Viveik Kalra | |
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Born | Viveik Kalra
[1]
Windsor and Maidenhead,
Berkshire, England |
Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Notable work | Blinded by the Light |
Viveik Kalra ( /vɪˈvɛk ˈkɑːlrə/) [2] is an English actor. His breakout role came in 2019's Blinded by the Light, directed by Gurinder Chadha. [3]
Kalra was born in Windsor and Maidenhead, [1] Berkshire, England, to a British-born father and Indian-born mother of Punjabi Hindu descent. [4] He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of Indian films and American hip hop. [5] [6] He was in his first year at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role. [7] [8]
Kalra's first job was in the 2018 ITV miniseries Next of Kin, which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries, Gurinder Chadha's historical drama Beecham House. [9] He was cast as Javed Khan in Blinded by the Light, about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by Bruce Springsteen in 1987, after singing " Born to Run" in the audition. [10] For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as Best Actor at the 2019 SIFF. [11]
He stars as Peter in the science fiction film Voyagers, along with Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell and Lily-Rose Depp. [12]
In 2022, he starred as Troye Sivan's love interest in the film Three Months. [13]
In 2023, he signed on to co-star with Indian superstar Shruti Haasan in the cross-cultural romantic comedy film titled " Chennai Story," which is directed by Bafta-winning Welsh director Philip John. [14]
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Blinded by the Light | Javed Khan | ||
2021 | Voyagers | Peter | ||
2022 | Three Months | Estha | ||
2024 | Lift | Luke | ||
TBA | Chennai Story | [15] |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Next of Kin | Danish Shirani | TV mini-series |
2019 | Beecham House | Baadal | TV mini-series |