John Abraham

John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, writer and film producer who works in Hindi films. Known for his stoic action hero persona, he is a recipient of one ''National Film Award'' along with nominations for four ''Filmfare Awards''. Abraham has appeared in ''Forbes India'' ''Celebrity 100'' list since 2017.

After a successful modelling career, Abraham made his acting debut with the erotic thriller film ''Jism'' (2003), a sleeper hit. In the same year, he appeared in the supernatural romantic thriller film ''Saaya'' and crime thriller film ''Paap'' which received mixed reviews. He rose to prominence with the action film ''Dhoom'' (2004) and the comedies ''Garam Masala'' (2005), ''Taxi No. 9211'' (2006), and ''Dostana'' (2008). He then starred in the critically acclaimed dramas ''Water'' (2005), ''Kabul Express'' (2006) and ''New York'' (2009), the last of which also turned out to be a commercial success. Despite several commercial failures in the subsequent decade, Abraham achieved success with the 2013 action thrillers ''Race 2'' and ''Shootout at Wadala,'' and drama ''Madras Cafe;'' along with the ensemble comedies ''Housefull 2'' (2012) and ''Welcome Back'' (2015). Abraham then had his biggest commercial successes with the action dramas ''Dishoom'' (2016), ''Parmanu'' (2018), ''Satyameva Jayate'' (2018), ''Batla House'' (2019), ''Satyameva Jayate 2'' (2021) and ''Pathaan'' (2023) being the last of which ranks as his highest-grossing release. He also starred in the spy action thriller film ''RAW: Romeo Akbar Walter'' (2019) which received mixed reviews from critics for his performance in it.

Abraham ventured into film production under his banner J.A. Entertainment with ''Vicky Donor'' (2012), which won him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He has since produced several of his films and also wrote the story of ''Attack: Part 1'' (2022). Outside of his film career, he is the co-owner of the Indian Super League football team NorthEast United FC. He is also a vegetarian bodybuilder and is an advocate for animal rights. Provided by Wikipedia