List of Known Hollywood actors in Indian films
by vhavnal | created - 01 Jul 2013 | updated - 15 Aug 2013 | PublicThis is a list of known Hollywood actors who have been part of Indian movies
Indian movies are those made for the Indian market, It doesn't account for movies made by overseas directors/production houses in India such as Slumdog Millionaire, The Namesake, Gandhi etc..
1. Paul Blackthorne
Actor | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Blackthorne's first film role was as Captain Andrew Russell in the Oscar-nominated Bollywood film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001). He spent six months learning Hindi for the role. He also starred in Mindcrime (2003) and the festival-winning indie feature length film Four Corners of Suburbia...
as Captain Andrew Russell in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
2. Rachel Shelley
Actress | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Rachel Shelley was born in Swindon, England, UK. Rachel is an actor, known for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), Blank (2022) and The L Word (2004).
as Elizabeth Russell in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
3. Toby Stephens
Actor | Die Another Day
Toby Stephens began his acting career while a stagehand at the Chichester Festival Theatre, in end-of-season productions mounted by the crew. In his brief professional career, he has already won the Sir John Gielgud Prize for Best Actor and the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in the title ...
as Captain William Gordon in Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)
4. Kenneth Cranham
Actor | Layer Cake
Kenneth Cranham was born on December 12, 1944 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Layer Cake (2004), Valkyrie (2008) and Oliver! (1968).
as Kent in Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)
5. Steven Mackintosh
Actor | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Steven Mackintosh was born on April 30, 1967 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Memphis Belle (1990). He has been married to Lisa Jacobs since 1989. They have two children.
as Mr. McKinley in Rang De Basanti (2006)
6. Lester Speight
Actor | Faster
Lester Speight is a film and television actor best known for his portrayal of Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in a series of Reebok commercials that first aired during Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. The spots feature Speight, a former All-American Football player himself, as a linebacker charged with the...
as a Goon in International Khiladi (1999)
7. Brandon Routh
Actor | Superman Returns
Brandon James Routh (pronounced like "south") was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in nearby Norwalk. He is the son of Catherine (Lear), a teacher, and Ronald Routh, a carpenter. He has English, Scottish, and German ancestry. Brandon attended the University of Iowa and starred in many ...
as himself in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
8. Sylvester Stallone
Actor | Rocky
Sylvester Stallone is an athletically built, dark-haired American actor/screenwriter/director/producer, the movie fans worldwide have been flocking to see Stallone's films for over 40 years, making "Sly" one of Hollywood's biggest-ever box office draws.
Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, ...
as himself in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
9. Denise Richards
Actress | The World Is Not Enough
Denise Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the older of two daughters of Joni Lee, who owned a coffee shop, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer. She has German, French-Canadian, Irish, English, and Welsh ancestry. She grew up in the Chicago area, until the family relocated to Oceanside...
as herself in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
10. Whoopi Goldberg
Actress | Ghost
Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...
as herself in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
11. Holly Valance
Actress | Taken
Holly Rachel Valance was born 11th May 1983 in Melbourne, Australia to parents Rachel Stevens and Ryko Valance (Ryko legally changed his name at 18 from Vukadinovic). Holly's mother is from Southampton, England and her father is Serbian Montenegrin. Both of her parents were models and her father is...
as herself in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
12. Michael Maloney
Actor | The Young Victoria
Michael Maloney was born on June 19, 1957 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Young Victoria (2009), Henry V (1989) and Notes on a Scandal (2006).
as Peter Beckett in Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005)
13. Chia-Hui Liu
Actor | Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Chia-Hui Liu was born on August 22, 1951 in Guangdong, China. He is an actor and director, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). He was previously married to Ma Fei-feng.
as Hojo in Chandni Chowk to China (2009)
14. Roger Yuan
Actor | Shanghai Noon
Roger Yuan's career in the film industry has seen him wear many hats. As a martial arts fight trainer, action coordinator, actor, writer and producer, he has gained much acclaim. Having worked in US, UK, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Indian "Bollywood" and Vietnam productions, he has cultivated a ...
