Edward Sonnenblick
Born (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980
United States
OccupationActor • Host
Years active2008–present
SpouseSonal Mehta (m. 2009)
Children1

Edward Sonnenblick (born 27 June 1980) is an American actor known for his works in Indian cinema and television.[1][2] He has starred in works such as Firangi (2017), Veere Di Wedding (2018), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Kesari (2019), and RRR (2022).[3][4] He appeared in television series such as 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 Mumbai to seek his fortune as an actor. Edward was inspired by the 2001 Hindi film Lagaan.[8] He visited India in 2005 for a two-week course at the Vipassana International Academy in Igatpuri, Nashik. He went on to play the double role of evil British twin brothers in Jhansi Ki Rani.[9] Edward was the host of the serial Indipedia on Epic channel in 2017.[10][11] He has worked in films like Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, Veere Di Wedding, and 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.
Key
† 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
2023 Devil: The British Secret Agent Bell
2024 Captain Miller † TBA 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

  1. ↑ "Edward Sonnenblick: Waiting for Bob Christo's biopic".
  2. ↑ "The Kapil Sharma Show: Kapil's Firangi co-star Edward Sonnenblick is thrilled to work with him again".
  3. ↑ "More co-stars for Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi".
  4. ↑ "Edward Sonnenblick stuns everyone with his stand-up comic act".
  5. ↑ "'Firangi' actor Edward Sonnenblick: When Kapil Sharma arrives on the sets anything is possible". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "I fell in love with India and decided to pursue my dream". 2017-09-30.
  7. ↑ "Watch: I'm a gora, and I love Bollywood — when an American comedian lands in India". 2016-06-22.
  8. ↑ "Watch: Comedian Edward Sonnenblick talks India, 'Lagaan' and it's hilarious".
  9. ↑ "Edward Sonnenblick- The New Tom Alter In Bollywood".
  10. ↑ "An Englishman in Mumbai decodes puzzling Indian traditions through Indipedia". Mid-Day. 2017-09-10.
  11. ↑ Datta, Sravasti (2017-09-07). "All things Indian on 'Indipedia' on Epic Channel". The Hindu.
  12. ↑ "Reverse marriage drain". 2011-12-10.
  13. ↑ "FIRANGI'S PROGRESS". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Here Are All The Latest Updates On 'RRR' Movie - indvox". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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