Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes (2006–2010), Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs (2010–2012), Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in Beauty and the Beast (2013–2014), and Mohan in Never Have I Ever (2020).
Early life and education Ramamurthy was born in Chicago to a family who emigrated from India; his father is a Kannadiga and his mother is Tamil. He grew up speaking English and some Kannada. His parents are physicians. He has one sister who is also a physician. He and his sister were raised in San Antonio. There, he went to Keystone School and graduated in 1991.
Ramamurthy attended Tufts University initially as a pre-med major to follow in his parents' footsteps. He was also a member of the Kappa Charge of Theta Delta Chi. He became interested in acting when he took an "Intro to Acting" class during his junior year as part of his graduation requirement. After participating in several plays, including Our Country's Good, he chose to change career goals. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and then attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1996, graduating in 1998.
Career Ramamurthy has appeared in theatrical productions of A Servant of Two Masters in London's West End, Indian Ink at the Soho Repertory Theatre, and East Is East at the Manhattan Theatre Club. His film credits include Love & Debate (originally titled Thanks to Gravity), Orient Express, Blind Dating, Little India, Shor in the City and Gurinder Chadha's comedy film It's a Wonderful Afterlife. In addition, he has appeared on several TV shows, including Ellen, Casualty, Guiding Light, Grey's Anatomy, Ultimate Force, CSI: Miami, Heroes, Covert Affairs and Numb3rs.
He made a conscious decision to not audition for stereotypical Indian roles, although he has been offered such parts. Ramamurthy's role on Heroes was his biggest to date. Although the character of Mohinder Suresh was originally written for a 55-year-old, his audition tape and screen test were convincing enough for writers to rewrite the part for Ramamurthy. Ramamurthy starred in all four seasons of Heroes, although his appearance in the final season was limited; had the series been recommissioned for a fifth season, he would not have returned for it.
In 2000, he appeared in NBC's television biblical miniseries In the Beginning in the role of Adam.
Ramamurthy guest starred in a season four episode of Psych titled "Bollywood Homicide", directed by his cousin Jay Chandrasekhar.
Ramamurthy joined the cast of the USA Network show Covert Affairs as Jai Wilcox from the second episode onward, replacing character Conrad Sheehan III, played by Eric Lively in the pilot. The show premiered in July 2010. In the season 3 premiere, his character was killed off.
Ramamurthy appeared in the eighth and ninth season of The Office as Kelly Kapoor's new boyfriend, Ravi.
On December 19, 2012, it was announced that he would appear in the CW show Beauty & the Beast as Gabriel Lowen, an assistant district attorney.
In 2015, he reprised his role as Dr Mohinder Suresh in the Heroes series's continuation entitled Heroes: Reborn.
He appeared as the main villain in the sixth season of the television series The Flash as Dr. Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork. He reprised his role in the season nine episode "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To"
As of 2020, he is part of the cast of the Netflix series Never Have I Ever, playing Mohan Vishwakumar, the main character's father. The series is produced by Mindy Kaling, who had first worked with Ramamurthy when she was a writer and actor on The Office.
In 2022, Ramamurthy appeared in season four of Doom Patrol as Mister 104.
Personal life In 1999, Ramamurthy married actress Olga Sosnovska. They have two children, a daughter and a son, born in 2005 and 2008 respectively. He and his family previously lived in London and have since moved to New York.
Comedian and film director Jay Chandrasekhar is his cousin.
Filmography Film Year Title Role LanguagesNotes2000 In the Beginning AdamEnglish Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express Nikki 2006 Blind Dating Arvind 2009 The Slammin' Salmon Marlon Specter 2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife DS Raj Murthy 2011 Shor in the City AbhayHindi 2013 The Lifeguard RajEnglish 2016 Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape Simon Masrani Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2018 After Everything David 2024 Do Aur Do Pyaar Vikram SehgalHindi
Television Year Title RoleNotes2002 Guiding Light Lloyd Ultimate Force Corporal Alex Leonard Main role (season one)2005 Grey's Anatomy Intern #2 Pilot episode Numb3rs DOE Specialist Episode: "Dirty Bomb" 2006–2010 Heroes Mohinder Suresh Main role 2009 Psych Rajesh Episode: Bollywood Homicide 2010–2012 Covert Affairs Jai Wilcox2012–2013 CSI: Miami Raj Andari The Office Ravi 3 episodes 2013–2014 Beauty & the Beast Gabriel Lowen Main role (seasons 1–2) 2015 Heroes Reborn Mohinder Suresh Guest2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Nikhail Julian / Golding Family Guy Unknown Voice, episode: "Road to India" Odd Mom Out Bruce Episode: "Hanoi Jill" Elementary Ajit Dalal Episode: "Ill Tidings"2018 Reverie Paul Hammond Main role MacGyver Samir Episode: "Matty + Ethan + Fidelity" New Amsterdam Dr. Panthaki Recurring role 2019–2020, 2023 The Flash Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork Recurring role; 10 episodes 2020–present Cleopatra in Space Khensu, King Ptolemy, Assassin Mech Voice, recurring role2020 Never Have I Ever Mohan Vishwakumar Recurring role; 20 episodes DC Super Hero Girls Ra's al Ghul Voice, episode: "#LeagueOfShadows"2022 Good Sam Asher Pyne Recurring role Mira, Royal Detective Deepak Voice, episode: "Mikku and Chikku's Hometown Mystery" 2022–2023 Doom Patrol Rama / Mister 104 Recurring role; 7 episodes 2023 The Legend of Vox Machina Saundor Voice, episode: "The Echo Tree" 2025 Goosebumps Dr. Avi Pamani 2 episodes 2025 Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Professor Chuck Desai / Dr. Samuelson Voice 2025 The Couple Next Door Leo Pandian 6 episodes 2026 One Piece Nefertari Cobra Episode: "Nami Deerest"
References
External links Sendhil Ramamurthy's Official Website