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Indian film actor, producer and model

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Kochi, Kerala, India

John Abraham (born December 17, 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model who appears in Hindi films. After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom (2004). He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his…

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Born
( 1972-12-17 ) 17 December 1972 (age 53) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
Occupations
Actor film producer
Years active
1999–present
Works
Full list
Spouse
Priya Runchal ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 ) ​
Awards
Full list
Website
johnabraham .com

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Given name
John
Family name
Abraham
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Mumbai
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Hindi
Official website
www.johnabraham.com
Image
JohnAbraham.jpg
Residence
Bandra
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John Abraham
date of birth
1972-12-17
patronym or matronym for this name
Abraham
unmarried partner
Bipasha Basu
name in native language
John Abraham
start of work period
1997-00-00
social media followers
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Encyclopedic overview

John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. He is a recipient of one National Film Award along with four Filmfare Awards nominations. Abraham has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2017.

After a 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. 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 drama Madras Cafe; along with the ensemble comedies Housefull 2 (2012) and Welcome Back (2015). Abraham then had commercial successes with the action dramas Dishoom (2016), Parmanu (2018), Satyameva Jayate (2018), Batla House (2019) and Pathaan (2023).

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