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Naveen William Sidney Andrews was born on the 17th of January, 1969, in London, England. Naveen is the eldest of two brothers, and has had an interest in acting since an early age. At the age of 5, a teacher mentioned to Naveen's parents that the young boy had talked of being an actor. At the age of 16, Naveen attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the same as Ewan McGregor and Davis Thewlis. Naveen's first role was in Hanif Kureshi's film, "London Kills Me". In 1993, Naveen was nominated by the Evening Standard Drama Awards as Most Promising Newcomer for his part in "Wild West". For the BBC's "The Buddha of Suburbia", he was nominated for Best Actor at the San Remo Film Festival. This talented actor with the expressive eyes has continued to work steadily through out his career, and recently gained the role of Sayid Jarrah in the popular television series "Lost". Naveen has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role in "Lost" and has earned much praise from critics. Naveen has one son, Jaisal, with a former girlfriend. He currently splits his time between Hawaii, where "Lost" is filmed, and Los Angeles, where he lives with his girlfriend, Barbara Hershey.

Andrews went on and auditioned for drama school. He was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. His studies paid off when he won a role in Hanif Kureshi's film, London Kills Me (1991). He is best known for his role as Kip in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the popular television series Lost (2004). In 2006, he was voted one of People magazine's World's Most Beautiful People.

Andrews was born in London, England to Nirmala, a psychologist, and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from Kerala, India. He was raised in Wandsworth, South London (beside the River Thames) and had what he has described as a "very repressive" upbringing. Andrews was raised in the Methodist religion. At the age of 16, whilst at Emanuel School, he fell in love with his mathematics teacher, Geraldine Feakins with whom he had a son, Jaisal, born in 1992. Andrews was quoted in an interview later on saying that "[his] father would call [him] a prostitute" about being famous at his school "for going out with a maths teacher".

Andrews is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. He suffered from these conditions when he lived in London during his early twenties, and his promising screen career nearly ended. Andrews moved across the Atlantic to the United States to seek rehabilitation and get his life back on track. His efforts were successful, but he says that London provides painful memories of his alcohol and heroin addictions.

Andrews is in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey and they live in Los Angeles. The couple separated briefly in 2005 and, during that time, Andrews had a son with another woman. He and Hershey later reconciled. In July 2006, Andrews was photographed kissing an unknown woman on Manhattan Beach, but his representative said that he and Hershey are still together.

Andrews also plays guitar and sings.

• A fan of country music.
• Attended the "Guildhall Schoolof Music and Drama" along with Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis.
• At the age of 16 he caused a stir by moving in with his teacher, Geraldine Feakins.
• Has a son 'Jaisal' with Geraldine Feakins.
• Although he portrays an Iraqi on the show Lost, he is actually British, of Indian descent.
• His first name means "new" in Sanskrit.
• Currently lives with his partner, actress Barbara Hershey, who is 21 years his senior.
• Was voted Sexiest Survivalist in 2005 by People Magazine.
• Fan of Chelsea FC (England football club).

"The older I get, the more I'm prepared to do things for the money" - a reference to stereotypes of minorities in the movies "It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind." "I think we all had that as a concern. That monster there is like a producer's dream, isn't it? Any one of us could get bumped off at any time and we're all aware of it. It keeps you on your toes." - on the potential short life-span of characters on "Lost" "Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles." (Esquire, July 2007) "A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz." (Esquire, July 2007) On first reading the script for 'Lost': "When I first got the premise, it was limited at best and dreadful at worst. People crashing on an island - how many possible permutations can you get out of that?" (Esquire, July 2007)