Adhir Kalyan

Biography

Adhir Kalyan is a South African actor who built his career on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in Durban, he acted in South African stage productions, among them adaptations of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet, before moving to London in 2005 for television work that included Holby City, Spooks and Fair City. He went on to star in the CW sitcom Aliens in America as a Pakistani exchange student, and took recurring parts in Nip/Tuck and Rules of Engagement, becoming a regular on the latter. His film work includes Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Up in the Air (2009), Youth in Revolt (2010) and No Strings Attached (2011). He starred in the Fox drama Second Chance and played the lead in the CBS sitcom United States of Al, which drew mostly negative reviews.

43years old

Turns 44 on August 4in 307 days

Born August 4, 1983Durban
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 14 years2009 to 2023

Genres

Comedy78%, 7 films
Romance56%, 5 films
Drama33%, 3 films
Action11%, 1 film
Crime11%, 1 film

First and latest

Adhir Kalyan movies on Netflix

A Little White Lie2023IMDb rating 5.9as Victor Bennet
A Nice Girl Like You2020IMDb rating 5.2as Paul Goodwin
Chemical Hearts2020IMDb rating 6.3as Kem Sharma
No Strings Attached2011IMDb rating 6.2as Kevin
High School2010IMDb rating 5.7as Sebastian Saleem
Fired Up!2009IMDb rating 6.1as Brewster
Paul Blart: Mall Cop2009IMDb rating 5.3as Pahud
Up in the Air2009IMDb rating 7.4as Fired IT worker
Youth in Revolt2009IMDb rating 6.4as Vijay Joshi

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Youth in Revolt2009 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Vijay Joshi
IMDb rating 6.478K votes
Up in the Air2009 Drama, Romanceas Fired IT worker
IMDb rating 7.4363K votes
Fired Up!2009as Brewster
IMDb rating 6.149K votes
Paul Blart: Mall Cop2009as Pahud
IMDb rating 5.3126K votes
Chemical Hearts2020as Kem Sharma
IMDb rating 6.319K votes
No Strings Attached2011as Kevin
IMDb rating 6.2257K votes
A Nice Girl Like You2020as Paul Goodwin
IMDb rating 5.29.0K votes
High School2010as Sebastian Saleem
IMDb rating 5.78.2K votes

Worked with

Adhir Kalyan shares two films with M. Emmet Walsh, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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M. Emmet Walsh

Zach Galifianakis

Steve Buscemi

J.K. Simmons

Ray Liotta

Cary Elwes

Jason ReitmanDirector, 1 film

Ivan ReitmanDirector, 1 film Steve CarrDirector, 1 film

Films together

M. Emmet Walsh2 films together, 2009 to 2023
M. Emmet Walsh's page
- A Little White Lie2023IMDb rating 5.9Kalyan as Victor BennetWalsh as Arthur Baldwin
- Youth in Revolt2009IMDb rating 6.4Kalyan as Vijay JoshiWalsh as Mr. Saunders
Zach Galifianakis2 films together, 2009
Zach Galifianakis's page
- Up in the Air2009IMDb rating 7.4Kalyan as Fired IT workerGalifianakis as Steve
- Youth in Revolt2009IMDb rating 6.4Kalyan as Vijay JoshiGalifianakis as Jerry
Steve Buscemi1 film together, 2009
Steve Buscemi's page
- Youth in Revolt2009IMDb rating 6.4Kalyan as Vijay JoshiBuscemi as George Twisp
J.K. Simmons1 film together, 2009
J.K. Simmons's page
- Up in the Air2009IMDb rating 7.4Kalyan as Fired IT workerSimmons as Bob
Ray Liotta1 film together, 2009
Ray Liotta's page
- Youth in Revolt2009IMDb rating 6.4Kalyan as Vijay JoshiLiotta as Lance Wescott
Cary Elwes1 film together, 2011
Cary Elwes's page
- No Strings Attached2011IMDb rating 6.2Kalyan as KevinElwes as Dr. Metzner
Jason ReitmanDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Jason Reitman
- Up in the Air2009IMDb rating 7.4Kalyan as Fired IT worker
Ivan ReitmanDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Ivan Reitman
- No Strings Attached2011IMDb rating 6.2Kalyan as Kevin
Steve CarrDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Steve Carr
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop2009IMDb rating 5.3Kalyan as Pahud

Online

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