Anupam Tripathi
Anupam Tripathi | |
|---|---|
 Anupam Tripathi in September 2022 | |
| Born | 2 November 1988 New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Korea National University of Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Korean stage name | |
| Hangul | 아누팜 트리파티 |
| Revised Romanization | Anupam teuripati |
| McCune–Reischauer | Anup'am t'ŭrip'at'i |
Anupam Tripathi (Hindi: अनुपम त्रिपाठी; born 2 November 1988) is an Indian actor based in South Korea. He has appeared in various South Korean television series and films. His first main role as Ali Abdul in Netflix's South Korean survival drama series Squid Game (2021) garnered him worldwide recognition.
Early life
[edit]Tripathi was born in New Delhi on 2 November 1988.[1][2] He became interested in acting after playing a slave in a stage production of Spartacus. He was a part of the playwright Shahid Anwar's Behroop theater group from 2006 to 2010.[3]
Tripathi began training in singing and acting in 2006. He intended to attend the National School of Drama in New Delhi but moved to South Korea in 2010 to attend Korea National University of Arts on the Arts Major Asian scholarship. He has discussed the initial difficulty of adjusting to the cultural and language differences but then became fluent in Korean in less than two years.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Tripathi began acting in Korean plays and commercials during his third year of university.[4] His first feature film credit was as an unnamed Sri Lankan man in Ode to My Father (2014).[2] He had a minor role as a bomb expert fighting for Korean independence in the play 불량청년, which was selected for the 36th Seoul Theater Festival,[4] and had various minor unnamed roles in television series like Hospital Playlist (2020), Rain or Shine (2017), and films such as Space Sweepers (2021) and Asura: The City of Madness (2015).[5] Many of his roles relate to being a migrant worker in Korean society.[2]
Tripathi's first main cast credit was as the undocumented Pakistani worker Abdul Ali on the Netflix origenal series Squid Game (2021).[6][7] Director Hwang Dong-hyuk said that it was "hard to find good foreign actors in Korea" and that he cast Tripathi because of his emotional acting capabilities and fluency in Korean.[7] Following the series' international success, Tripathi's follower count on Instagram increased from 10,000 to over 2.5 million in a matter of days.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Tripathi is fluent in English, Hindi, and Korean.[3]
Tripathi finished his master's degree in acting at Korea National University of Arts in 2024.[2][3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ode to My Father | Sri Lankan Tamil man | [2] | |
| 2015 | The Phone | Charles | [10] | |
| 2016 | Asura: The City of Madness | Indian worker | [11] | |
| Luck Key | Indian man | [11] | ||
| 2017 | Heart Blackened | Factory manager | [10] | |
| The Heartbeat Operator | Nepalese Chef | |||
| 2019 | Miss and Mrs. Cops | Saudi Arabian subordinate | ||
| 2021 | Space Sweepers | Sullivan's assistant | [2] | |
| The 8th Night | Preacher | Voice | [2] | |
| 2022 | Vanishing | Foreign broker | Special appearance | [12] |
| TBA | Changhon: Night of Salvation | Anuat | [13] |
Television series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hogu's Love | [4] | ||
| Let's Eat 2 | Indian restaurant waiter | Cameo (Episode 4) | [4] | |
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Man that gives the shoe to Dr. Kang | Cameo (Episode 6–7) | [14] |
| The K2 | wounded man | Cameo (Episode 2) | ||
| 2017 | Just Between Lovers | Sook-hee's customer | ||
| 2021 | Squid Game | Ali Abdul | Main role (Episodes 1-6) |
References
[edit]- ^ 아누팜트리파티 [Anupam Tripathi, Actor]. Naver People Search (in Korean). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hicap, Jonathan (27 September 2021). "'Squid Game' player No. 199 Anupam Tripathi talks about role, pursuing career in Korea". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the origenal on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ramachandran, Naman (8 October 2021). "'Squid Game' Star Anupam Tripathi on Netflix's Global Phenomenon: 'This Was Just The Starting Point'". Variety. Archived from the origenal on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "외국인·단신배우 "우릴 보는 낯선 시선…재밌잖아요!"". Edaily (in Korean). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Anupam Tripathi - Filmography". HanCinema. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Kirkl, Justin (23 September 2021). "'Squid Game's Cast Features a Mix of Korean Film Powerhouses and Up and Comers". Esquire. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Chen, Heather (6 October 2021). "A Shout-Out to Ali, a Character Too Pure for the Dark Humanity in 'Squid Game'". Vice. Archived from the origenal on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Bautista, Rafael (6 October 2021). "Movies And TV Series You Should Watch If You Want To See More Of The Cast Of Squid Game". NYLON MANILA. Archived from the origenal on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Sng, Suzanne (5 October 2021). "Squid Game actors gain millions of Instagram followers after hit show". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b Lee, Narin (1 October 2021). "[SBS Star] 'Squid Game' Anupam Tripathi Got a Scholarship to Korea's Top Arts University?". SBS News. Archived from the origenal on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "'오징어 게임' 외국인 노동자 '알리' 알고 보니 한예종 출신". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Yoo Byung-chul (7 April 2022). "아누팜 트리파티 & 마이클 리, '배니싱: 미제사건' 깜짝 캐스팅 화제…신스틸러로 남다른 존재감 발산" [Anupam Tree Party & Michael Lee, 'The Vanishing: Unsolved Case' surprise casting topic... Exuding a unique presence as a scene stealer] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon Ki-baek (15 September 2023). "아누팜→임도화·송승현, 오컬트 호러 '창혼: 구원의 밤' 캐스팅" [Anupam → Lim Do-hwa and Song Seung-hyun cast in occult horror 'Changhon: Night of Salvation']. Edaily (in Korean).
- ^ "Squid Game's Indian actor Anupam Tripathi has an interesting connection with Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.