John Abraham (Hindi: जॉन अब्राहम; born 17 December 1972) is an Indian vegetarian actor and former model who appears in Bollywood films. After modeling 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 nominations, for his negative roles in Dhoom, and then in Zinda (2006). He later appeared in the major critical success, Water (2005). In 2007, he was nominated under the category of Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare for the movie Baabul.
Abraham was born in Mumbai to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother. His father is an architect from Alwaye, Kerala; his mother is named Phiroza Irani. Abraham's Parsi name is “Farhan” while his father, being a Syrian Christian, named him “John“. He has a younger brother, Alan. Abraham studied at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai and did his MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET).
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