Adhir Kalyan

Born in 1983 and raised in Durban, South Africa, 'Adhir Kalyan' (qv) moved to London to pursue an acting career. He appeared as a guest star on the BBC series _Holby City (1999)_ (qv) and _MI-5 (2002)_ (qv). Kalyan's first leading role was in the CW's comedy series _Aliens in America (2007)_ (qv), in which he played Raja, a devout Pakistani Muslim exchange student in Medora, Wisconsin, who tried to assimilate to the foreign culture there while staying true to his beliefs.::fionaman