The 40-year-old, who was born in London but grew up in India, revealed his incredible English accent as he discussed his role in new TV show Suspicion, The Sun reports.Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash, a dedicated news streaming service. New to Flash? Try 14 days free now >Those watching at home couldn’t get over how different he looked, with one person writing: “Oh Kunal Nayyar starstruck. Was looking at him for ages thinking ‘I know him’.. It’s Raj from Big Bang Theory – what a glow up @lorraine.”While another tweeted: “I was today years old when I found out how fine Kunal Nayyar was!”In the American thriller, which is on Apple TV+, Kunal plays Aadesh Chopra – an English man whose life gets turned upside down as he’s identified as the suspect in the kidnapping and subsequent disappearance of American media mogul Katherine Newman’s (Uma Thurman) son.The Americans star Noah Emmerich, Black Mirror’s Georgina Campbell, Scorpion’s Elyes Gabel and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D star Elizabeth Henstridge also appear in the new series. Kunar is however best known for playing Raj Koothrappali on CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2007-2019.The actor was twice named the third highest-paid TV actor for the role, in 2015 and 2018 – earning $28 million and $33 million respectively.This story was published by The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
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