Edward Sonnenblick
Edward Sonnenblick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1980 United States |
| Occupation | Actor • Host |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse | Sonal Mehta (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
Edward Sonnenblick (born 27 June 1980) is an American actor known for his works in Indian
Jhansi Ki Rani, and The Kapil Sharma Show.[5]
Early life and career
Edward Sonnenblick was born in Southern California and grew up in San Francisco, United States.[6] He graduated from Humboldt State University with a BS in botany. Later, he worked as a natural foods chef in Northern California for 15 years.[7]
Edward learnt Hindi and moved to
RRR
.
Personal life
Edward is married to Sonal Mehta, a freelance creative director in June 2009,[12] whom he met a year back. The couple have a son.[13]
Filmography
- All films are in Hindi, unless mentioned.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dostana | Magazine Editor | |
| 2010 | Badmaash Company | Stock Broker | |
| Anjaana Anjaani | Emmanuel | ||
| 2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Bobji | |
| Game | Forensic Pathologist | ||
| Dum Maaro Dum | Shooter at Fleamarket | ||
| Gajaar: Journey of the Soul | Eric | Marathi film | |
| Rajanna | Governor Curzon | Telugu film | |
| 2012 | Shirdi Sai | Collector | Telugu film |
| Chittagong | Col. Tait | ||
| 2016 | Neerja | Captain Jack Snipes | |
| Kapoor & Sons | Dan | ||
| 2017 | Rangoon | Officer | |
| Raag Desh | Lt. Col Kitson | ||
| Firangi | Mark Daniels | ||
| 2018 | Veere Di Wedding | John Stinson | |
| Sandhya Chaya | Richard | TV film | |
| 2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | Captain Gordon | |
| Kesari | Lt. Lawrence | ||
| 2020 | Saving Chintu | Oliver | Short Film |
| Papoo Photowalah | Peter | ||
| 2022 | RRR
|
Edward | Telugu film[14] |
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | Dr. Hoffman | |
| Sam Bahadur | Lord Mountbatten
|
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| Devil: The British Secret Agent | Bell | Telugu film | |
| 2024 | Captain Miller | General Andrew Wandy | Tamil film |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jhanshi ki Rani | Captain Manson | unknown episodes |
| 2012 | Fear Files
|
Dr. Morris | 1 episodes |
| 2015 | Stories by Rabindranath Tagore | Unknown Character | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Inside Edge | Hamish McCall | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Bose: Dead/Alive | Stanley Allen | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Indipedia | Self | 15 episodes |
| 2019 | The Insiders | Chandika's Brother | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Robert Paswan | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Jubilee | Vladimir Sayadyants | Amazon Prime Video |
References
- ^ "Edward Sonnenblick: Waiting for Bob Christo's biopic".
- ^ "The Kapil Sharma Show: Kapil's Firangi co-star Edward Sonnenblick is thrilled to work with him again".
- ^ "More co-stars for Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi".
- ^ "Edward Sonnenblick stuns everyone with his stand-up comic act".
- ^ "'Firangi' actor Edward Sonnenblick: When Kapil Sharma arrives on the sets anything is possible". The Times of India.
- ^ "I fell in love with India and decided to pursue my dream". 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Watch: I'm a gora, and I love Bollywood — when an American comedian lands in India". 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Watch: Comedian Edward Sonnenblick talks India, 'Lagaan' and it's hilarious".
- ^ "Edward Sonnenblick- The New Tom Alter In Bollywood".
- ^ "An Englishman in Mumbai decodes puzzling Indian traditions through Indipedia". Mid-Day. 2017-09-10.
- ^ Datta, Sravasti (2017-09-07). "All things Indian on 'Indipedia' on Epic Channel". The Hindu.
- ^ "Reverse marriage drain". 2011-12-10.
- ^ "FIRANGI'S PROGRESS". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Here Are All The Latest Updates On 'RRR' Movie - indvox". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links
- Edward Sonnenblick on Instagram
- Edward Sonnenblick on Twitter
- Edward Sonnenblick at IMDb
- Edward Sonnenblick at Bollywood Hungama
- Edward Sonnenblick at Box Office India