John Abraham is an Indian actor, film producer and former model who has been featured in over 50 films predominantly in Hindi language.[1][2] After a successful career as a model, Abraham began his acting career with Jism in 2003, which was a box office success. In the same year, he appeared in Anurag Basu's horror film Saaya and the Pooja Bhatt directorial Paap.[3] Abraham starred as Kabir in the multi-starrer Dhoom, an action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, and produced by Yash Raj Films. The film was the third highest-grossing film of the year,[4] and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.
In 2008, John starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, his sole release that year. Dostana became a commercial success and grossed over ₹871 million, becoming one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2008.[5] His films have ranged from action films such as Dhoom (2004), Karam (2005), Viruddh (2005), Race 2 (2013), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Zinda (2006), Satyameva Jayate (2018), Mumbai Saga (2021), and Pathaan (2023), in addition to thrillers such as Jism (2003), Aetbaar (2004) and New York (2009) and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) and Ek Villain Returns (2022) and The Diplomat (2024).[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | Jism | Kabir Lal | [7] | |
Saaya | Aakash Bhatnagar | [8] | ||
Paap | Shiven Verma | [9] | ||
2004 | Aetbaar | Aryan Trivedi | ||
Lakeer | Saahil Mishra | |||
Dhoom | Kabir Devendra Sharma | |||
Madhoshi | Aman Joshi | |||
2005 | Elaan | Abhimanyu Singh | ||
Karam | John Wargas | |||
Kaal | Krish Thapar | |||
Viruddh | Amar Patwardhan | |||
Water | Narayan Dutt | |||
Garam Masala | "Sam" Shyam Salgaonkar | |||
2006 | Zinda | Rohit Chopra | ||
Taxi No. 9211 | Jai Mittal | |||
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | DJ | Cameo | ||
Baabul | Rajat Verma | |||
Kabul Express | Suhel Khan | |||
2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq | Ashutosh Raina | ||
No Smoking | K | |||
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Sunny Bhasin | |||
2008 | Dostana | Kunal Chauhan | ||
2009 | New York | Sameer "Sam" Sheikh | ||
2010 | Aashayein | Rahul Sharma | ||
Jhootha Hi Sahi | Siddharth Arya (Fidato) | |||
2011 | 7 Khoon Maaf | Jamshed Singh Rathod (Jimmy Stetson) | ||
Force | Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh | |||
Desi Boyz | Nikhil Mathur (Nick) | |||
2012 | Housefull 2 | Max Mehrotkar | ||
Vicky Donor | Himself | Special appearance in song "Rum Whisky"; also producer | ||
2013 | Race 2 | Armaan Malik | ||
I, Me Aur Main | Ishaan Sabharwal | |||
Shootout at Wadala | Manya Surve | |||
Madras Cafe | Vikram Singh | Also producer | ||
2015 | Welcome Back | Ajay Barsi (Ajju Bhai) | ||
2016 | Rocky Handsome | Kabir Ahlawat (Rocky Handsome) | Also producer and singer for "Alfazon Ki Tarah Unplugged" | |
Dishoom | Kabir Shergill | |||
Force 2 | Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh | Also producer | ||
2018 | Parmanu | Ashwat Raina | Also producer | |
Satyameva Jayate | Virendra "Vir" Rathod | |||
Savita Damodar Paranjpe | — | Producer; Marathi film | ||
2019 | Romeo Akbar Walter | Rehamatullah "Romeo" Ali | (Akbar Malik alias | Walter Khan) | ||
Batla House | Sanjeev Kumar Yadav | Also producer | ||
Pagalpanti | Raj Kishore | |||
2021 | Mumbai Saga | Amartya Rao Naik | ||
Sardar Ka Grandson | Gursher Singh | Also producer; cameo | ||
Satyameva Jayate 2 |
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Triple role | ||
2022 | Attack | Arjun Shergill | Also story writer and producer | |
Ek Villain Returns | Bhairav Purohit | |||
Mike | — | Producer; Malayalam film | ||
Tara Vs Bilal | — | Producer | ||
2023 | Pathaan | Jim | ||
2024 | Woh Bhi Din The | Rahul Sinha | Also Producer | [10] |
Vedaa † | Sunil "Sunny" Bharadwaj | Also Producer; Post- production | [11] | |
The Diplomat † | Virendra "Vir" Kartoos | Also Producer; Post- production | [12] | |
Tehran † | TBA | Also Producer; Post- production | [13] | |
Tariq † | TBA | Also Producer; post-production | [14] |
Year | Title | Performer | Language | Ref. |
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1999 | "Mahek" | Pankaj Udhas | Hindi | |
2002 | "Surma" | Jazzy B | Punjabi | |
2008 | "Koi Aanay Wala Hai" | Strings | Urdu | |
2013 | "Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) | Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam | Hindi | [15] |