Anand Desai-Barochia
Anand Desai-Barochia | |
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Born | 3 July |
Alma mater | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Anand Desai-Barochia (born 3 July) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Janzo in the CW fantasy series The Outpost (2018–2021) and Bridgerton (2020). Desai-Barochia and Piryanka Chopra's joint campaign with Bumble India premiered in August 2018. The print campaign subsequently aired shortly after.
Early life
Anand Desai-Barochia was born in
Desai-Barochia was introduced to acting through school, where a teacher gave him the lead role in the graduating play.[2][1] Desai-Barochia also learned to play the piano to a reasonable standard.[3] At sixteen, after completing his education at
Career
Desai-Barochia made his screen debut in 2011 as a choir boy in
In 2020, Desai-Barochia appeared in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton as Lord Hardy.[5]
Desai-Barochia was promoted to Associate Producer by The CW for an extended 13 episodes of series 3 of The Outpost in 2021.[10][5] The same year Desai-Barochia Signed with Innovative Artists.[5]
Advocacy and charity work
Desai-Barochia costars alongside Piryanka Chopra empowring women in India through their joint campaign with Bumble. The campaign was incredibly successful in championing women to have a voice in a country that hasn’t always been so accepting of females at the helm. In India the term “loose” has long been used to denigrate women who choose not to conform to traditional gender norms. Since launch, there have now been over 18 million interactions with women making the first move on Bumble India. (2021)
In October 2023, Desai-Barochia signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, calling for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | A Holiday Heist | Alfred |
2013 | Bollywood Invasion (Short) | Rahul |
2013 | Cavemen[5] | Giuseppe |
2016 | The Tiger Hunter[6] | Vikram |
2019 | Foster Boy | Sanjay |
2020 | Lake Mead[5] | Sashi |
2022 | Presence of Love | Felix |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Skins[5]
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Choir boy | 1 episode – "Thomas" |
2011 | The Fresh Beat Band | Frank | 1 episode – "Bollywood Beats" |
2011–2013 | Days of Our Lives[5] | Ryan / Actor | 3 episodes |
2016 | Tyrant[5] | Male Weapons Maker (Inam) | 1 episode – "Ask for the Earth" |
2017–2018 | Emmerdale | Sunil Batth | 3 episodes |
2020 | Bridgerton[5] | Lord Hardy | 2 episodes |
2018–2021 | The Outpost | Janzo | 49 episodes |
2022 | True Story with Ed and Randall
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Rick | 1 episode – "Abishek's Story" |
2022 | Everything's Trash | Gael | 1 episode – "Election Night Is Trash" |
2023 | Leverage: Redemption | Dr. Dunbar | 2 episodes |
Self
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010 | ITV Evening News | |
2013 | The Voice UK | |
2018 | BUILD NYC | |
2019 | Good Morning LA | |
2018–2019 | Afterbuzz TV |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Success for Teessider Anand Desai-Barochia in LA". gazettelive.co.uk. May 13, 2013.
- ^ "Anand Desai-Barochia on the Outpost and doing things his own way". cliche-magazine. October 2018.
- ^ "Anand Desai-Barochia: The Outpost". lapalmemagazine.com. October 2018.
- ^ a b "Anand Desai-Barochia Talks "The Outpost"". Build series on youtube.com. August 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "'The Outpost' Star Anand Desai-Barochia Signs With Innovative Artists". msn.com. October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Luber Roklin Management Signs 'The Outpost's Anand Desai-Barochia". deadline.com. September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Actor Anand Desai-Barochia attends the Premiere Of "The Tiger Hunter" in Santa Monica". gettyimages.co.uk. September 22, 2017.
- ^ "'The Outpost' Star Anand Desai-Barochia on Loyalty, "Oddball" Characters, and Fans". comicbook.com. July 31, 2018.
- ^ "The Featured Presentation – Anand Desai-Barochia". openthetrunk.com. October 17, 2019.
- ^ "'The Outpost' Renewed For 13 More Eps At The CW; Actor Anand Desai-Barochia Upped To Associate Producer". msn.com. October 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Artists4Ceasefire". Artists4Ceasefire. Retrieved December 11, 2023.