John Abraham

**John Abraham** (born 17 December 1972), is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model who appears in Hindi films.

## Early life

Abraham was born on 17 December 1972 into a family of mixed religious and ethnic heritage. His father is a Syrian Christian from Kerala and his mother is a Zoroastrian Irani. Abraham's Zoroastrian name is "Farhan", but he was baptised with the name "John." He has a younger brother named Alan Abraham. He considers himself a spiritual person but does not follow any particular religion. Abraham grew up in Mumbai and studied at the Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Maharashta. He attended Jai Hind College, University of Mumbai, and then got an MBA degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bombay. His cousin Susy Matthew is an author and has written novels like "Mahabharat".

### Actor

|Year|Film|Character Name|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|_Jism_|Kabir Lal|Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut|
|2003|_Saaya_|Dr.Akash / "Akki"||
|2004|_Aetbaar_|Aryan Trivedi||
|2004|_Paap_|Shiven||
|2004|_Lakeer - Forbidden Lines_|Saahil||
|2004|_Dhoom_|Kabir|Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|
|2004|_Madhoshi_|Aman||
|2005|_Elaan_|Abhimanyu||
|2005|_Karam_|John||
|2005|_Kaal_|Krish Thapar||
|2005|_Viruddh_|Amar Patwardhan||
|2005|_Water_|Narayan||
|2005|_Garam Masala_|Shyam / "Sam"||
|2005|_Shikhar_|Himself|Special appearance|
|2006|_Zinda_|Rohit Chopra|Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|
|2006|_Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna_|DJ|Special appearance in the song "Where's The Party Tonight?"|
|2006|_Taxi No. 9211_|Jai Mittal||
|2006|_Baabul_|Rajat|Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|
|2006|_Kabul Express_|Suhel Khan||
|2007|_Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love_|Ashutosh Raina||
|2007|_Hattrick_|Himself|Special appearance in the song "Wicket Bacha"|
|2007|_No Smoking_|K||
|2007|_Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal_|Sunny Bhasin||
|2008|_Dostana_|Kunal Chopra||
|2009|_Luck by Chance_|Himself|Special appearance|
|2009|_Little Zizou_|Arjun|Special appearance|
|2009|_New York_|Samir / "Sam"||
|2010|_Aashayein_|Rahul Sharma||
|2010|_Jhootha Hi Sahi_|Sid||
|2011|_7 Khoon Maaf_|Jimmy Stetson||
|2011|_Mere Brother Ki Dulhan_|Himself|Special appearance|
|2011|_Force_|ACP Yashvardhan/ACP Yash/Yash||
|2011|_Desi Boyz_|Nick Mathur / "Hunter"||
|2012|_Housefull 2_|Max||
|2012|_Vicky Donor_|Himself|Special appearance in the song "Rum Whisky"|
|2013|_Race 2_|Armaan Malik||
|2013|_I, Me, aur Main_|Ishaan Sabharwal||
|2013|_Shootout at Wadala_|Manya Surve||
|2013|_Madras Cafe_|Vikram Singh||
|2015|_Welcome Back_|Ajju Bhai||
|2016|_Wazir_|SP|Cameo|
|2016|_Rocky Handsome_|Kabir Ahlawat/ Rocky/ Handsome||
|2016|_Dishoom_|Kabir|Filming done|
|2016|_M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story_|Himself|Special appearance|
|2016|_Force 2_|ACP Yashvardhan/ACP Yash/Yash|Filming done|
|2018|_Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran_|Captain Ashwant Rana|Filming done|
|TBA|_Mumbai Saga_|TBA|Pre-production|

### Producer

|Year|Film|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- |
|2012|_Vicky Donor_|National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film|
|2013|_Madras Cafe_||
|2016|_Rocky Handsome_||
|2016|_Satra Ko Shaadi Hai_|Filming|

### Film awards

|Year|Function|Award|Film|Won|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2013|National Film Awards|National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|_Vicky Donor_||
|2013|Asiavision Awards|Icon of India for his contribution to Indian cinema as an actor and producer|—||
|2013|Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Film|_Vicky Donor_||
|2008|Star Screen Awards|Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1|_Dostana_||
|2007|Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|_Baabul_||
|2007|IIFA Awards|IIFA Best Villain Award|_Zinda_||
|2007|Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role|_Zinda_||
|2007|Bollywood Movie Awards|Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor|_Baabul_||
|2006|Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|_Zinda_||
|2006|IIFA Awards|IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award|_Garam Masala_||
|2006|Global Indian Film Awards|GIFA Best Villain|_Zinda_||
|2005|Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|_Dhoom_||
|2005|IIFA Awards|IIFA Best Villain Award|_Dhoom_||
|2005|Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role|_Dhoom_||
|2005|Stardust Awards|Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male|_Paap_||
|2004|Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut|_Jism_||
|2004|Bollywood Movie Awards|Bollywood Movie Award – Best Male Debut|_Jism_||

### Other recognitions

|Year|Award|Won|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2006|Rajiv Gandhi Award for his achievement in Bollywood|||
|2007|Giant International Awards for his contribution to Indian cinema|||
|2008|Sexiest Asian Man|||
|2009|Lions Club Award|||
|2011|India's Sexiest Bachelor by the BIG CBS PRIME|||
|2012|Most Stylish Man – GQ Awards (India)|||

## Other website

- Official website

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: John Abraham
- **image**: JohnAbrahamOriginal.jpg
- **caption**: John at the Femina Miss India finale in 2013 at Yashraj studio
- **birth name**: Farhan Abraham
- **birth place**: Mumbai, Maharastra, India
- **nationality**: Indian
- **occupation**: Actor, film producer, Model (person), model
- **spouse**: Priya Runchal (m. 2014)
- **parents**: Abraham John
Firoza Irani
- **yearsactive**: 1997–present