Ritesh Rajan (born October 23, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed Linus Ahluwalia on the
Freeform television series ''
Stitchers
''Stitchers'' is an American science fiction crime drama television series created by Jeffrey Alan Schechter. The show was picked up to series on September 29, 2014, and premiered on June 2, 2015, on ABC Family (now Freeform). In an October 201 ...
'' (2015–2017)
and also appeared as
Mowgli
Mowgli () is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'' stories. He is a feral boy from the Pench area in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India, who originally appeared in Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" (co ...
's father in the 2016 adventure film
''The Jungle Book''.
Early life
Rajan was born in White Plains, New York. He attended Mahopac High School in
Mahopac
Mahopac ( or ) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, United States. Also known as Lake Mahopac, the exurb is located some north of New York City, on US Route 6 at the county's southern centr ...
, New York. Rajan trained at the
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler. while attending
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
's Tisch School of the Arts.
Filmography
Film
Video games
Television
References
External links
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American male television actors
American male actors of Indian descent
1988 births
Male actors from New York (state)
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Male actors from Los Angeles
People from Mahopac, New York
21st-century American male actors
Living people