Viveik Kalra () is an English actor. His breakout role came in 2019's ''

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'', directed by

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Early life and education

Kalra was born in

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,''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' Berkshire, England, to a British-born Indian father and Indian mother. He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of

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and American hip hop. He was in his first year at the

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in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role.

Career

Kalra's first job was in the 2018 ITV miniseries ''Next of Kin'', which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries,

's historical drama ''

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''. He was cast as Javed Khan in ''

'', about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by Bruce Springsteen in 1987, after singing "

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" in the audition. For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as Best Actor at the 2019 SIFF. He stars as Peter in the science fiction film '' Voyagers'', along with

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, Fionn Whitehead,

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and

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. In 2022, he starred as

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's love interest in the film ''Three Months.'' In 2023, he signed on to co-star with Indian superstar Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the cross-cultural romantic comedy film titled " Chennai Story," which is directed by Bafta-winning Welsh director

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalra, Viveik Living people 1998 births 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama British male actors of Asian descent English male film actors English male television actors English people of Indian descent Male actors from Berkshire People from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead