Jasper is an Indian
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
, who has appeared in character roles, primarily with negative shades. Jasper was a software engineer before he stepped into movies, making his debut in the Sarath Kumar-starrer ''Gambeeram'' in 2003. Jasper has done close to 200 films in a career spanning more than fifteen years, he has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and a few other languages.
Career
Jasper was a software engineer before choosing to opt for a career in films. He made his acting debut in ''
Gambeeram'' (2003) and appeared alongside actor
Sarathkumar, who later also recommended him to feature in his next films ''
Chatrapathy'' and ''
Jithan
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'' (2004). He continued portraying supporting antagonistic roles throughout the late 2000s and won acclaim for his role as a gang member in ''
Naanayam
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'' (2011), with a critic reporting he "gets noted".
Jasper portrayed one of
Sathyaraj's henchmen in the Hindi film, ''
Chennai Express'' (2013), featuring alongside
Shah Rukh Khan and
Deepika Padukone
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. He was also present in a character role in
Chimbu Deven
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's multi-starrer ''
Puli'' (2015) and
Siva's ''
Vedalam
''Vedalam'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar, Lakshmi Menon and Shruti Hassan while Ashwin Kakumanu, Rahul Dev, Thambi Ramaiah, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Soori play supporting ro ...
'' (2015).
Filmography
References
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1972 births
Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Indian male film actors