John Abraham

Acting

John Abraham

Born 1972-12-17 · Kochi, Kerala, India

John Abraham (born December 17, 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model who appears in Hindi films. After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom (2004). He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in Dhoom, and in Zinda (2006). He later appeared in the major critical success Water (2005). He was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Baabul (2006). Since then, Abraham has starred in many critically and commercially successful films including Dostana (2008), New York (2009), Force (2011), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Madras Cafe (2013) and Welcome Back (2015). His second film as a producer was Madras Cafe, which garnered critical acclaim. His athletic and muscular physique has contributed to his status as one of the most influential sex symbols in Bollywood. He is the co-owner of the Indian Super League football team NorthEast United FC. Apart from acting, Abraham has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films.

Acting credits

Pathaan poster
6.4

A soldier caught by enemies and presumed dead comes back to complete his mission, accompanied by old companions and foes.

Pathaan

2023

Attack poster
6.8

With the Parliament under siege, India’s first super soldier Arjun Shergill is tasked to get hold of the terrorists in time, save the Prime Minister from their clutches and stop a dirty bomb from exploding and destroying Delhi.

Attack

2022

The Diplomat poster
6.5

The Deputy High Commissioner, J.P. Singh, faces an unusual crisis when a mysterious woman rushes inside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, claiming forced marriage in Pakistan and seeking a return to India.

The Diplomat

2025

Luck by Chance poster
6.5

Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.

Luck by Chance

2009

Desi Boyz poster
6.3

When two cash-strapped UK-based Indians become male escorts amid an economic downturn, money flows right in but everything else in their lives starts falling apart.

Desi Boyz

2011

Tehran poster
6.1

On 13th February 2012, a magnetic bomb exploded, destroying an Israeli embassy vehicle in Delhi. ACP Rajeev Kumar, leading the investigation, suspects more than what meets the eye. Amid political pressure and suspicions of an Iranian connection, he embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth, facing formidable adversaries.

Tehran

2025

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna poster
6.4

Dev and Maya are both married to different people. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, they still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they find in each other.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

2006

Jism poster
4.2

Kabir Lal is an alcoholic lawyer whose life is looking as if going down the drain. One morning he sees a stunningly attractive woman on a beach and is instantly enamored by her. By chance he sees her again in a restaurant and offers to buy her a drink. In the process he learns that her name is Sonia and she is married. Unable to resist, he asks her whether she would show him her home. It marks the beginning of a passionate affair, during which Kabir is told that Sonia's husband neglects her. But Sonia cannot leave him because she cannot support herself without her husband's money. Sonia suggests murder and Kabir, blind with lust, agrees. They manage to kill Sonia's husband and make it look like an accident, but then Kabir gets to see Sonia's other side: she no longer is the passionate lover as before, but is a cool-headed mean woman now who won't let go of her wealth at any cost.

Jism

2003

Ek Villain Returns poster
6.0

When a singer goes missing amid a serial killing spree, a cabbie and a businessman's son cross paths in a twisted tale where good and evil is blurred.

Ek Villain Returns

2022

Dhoom poster
6.2

A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. ACP Jai Dixit is put in charge of the case and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer to help Jai nab them.

Dhoom

2004

Water poster
6.8

In 1938, Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies sweep across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go reside with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

Water

2005

Race 2 poster
5.5

Ranvir Singh encounters the Indian mafia in Turkey as he carries out a mission to avenge his lover's death.

Race 2

2013

Karam poster
5.5

A hitman quits the killing business when a hit goes right but at the same time produces unfortunate results. Soon, he is forced to return in order to save his wife from the clutches of his boss who won't spare her unless some targets are executed within the limited time period.

Karam

2005

Kaal poster
4.7

After a series of deaths in Orbit Wildlife Park are attributed to a man-eating tiger, wildlife reporter Krish Thapar decides to investigate the incidents for a magazine article. But something deadlier than tigers hunts in the forest.

Kaal

2005

No artwork available
NR

Rohit Shetty's Next

Maria IPS

Batla House poster
6.8

Following a gunfight with suspects believed to be innocent by the media and public, an honest cop struggles to justify police actions before beginning the hunt for fugitives.

