Bio
Irrfan Khan is an Indian actor best known for his roles in the feature films The Warrior (2001), Life in a... Metro (2007) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
He also starred in the third season of the HBO drama series In Treatment, in 2010.
Born in Jaipur, India, actor Khan earned his master's from the National School of Drama in 1984 before embarking on his career.
Beginning with a number of serials for Indian TV, Khan soon developed a following, eventually transitioning into film work, and becoming a mainstay of the Bollywood film industry.
He developed a reputation as a villain and character actor, though in 2005 he would expand his horizons, taking on the leading role in the movie Rog.
Also around this time, Khan began testing the waters of American film, appearing in A Mighty Heart and The Darjeeling Limited.
A few years later, in 2008, he appeared in another cross-continental hit, playing a police officer in the Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire.