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 (2016).

Roger Narayan studied engineering at BITS Pilani before deciding to pursue his passion of becoming an actor. He subsequently learned acting in several institutions.¹² He changed his stage name from Raj to Roger so that he would not be cast in stereotypical Indian roles.¹ 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! (2014), which was shot in India.¹² He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn (2016) as a sub-inspector of police.¹³ He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture.³ He starred in Humble Politician Nograj (2018) as a NRI politician.⁴ In a review of the film, a critic noted that "Roger Narayan is a perfect fit as Arun Patil".⁵ Roger Narayan made his debut as an antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal (2019).⁶⁷⁸

• All television shows are in English, unless otherwise noted.