Thomas Tevana

Thomas Tevana (born Thomas Umer Tevana August 16, 1978 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor of East-Indian and Pakistani descent.

Background

Thomas Tevana was born to a politically connected Indian family. His father was a diplomat and his great-grandfather was the Punjab state's last Pre-Partition Premier. After graduated high school at age 16, Tevana obtained degrees from UCLA and UCSB in Business and Communications. He then signed as a model with Wilhelmina Models NY.

Career

Tevana is best known in Bollywood for his role of FBI Agent Manoj Bhatnagar in the controversial film "Jo Bole So Nihaal". He began his acting career in 1995 and has appeared on TV shows including "One Life to Live", "JAG", and "The Pretender".

Miscellanea

* Tevana speaks, reads, and writes five languages: English, Urdu, French, Hindi, Arabic, Punjabi, and German [http://imdb.com/name/nm0856651/bio/ source: IMDb bio: Thomas Tevana]
* In 2005, Tevana was the only South Asian listed amongst People Magazine's 50 Hottest [http://imdb.com/name/nm0856651/bio/ source: IMDb bio: Thomas Tevana]

External links

* [http://www.khaasbaat.com/jul2005/bollywood.htm/ Interview: Thomas Tevana] "KhaasBaat"
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0856651/ IMDb: Thomas Tevana]