Roger Narayan
Roger Narayan is an Indian actor who works in predominately Kannada and English-language films. He is known for playing one of the leads in U Turn.
Career
Roger Narayan studied engineering at BITS Pilani before deciding to pursue his passion of becoming an actor. He subsequently learned acting in several institutions. He changed his stage name from Raj to Roger so that he would not be cast in stereotypical Indian roles. He played supporting roles in several films and television shows before debuting as a lead actor with the multilingual Hola Venky, which was shot in India. He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn as a sub-inspector of police. He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture. He starred in Humble Politician Nograj as a NRI politician. In a review of the film, a critic noted that "Roger Narayan is a perfect fit as Arun Patil". Roger Narayan made his debut as an antagonist with the Malayalam film My Story and also played the antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal.Filmography
; As a lyricist- Vismaya for "Kaaki Shirt-Ina"
Television
- All television shows are in English, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Unlocking Ancient Secrets of the Bible | Middle Eastern Sergeant | |
| 2006 | Al medio día | Himself | Spanish series; special appearance |
| 2007 | Mad TV | East Indian waiter | special appearance in season 12, episode 10 |
| 2007 | American Body Shop | Middle Eastern waiter | special appearance in the episode "Million Dollar Year" |
| 2007 | Mystery ER | Doctor | special appearance in the episode "Bittersweet/Ring of Fire" |
| 2008 | iCarly | Dental patient | special appearance in the episode "iHeartArt" |
| 2009 | ' | Actor | special appearance in the episode "Communication Breakdown" |
| 2009 | House | Pundit | special appearance in the episode "Simple Explanation" |
| 2009 | Better Off Ted | Jim | special appearance in the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show | Terrorist | special appearance in season 1, episode 1; uncredited |
| 2009 | The Young and the Restless | Novich | special appearance in three episodes of season 1 |
| 2009 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Cab driver | special appearance in two episodes of season 1 |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Mukesh | special appearance in the episodes "Pilot" and "88 Seconds" of season 1 |
| 2010 | How I Met Your Mother | Babaka | special appearance in the episode "Blitzgiving" |
| 2010 | Victorious | Dr. Bornstein | special appearance in the episode "Rex Dies" |
| 2011 | Victorious | Angry Groundskeeper | special appearance in the episode "The Bird Scene" |
| 2011 | Outsourced | Multiple roles | voice role; appears in twenty-one episodes |
| 2011 | Castle | ER Resident | special appearance in the episode "The Rise" |
| 2012 | Weeds | Bandhi | special appearance in the episodes "Messy" and "A Beam of Sunshine" |
| 2012 | Incredible Crew | Mr. Narayan | special appearance in the episode "Pancake Genie" |
| 2014 | ' | Roger Ali | special appearance in the episode "Allegiance" |
| 2015 | The Leftovers | Bhagat | special appearance in the episode "A Matter of Geography" |