Batla House

2019

Lakeer: Forbidden Lines poster
6.7

Gangster and criminal Don, Suraj Rana, who is also known for his kindness, adopts a street urchin named Arjun, and teaches him all the tricks of the trade, so that he can succeed him, even though he has a son named Karan. Arjun and Karan grow up as brothers, and Arjun takes charge of all criminal activities after Suraj passes away. Karan has fallen in love with Bindiya, the daughter of Suraj's deceased employee, and would like her to marry him. But Bindiya is in love with Saahil, and only likes Karan. Karan now decides to take the matter into his own hands, and thereby force Arjun to take sides either for him or against him.

Lakeer: Forbidden Lines

2004

Dostana poster
6.2

Two straight guys pretend to be a gay couple to secure a posh Miami apartment, but fall for their gorgeous roommate. Hilarity ensues as they strive to convince everyone of the ruse while secretly trying to win her heart.

Dostana

2008

Vedaa poster
5.9

A court-marshalled soldier with a traumatic past helps a young girl from 'lower' caste and an aspiring boxer work towards her dreams despite her hostile environment.

Vedaa

2024

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran poster
7.1

A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

2018

New York poster
6.3

The plot follows three friends in New York City whose lives are upended by the 9/11 attacks leading to suspicion, FBI involvement, and a story about friendship, identity, and the aftermath of terrorism.

New York

2009

Garam Masala poster
6.0

Photographer and serial womaniser, Mac devises a scheme to keep three airhostesses, who are unaware of each other, as his live-in partners. Everything works fine as long as they only come home every third day. But changing schedules, a jealous friend and his fiancé might just break apart his elaborately structured life of deceit.

Garam Masala

2005

Force 2 poster
6.7

ACP Yashvardhan teams up RAW Agent KK to bring down the master mind terrorist, Shiv.

Force 2

2016

Housefull 2 poster
5.6

A comedy of errors wherein four men help each other to fool their prospective father-in-laws creating a cascade of confusion and mayhem.

Housefull 2

2012

Behind the camera

Attack poster
6.8

With the Parliament under siege, India’s first super soldier Arjun Shergill is tasked to get hold of the terrorists in time, save the Prime Minister from their clutches and stop a dirty bomb from exploding and destroying Delhi.

Attack

2022

The Diplomat poster
6.5

The Deputy High Commissioner, J.P. Singh, faces an unusual crisis when a mysterious woman rushes inside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, claiming forced marriage in Pakistan and seeking a return to India.

The Diplomat

2025

Savita Damodar Paranjpe poster
6.0

The life of a married couple turns upside down after 8 years of marriage as some hard truths between them come to light. The answers to all these questions will be revealed in this psychological thriller based on true events.

Savita Damodar Paranjpe

2018

Batla House poster
6.8

Following a gunfight with suspects believed to be innocent by the media and public, an honest cop struggles to justify police actions before beginning the hunt for fugitives.

Batla House

2019

Vedaa poster
5.9

A court-marshalled soldier with a traumatic past helps a young girl from 'lower' caste and an aspiring boxer work towards her dreams despite her hostile environment.

Vedaa

2024

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran poster
7.1

A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

2018

Force 2 poster
6.7

ACP Yashvardhan teams up RAW Agent KK to bring down the master mind terrorist, Shiv.

Force 2

2016

Madras Cafe poster
6.7

An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.

Madras Cafe

2013

Sardar Ka Grandson poster
7.1

A devoted grandson's mission to reunite his ailing grandmother with her ancestral home turns into a complicated, comic cross-border affair.

Sardar Ka Grandson

2021

Rocky Handsome poster
6.3

A vengeful man embarks on a murderous rampage after the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl.

Rocky Handsome

2016

Vicky Donor poster
6.8

A man is brought in by an infertility doctor to supply him with his sperm, where he becomes the biggest sperm donor for his clinic.

Vicky Donor

2012

Mike poster
5.3

Sarah, a free spirited young girl looking to surgically reassign her gender and Antony, a once exuberant but now a dejected and dispirited young man. What will happen when they meet?

Mike

2022

Force 3 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Force 3

2027

Woh Bhi Din The poster
4.0

Rahul Sinha, a famous photojournalist, returns to his alma mater as a guest speaker and takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane to relive his carefree school days and the moment he first fell in love.

Woh Bhi Din The

2024

Tara vs Bilal poster
6.3

Sparks fly when vivacious yet sensitive Tara collides with a reclusive charmer Bilal in this slice of life story set in vibrant and diverse London.

Tara vs Bilal

2022

No artwork available
NR

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