# Edward Sonnenblick

Edward Sonnenblick (born 27 June 1980) is an American actor known for his works in Indian cinema and television. He has starred in works such as Firangi (2017), Veere Di Wedding (2018), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Kesari (2019), and RRR (2022). He appeared in television series such as Jhansi Ki Rani, and The Kapil Sharma Show.

## Early life and career

Edward Sonnenblick was born in Southern California and grew up in San Francisco, United States. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (prior to 2024 known as 'Humboldt State University') with a BS degree in botany. Later, he worked as a natural foods chef in Northern California for 15 years.
Sonnenblick learnt Hindi and moved to Mumbai to seek his fortune as an actor. Sonnenblick was inspired by the 2001 Hindi film Lagaan. 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. Sonnenblick was the host of the serial Indipedia on Epic channel in 2017. He has worked in films like Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, Veere Di Wedding, and RRR.

## Personal life

Sonnenblick is married to Sonal Mehta, a freelance creative director in June 2009, whom he met a year back. The couple have a son.

## 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 | |
| 2010 | Anjaana Anjaani | Emmanuel | |
| 2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Bobji | |
| 2011 | Game | Forensic Pathologist | |
| 2011 | Dum Maaro Dum | Shooter at Fleamarket | |
| 2011 | Gajaar: Journey of the Soul | Eric | Marathi film |
| 2011 | Rajanna | Governor Curzon | Telugu film |
| 2012 | Shirdi Sai | Collector | Telugu film |
| 2012 | Chittagong | Col. Tait | |
| 2016 | Neerja | Captain Jack Snipes | |
| 2016 | Kapoor & Sons | Dan | |
| 2017 | Rangoon | Officer | |
| 2017 | Raag Desh | Lt. Col Kitson | |
| 2017 | Firangi | Mark Daniels | |
| 2018 | Veere Di Wedding | John Stinson | |
| 2018 | Sandhya Chaya | Richard | TV film |
| 2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | Captain Gordon | |
| 2019 | Kesari | Lt. Lawrence | |
| 2020 | Saving Chintu | Oliver | Short Film |
| 2020 | Papoo Photowalah | Peter | |
| 2022 | RRR | Edward | Telugu film |
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | Dr. Hoffman | |
| 2023 | Sam Bahadur | Lord Mountbatten | |
| 2023 | Devil: The British Secret Agent | Bell | Telugu film |
| 2024 | Captain Miller | General Andrew Wandy | Tamil film |
| 2024 | Maharaj | Justice Sausse | Hindi |
| 2025 | Aghathiyaa | Edwin Duplex | 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 |