as Inspector Chiang Kohung in Chandni Chowk to China (2009)
15. Conan Stevens
Actor | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
A 7 foot tall extremely muscular and fit Australian of English/German ancestry, Conan is possibly the only Professional Wrestling Champion title holder to concurrently work in the Ballet, in Graeme Murphy's "Berlin" with Sydney Dance Company for not only the full season but also an additional five ...
as Joey in Chandni Chowk to China (2009)
16. Ben Kingsley
Actor | Sexy Beast
Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during ...
as Perci Trachtenberg in Teen Patti (2010)
17. Sarah Thompson
Actress | 7th Heaven
Sarah Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for 7th Heaven (1996), Angel (1999) and Cruel Intentions 2 (2000). She has been married to Brad Kane since July 28, 2007.
as Sarah Jean Collins in Raajneeti (2010)
18. Bárbara Mori
Actress | Rubí
Barbara Mori began her career in television where she starred in telenovelas for more than 10 years. The most notable of those was "Rubí" which garnered her international recognition globally.
Through this notoriety she has had the opportunity to work in such countries such as Chile, The United ...
as Natasha in Kites (2010)
19. Steven Michael Quezada
Actor | Breaking Bad
A veteran of New Mexico's steadily rising film industry, Steven studied Theatre at Eastern New Mexico University.
He portrayed DEA Agent Steven Gomez on the Emmy-winning television series Breaking Bad on AMC. Steven has also appeared in television series such as Wildfire, Crash, and In Plain Sight. ...
as a Cop in Kites (2010)
20. Clive Standen
Actor | Vikings
Clive Standen is a British actor, he was born on a British Army base in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in the East Midlands in England. He went to school at King Edward VII School (Melton Mowbray) followed by a performing arts course at Melton Mowbray College. In his late ...
as Charles 'Charlie' Brown in Namastey London (2007)
21. Tiffany Mulheron
Actress | RocknRolla
Scottish-born, Tiffany Mulheron's break in acting came by accident. While waiting to pick up her sister, Ashley Mulheron, from an audition, a casting director mistakenly presumed that Tiffany was waiting to audition for a television series. With reluctance, Tiffany agreed to audition and landed a ...
as Susan in Namastey London (2007)
22. Kenton Duty
Actor | My Name Is Khan
Kenton Duty began his acting career when he was 9 years old in the Dallas Theater Center's stage production of "A Christmas Carol". He began auditioning for roles in Los Angeles after he was discovered at a workshop at the Young Actors Studio in Dallas, Texas by Hollywood talent agent Cindy Osbrink...
as Reese Garrick in My Name Is Khan (2010)
23. Christopher B. Duncan
Actor | Swagger
Christopher is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his B.F.A. in Acting from The University of Colorado, Boulder. He also worked with The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Additional theatre credits include "The Old Settler" at The Pasadena Playhouse for which he received an Ovation award ...
as President Barack Obama in My Name Is Khan (2010)
24. Isabelle Adjani
Actress | Possession
Isabelle Yasmine Adjani was born in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris, to Emma Augusta "Gusti" (Schweinberger) and Mohammed Adjani. Her father was a Kabyle Algerian, from Iferhounène, and her mother was a Bavarian German. She grew up speaking German fluently. After winning a school ...
as Maria in Ishkq in Paris (2013)
25. Rebecca Breeds
Actress | Clarice
A gifted actress with a magnetic allure on screen, Rebecca Breeds is quickly establishing herself as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers.
Breeds can be seen starring in the title role of CBS's CLARICE. Set in 1993, one year after the events of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, the chilling drama ...
as Stella in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
26. Johnny Tri Nguyen
Actor | Da 5 Bloods
Johnny Tri Nguyen was born in Vietnam into a family with a rich martial arts tradition. At the age of 9, he immigrated to America. Throughout the 90s, Nguyen's talent in martial arts led him to compete and won many award in various championships as well as representing the US in the national Wushu ...
as Dong Lee on 7aum Arivu (2011)
27. Brande Roderick
Actress | Starsky & Hutch
Brande has nurtured multiple successful careers as a writer, producer, author, TV and Film actress and businesswoman. Brande joined the #1 syndicated hit series "Baywatch" in the starring role as Leigh Dyer opposite Jason Momoa. Brande's film roles have included "The Nanny Diaries", starring ...
as Sally Turner in Out of Control (2003)
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