!!

    Peace out!

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    ISW159 Added Jun 6, 2007 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    He does a good role in Heroes.He also happens to be surrounded by a family full of physicians which helps him in his role . hide show

    first of all,hes HOT. He has a beautiful skin tone,curly balck hair, and a awesome voice.But enough of the drooling.I think he does a great job in Heroes and he should keep on acting,The fact that he has no powers and is very smart makes him interesting and separates him from the rest of the heroes,i love him.

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    sesshylvr4ever Added May 10, 2007 All my reviews
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    7 Good
    Excellent on screen charm hide show

    He defenitely has an enormous amount of on screen charm on the new NBC show Heroes. Though the shows main focus is about the characters with super powers he plays an important and key role as Mohinder Suresh, the air to the Heroes theory and research. Though the show is still fairly new we can see he brings a lot to a key role and brings a good amount of charm to a character that is already enjoyable.

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    SMGslayer97 Added Oct 23, 2006 All my reviews
 

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