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Adhir Kalyan

Highest Rated: 66% Youth in Revolt (2009)

Lowest Rated: 11% A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

Birthday: Aug 4, 1983

Birthplace: Durban, South Africa

His name may never have had a household ring to it, but actor Adhir Kalyan was set to make an impression with viewers one way or another with his leading role in "Aliens in America" (CW, 2007-08), playing Raja, a Pakistani Muslim exchange student trying to fit in at his small Wisconsin town. Kalyan, who was of Indian descent, was born in 1984 and raised in Durban, South Africa. He began acting onstage in South African theater in productions of "Macbeth," "Oliver" and even "A Christmas Carol" before moving to London to continue to pursue acting, appearing on television on the BBC series "Holby City" (BBC, 1999- ) as well as "MI-5" (BBC, 2002-11).

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Highest rated movies

66% 52% Youth in Revolt Watchlist 34% 43% Paul Blart: Mall Cop Watchlist
29% 48% High School
Watchlist 25% 52% Fired Up Watchlist 11% 77% A Nice Girl Like You Watchlist
14% Buttwhistle
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Adhir Kalyan

Adhir Kalyan Second Chance, Dilshad Vadsaria (L), Adhir Kalyan (R), 'From Darkness, The Sun', Season 1, Ep. #3, 01/27/2016, ©FOX Second Chance, Adhir Kalyan (L), Adan Canto (R), 01/13/2016, ©FOX Second Chance, Adhir Kalyan, 'Geworfenheit', Season 1, Ep. #10, 03/18/2016, ©FOX Second Chance, Adhir Kalyan, 'Palimpsest', Season 1, Ep. #6, 02/19/2016, ©FOX Rules of Engagement, Adhir Kalyan (L), David Spade (R), 'Taking Names', Season 7, Ep. #2, 02/11/2013, ©CBS Rules of Engagement, from left: David Spade, Hollie Winnard, Oliver Hudson, Adhir Kalyan, 'After The Lovin'', Season 6, Ep. #10, 04/12/2012, ©CBS Rules of Engagement, Oliver Hudson (L), Adhir Kalyan (R), 'Audrey is Dumb', Season 6, Ep. #3, 11/03/2011, ©CBS Second Chance, Adhir Kalyan, 'Scratch That Glitch', Season 1, Ep. #5, 02/12/2016, ©FOX View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
11% 77% A Nice Girl Like You Paul Goodwin (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 14% Buttwhistle Hate Crime John (Character) - 2014
29% 48% High School Sebastian Saleem (Character) $80.6K 2010
66% 52% Youth in Revolt Vijay Joshi (Character) $15.3M 2009
25% 52% Fired Up Brewster (Character) $17.2M 2009
34% 43% Paul Blart: Mall Cop Pahud (Character) $146.3M 2009

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 57% Bob Hearts Abishola Jared (Guest Star) 2022
31% 66% United States of Al Al (Character) 2021-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2021-2022
No Score Yet 75% The Goldbergs Dodd Wembley (Guest Star) 2020
75% 85% Arrested Development Adhir (Guest Star) 2018
30% 71% Second Chance Otto Goodwin (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 84% Rules of Engagement Timmy (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2009-2013
74% 82% Nip/Tuck Dr. Raj Paresh (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aliens in America Raja (Character) 2007-2008