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Adhir Kalyan
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Adhir Kalyan

Adhir Kalyan stars in The CW's new comedy Aliens In America as Raja, the fish-out-of-water Pakistani Muslim teenager who finds himself confronting American misconceptions in a small Wisconsin town.

Kalyan was born and raised in Durban, South Africa, where his mother, Sandy Kalyan, is a member of Parliament in the South African National Assembly. He began his career in the South African theater, performing in productions of Macbeth, Oliver, A Christmas Carol and The Ground Beneath Her Feet. Moving to London in 2005, Kalyan landed memorable roles in the BBC series Holby City VIII and Spooks V. He also secured supporting roles in the independent films Out Loud, The Eastern Bride and The Sunflower, for director Lance Samuels.

Kalyan has an impressive command of languages and accents. He speaks both Afrikaans and French, and has wide range of accents, including British, South African, Middle Eastern, Indian, Pakistani, Scottish, French and Australian, as well as several American accents.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2007.

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