Adhir Kalyan (born 4 August 1983) is a South African actor noted for his role as Timmy in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. Read full biography of Adhir Kalyan →
Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found myself feeling... →
Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great interest to me... →
I usually just go on Google and spend my hours just Googling Jennifer Beals. I think it's possible that I have a slightly unordinary obsession... →
If I hadn't left South Africa, I felt I was at risk of being pigeonholed. I looked around and saw actors who, 10 to 15 years into their careers... →
I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring... →
What I try to do with the accent of any character I play is not necessarily to do something that's generic - an Indian accent and that's how... →
I create a playlist for each and every character that I play.
I'm not auditioning to play convenience-store clerks. I don't see any benefit in that.
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have, in turn, been... →
By the time I auditioned for 'Aliens in America,' the July 7 bombing had happened in London. So I'd had those experiences where I would... →
The opportunity to completely become someone else and inhabit them is something that has always fascinated me greatly as an actor. With a bit of... →
Adhir Kalyan (born 4 August 1983) is a South African actor noted for his role as Timmy in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.