Getting famous in Hollywood is not that easy as it seems and more importantly, playing a lead role is more strenuous. But with the passage of time, there are many actors of Indian descent who rub shoulders with Hollywood A-listers and make us proud. Although Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone have shown their acting talent in Hollywood films, still there are some hidden gems who earned more popularity in recent times. So with this, let's have a look at the list of Indian origin who rose to fame in Hollywood in 2020.
Himesh Patel is an English actor of Indian origin and is known for portraying a key role in several series and films. In 2020, Patel appeared as Jordan Hatwal in the comedy series Avenue 5. Later on, he was seen playing the character Mahir in Christopher Nolan's Tenet, a fixer who initially helps Neil and the protagonist in a mission.
Taj Atwal is a British actor of Indian origin known for playing Jasminder's role in BAFTA Cymru award-winning comedy 'Stella'. The most recent role that helps her to earn popularity is of 'Jasmin' in the British drama-comedy 'In The Club' which aired on BBC One.
Manish Dayal is an American actor who was born to a Gujarati family. The actor is best known for his roles as Raj Kher in the hit teen series '90210', 'The Hundred Foot Journey' (2014), and 'Viceroy's House' (2017). Since 2018, he has featured as a main cast member of the Fox medical drama series 'The Resident'.
Sujata Choudhury aka Sujata Day is an American actress of Indian origin who is best known for her roles as CeeCee in the Issa Rae web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (2011-2013) and Sarah in Insecure. In 2020, Sujata was featured in the film Definition, Please. In which she plays Monica Chowdry, a precocious spelling bee champ who goes on to live a rather mundane life.
Ritesh Rajan is an American actor of Indian descent, known for doing small roles in Law & Order and A Gifted Man. But with Definition, Please (2020), the actor played the role of a young man estranged from his family, whose bipolar disorder is going untreated in large part due to the stigma of mental health issues.
Ritu Arya is a British actress of Indian origin and first became popular for her role as Dr. Megan Sharma in the British soap opera Doctors. But the actress rose to fame with her breakthrough performance as Lila Pitts in the Netflix original series 'The Umbrella Academy' (2020), for which she gained widespread recognition. Now, she will be seen next in Red Notice, featuring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds.
Sunita Mani is an American actress, well-known for her role of Trenton in the television series, 'Mr.Robot' and Arthie Premkumar in the Netflix comedy series GLOW. She also played the leading lady roles in films like Save Yourselves! and Priyanka Chopra's production company film 'Evil Eye', which premiered on Amazon Prime.
Geraldine Viswanathan is an Australian actress, born to a Malaysian Tamil father and a Swiss mother. The first time she gained attention in the role of Kayla in the 2018 film Blockers. Her role received several critically acclaimed and she was loved by the fans. Now, she went on to star in the coming-of-age film Hala where she is playing the role of a Pakistani-American teen. Apart from this, she also has the 'Bad Education' project in her kitty.
Rahul Kohli is a British actor of Indian origin and he is best known for his role of Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti in the television series iZombie. In 2020, his acting skills were more appreciated with Netflix's horror series, 'The Hunting of Bly Manor', where he played the role of Owen Sharma.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Canadian actress of Tamil origin. She is best known for her leading role in the Netflix teen comedy series 'Never Have I Ever' (2020). She portrays Devi Vishwakumar, the lead role in Mindy Kaling's series. Her acting received significant media attention, especially in Canada.