Sendhil Ramamurthy

Infobox actor
name = Sendhil Ramamurthy


caption = Sendhil Ramamurthy, 2008
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birthdate = birth date and age|1974|5|17
birthplace = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Religion = Hindu
occupation = actor
yearsactive =
spouse = Olga Sosnovska
children = Halina
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Sendhil Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois but raised in San Antonio, Texas. He is perhaps best known for the role he plays as Indian geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC drama "Heroes".

Personal life

He was born in the US to Indian Tamil parents, both of whom are physicians. His parents are from Bangalore, India. He has one sister, who is a physician, doing a residency in a combined internal medicine and psychiatry residency program. He and his sister were raised in San Antonio. In San Antonio, he went to Keystone School and graduated from there in 1991. He is the cousin of film director Jay Chandrasekhar. He is married to actress Olga Sosnovska; they have one daughter, Halina. cite web
last = Mangla
first = Ismat Sarah
title = Holding Out for a Hero
publisher = "Nirali" magazine
date = 2006-09-25
url = http://niralimagazine.com/2006/10/holding-out-for-a-hero/
accessdate = 2007-01-07 ]

Ramamurthy attended Tufts University initially as a pre-med major to follow in his parents' footsteps. He was also a member of the Kappa Charge of Theta Delta Chi. He then became interested in acting when he took an "Intro to Acting" class during his junior year as part of his graduation requirement. After participating in several plays — including "Our Country's Good", he chose to change career goals. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and then attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1999.^,cite web
last = Etkin-Ives
first = Sharla
title = Sendhil Ramamurthy
publisher = Zap2it
date = 2007-01-01
url = http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/mmx-0701070482jan07,0,6707496.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds
accessdate = 2007-01-07 ]

Career

Ramamurthy has appeared in theatrical productions of "A Servant of Two Masters" in London's West End, "Indian Ink" at the Soho Repertory Theatre, and "East Is East" at the Manhattan Theatre Club. His film credits include "Thanks to Gravity", "Orient Express" and "Little India". In addition, he has appeared on several TV shows, including "Ellen", "Casualty", "Guiding Light", "Ultimate Force", "Grey's Anatomy", and "Numb3rs". cite web
title = Mohinder Suresh
publisher = NBC
url = http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/bios/mohinder.shtml
accessdate = 2007-01-07 ] Ramamurthy enjoys playing soccer. Ramamurthy made a conscious decision to not audition for stereotypical Indian roles, although he has been offered such parts. Ramamurthy's current role on "Heroes" is his biggest role yet. Although the character of Mohinder Suresh was originally written for a 55-year old, his audition tape and screen test were convincing enough for writers to rewrite the part for Ramamurthy. cite web
last = Maloney
first = Alison
title = Sendhil's a sci-fi Hero
publisher = "The Sun" Online
date = 2006-12-30
url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2006600412,00.html
accessdate = 2007-01-07 ]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0707983|name=Sendhil Ramamurthy
* [http://niralimagazine.com/2006/10/holding-out-for-a-hero/ Holding out for a Hero] , Nirali magazine