Luke Kenny

Luke Kenny is an Indian actor, film director, producer, music director, composer and former VJ. Luke began his career as a DJ, followed by a successful stint as the first male VJ on Channel V.[1] He gained widespread recognition for his role in the 2008 rock musical drama Rock On!!.

Luke Kenny
Luke Kenny at Soulmate performance, 2012
Born
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Years active1989 - Present
Known forRock On!!

Recently, Luke came back into prominence for his role as the hired mercenary Malcolm Murad in the Netflix India series Sacred Games.

Early and personal life

Luke was born in Kolkata. His Irish grandfather was originally from Burma, but moved to India after WWII and married Luke's British grandmother. Luke's father, Robert Kenny, was born in Delhi and was a musician. He later moved to Kolkata and married Luke's mother, who was Italian.[2] Luke's parents divorced when he was very young and so he grew up in Mumbai with his father and grandfather, both musicians, prompting his interest in music from a young age. He was a student at Elphinstone College in Mumbai, but left the school early to pursue a career in music.

Career

Luke first started career as a dancer, influenced by Michael Jackson. He was spotted and later recruited by Arshad Warsi's dance crew. In 1991 he joined the rock band 'Greek' as a vocalist. Between 1993-1995, he had a small stint as a DJ. In 1995, he joined the newly-launched Channel V as their first male VJ. He became popular and had a long-term association with the channel.[3]
Luke got his first film break in the 1997 film 'Bombay Boys' alongside Naveen Andrews, albeit in a small role. Post this, Luke went back to Channel V and served as their head of music programming till 2008. In 2005 Luke Kenny turned director and producer with the film '13th Floor' starring Purab Kohli and Sandhya Mridul. The film was India's first digitally-released film and received appreciation in film festivals. Luke returned to acting with his breakthrough role in the 2008 film 'Rock On!!'. Portraying keyboardist Rob Nancy, the cult film made Luke a popular name. Luke has also been a contributor to many news columns. He used to write 'If I May Say So' for Hindustan Times and 'LukeBox' for Rolling Stone India. In 2011 he became the channel head of 9XO, a 24/7 international music channel owned by 9X Media. In 2013 he produced and starred in India's first zombie film, Rise of the Zombie.[4]
Luke recently reclaimed public attention with his acclaimed portrayal of Malcolm Murad, a hired mercenary, in the first Netflix India original series Sacred Games.[5] Luke was part of the cast in both seasons of the show. Luke next appeared as GDPA (inspired from WADA) official Wolfgang Hummels in the second season of Amazon Prime show Inside Edge.[6] The same year he also appeared in the film Tanhaji, portraying the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Luke can be seen next in a Tamil thriller starring Nayanthara.[7]

Filmography
YearTitleActorDirectorProducer
1998 Bombay Boys Yes
2005 13th Floor Yes Yes
2008 Rock On!! Yes
2013 Rise of the Zombie Yes Yes
2016 Banjo Yes
2017 Qarib Qarib Singlle Yes
2018 21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897 Yes
2018 Sacred Games Yes
2019 Inside Edge Yes
2020 Tanhaji Yes

References
  1. "This Is What Our Favorite Channel V And MTV VJs Are Doing These Days". Firefly Daily. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  2. Lal, Niharika (22 November 2014). "I love Delhi, but not its people, says Luke Kenny - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. "Been creatively contributive whenever I could be: VJ Luke Kenny". Business Standard India. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. "Getting ready for Rise of Of The Zombie was painful: Luke Kenny - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. Singh, Mohnish (2019-07-22). "Cast of Sacred Games 2 goes retro in latest photoshoot". EasternEye. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  6. "Inside Edge season 2 trailer: Amazon's Indian original will sustain you till Mirzapur 2". Hindustan Times. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  7. "Nayanthara to team up with Sacred Games actor Luke Kenny for new thriller". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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