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Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is an Emmy-nominated British actor. He is best known for his roles in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the popular U.S. television series Lost.

Biography

Early life and career

Andrews was born in London, England to parents of Indian descent. He was raised in Wandsworth, South London (beside the River Thames) to a fairly conservative family. At the age of 16, whilst at Emanuel School, he fell in love with his Mathematics teacher, Geraldine Feakins, with whom he had a son, Jaisal, born in 1992.[1] Naveen was quoted in an interview later on saying that "[his] father would call [him] a prostitute" about being famous at his school "for going out with a math teacher".

He went on and auditioned for drama school. He was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis (of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). His studies paid off when he won a role in Hanif Kureshi's film, London Kills Me (1991). He is best known for his role as Kip in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the popular television series Lost (2004).

In 2006, he was voted one of People Magazine's 'World's Most Beautiful People'.

Personal life

Andrews is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. He suffered from these conditions when he lived in London during his early twenties, and his promising screen career nearly ended. Andrews was forced to move across the Atlantic to the United States to seek rehabilitation and get his life back on track. His efforts were successful, but he says that London provides painful memories of his alcohol and heroin addictions.

Andrews is in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey and they currently reside in Los Angeles. The couple separated briefly in 2005, and during the time, Andrews had a son with another woman. He and Hershey later reconciled.[2] In July 2006, Andrews was photographed kissing an unknown woman on Manhattan Beach, but his representative said that he and Hershey were still together. [3]

Andrews also plays guitar and sings.

Filmography

London Kills Me (1991) ... as Bike
Wild West (1992) ... as Zaf
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) ... Karim
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) ... as Raj Singh
The English Patient (1996) ... as Lt. Kip Singh
Bombay Boys (1998) ... as Krishna Sahni
Mighty Joe Young (1998) ... as Pindi
Rollerball (2002) ... as Sanjay
Easy (2003) ... as John
Lost (2004-Present) ... as Sayid Jarrah
Bride And Prejudice (2004) ... as Mr. Balraj
Provoked (2006) ...
The Ten Commandments (2006)
Grind House (2007)
Moon Knight (2007) ... as Marc Spector (rumored)

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