Tony Luke Kocherry (born 10 November 1985) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in

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films. He began his career as a fashion model and later forayed into cinema, debuting with '' Oozham'' (2016) in a negative role. In 2019, Tony made his

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debut with a supporting role in the crime thriller '' Badla'' (2019), starring

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and

Taapsee Pannu Tapasee Pannu (born 1 August 1987), professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Pannu is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award ...

Early life

Tony was born to Thresia Kocherry and Luke Kocherry on 10 November 1985, at

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

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in India. He is an IT engineering graduate from the

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and a post-graduate in International Business Administration (IBA) from Regent's Business School London. Tony attended The Choice School,

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where he was active in sports.

Career

Modelling

The actor started modelling at the age of 19 in Bangalore while in college. In 2005, he debuted as an international model represented by Major Model Management in

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, Italy. In 2014, Tony played a minor role in an

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short film named '' Karma Cartel'', which went on to win awards and honors in various film festivals across the globe.

Film acting

He made his film debut in 2016 with the

film '' Oozham'' directed by

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and starring

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in the lead. Tony's performance met with critical acclaim for his portrayal of the 25 year old character Andrew Wilfred-Marcus. After the success of ''Oozham'', Tony played the role of the antagonist in the political thriller '' Sakhavu'' (2017) directed by

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, starring

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in lead. Tony received positive reviews for his portrayal of the sadistic, cruel 40-year-old character of a manager who enslaves workers on the tea estates of pre-independent India. In 2018, Luke starred in '' Naam'', a campus story, where he played a 22-year-old. In the same year, he went on to appear as a 30-year-old computer hacker in commercial blockbuster ''

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'', directed by

, starring

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in the lead. In 2019, The actor was seen in Science Fiction Psychological thriller 9 starring

and directed by Jenuse Mohammad. On March 8, 2019, Luke made his

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debut in a prominent supporting role in the crime thriller '' Badla'' directed by

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starring

and

. The film went onto gross 100 crores in the Indian domestic Box office.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luke, Tony Living people 1985 births Male actors from Kochi Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male models