Adhir Kalyan has performed a number of productions in South Africa, including theatrical adaptations of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet, and the classical Shakespearean play Macbeth.  But in the United States, he is popularly known for portraying exchange student Raja on Aliens in America, a sitcom that has won critical praise despite few viewers this season. Soon, however, the 25-year-old actor will be expanding his TV credits as he appears on yet another sitcom.

According to Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello, the Aliens in America star will be gracing the CBS series Rules of Engagement, the comedy from the writers of the Emmy Award-winning show Everybody Loves Raymond that looks at different relationship stages through the characters played by Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich, and David Spade.

On Rules of Engagement, Kalyan will be appearing in the recurring role of David Spade's new assistant, Timmy.  Meanwhile, Rules of Engagement isn't Kaylan's only upcoming project.  After learning that Aliens in America would not return for a second season, he has also signed on to appear as a recurring character on the upcoming sixth season of cable show Nip/Tuck.  On the medical drama, he will play a Doogie Howser-esque young doctor who joins McNamara/Troy to help out Christian (Julian McMahon) in the wake of Sean's (Dylan Walsh) stabbing in the season finale.

Kalyan's other credits include the BBC series Holby City as Arjmand Younis, Spooks, and as Ramal Kirmani on One in Fair City.  In the big screen, he has been cast in the comedy flick Fired Up, which will hit theaters next year, the romantic drama Youth in Revolt, which will be released in December, and the comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which is currently in production.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: EW
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