Denzil Smith is an Indian actor and producer.
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Denzil Smith was born on 6 November 1960 (58 years; age as 2018) in Mumbai. Denzil has acted in over 50 films. Before entering the world of glamour, Smith was working in the corporate sector. He made his debut as a film executive under Alick Padamsee. He has received voice training from the National Center for the Performing Arts. Her appearance in the play “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” was instrumental in establishing her career as a theater artist. Denzil Smith has also worked in many Bollywood, Hollywood and regional language films. Apart from being an actor, Denzil is also a host and producer.
Physical Appearance
- Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
- Tone character: confident/strong/serious
family and religion
Denzil Smith was born in an Anglo-Indian family to Benjamin John Smith, a civil servant, and Kathleen Maud Shepherd. He has two siblings; an older sister, Cheryl Roy Smith, and a younger brother, Lionel Smith. Lionel Smith lives in Dubai. His father died when he was eleven years old.
Childhood photo of Denzil Smith with his family
Denzil Smith (right) with his mother and brother Lionel Smith (left)
Denzil Smith (far left) with his mother (second from left), sister Cheryl Roy Smith (second from right) and brother Lionel Smith (far right)
Denzil Smith is married to Carissa Hickling who works at Siemens.
Denzil Smith with his wife Carissa Hickling
livelihood
Denzil Smith did his schooling from St. Andrews High School, Bandra. He is a post graduate in English Literature from RD National College, Bandra. She received singing training from the National Center for the Performing Arts, Mumbai. Before becoming an actor, Smith worked in an advertising company. He started acting while he was still in school. When he was 15, he acted in his first play, “Son of Man”, by Dennis Potter. To establish himself as an actor, he quit his job and started working as a film executive under actor Alyque Padamsee.
Alik Padamsee
He made his theater debut in Adrian Mitchell’s play “Man Friday”. Smith came into limelight with Pearl Padamsee’s drama “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”, where he worked with Ratna Pathak and Naseeruddin Shah. After his appearance in the above play, he joined Naseeruddin Shah’s theater group. He was also a part of Lillete Dubey’s theater group. Smith has also appeared in the musical production “The Merchants of Bollywood” and the dance musical “Taj Express”. Apart from acting in theater plays, Denzil has organized plays in “Celebrate Bandra”. Denzil was also a part of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” directed by Carl Mendes, which was a big hit in Bombay in 1977–78.
Denzil Smith during a play
“Mango Souffle”, released in 2002, was one of the films that helped shape her acting career. However, her debut was in the year 2001 with the film “Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat”. Smith also appeared in Sin (2003) and Frozen (2007).
Denzil Smith in Sin (2003)
Denzil Smith has also worked in several independent films such as Shobhayatra (2004), The Memsahib (2006), Mumbai Salsa (2007), The Lunchbox (2013), etc. In 2019, he appeared in “Photograph”, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Denzil Smith in “The Lunchbox”
Apart from appearing in several Bollywood projects, Smith has also appeared in several Hollywood films such as “One Night with the King” (2007), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015). Brahmin Naman” (2016). One of his most significant Hollywood productions has been the 2017-release “Viceroy’s House” in which he played the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Denzil Smith in “Viceroy’s House”
Denzil has appeared in many Indian and international TV serials. He acted in films including “The Sword of Tipu Sultan” (1990), “Time Bomb 9/11” (2005), “Hansa: A Love Story,” “Rishtey,” “CID,” “Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin,” among others. He has also appeared in web-series like “Made in Heaven” (2019), “Delhi Crime” (2019), and “Mind the Malhotras” (2019).
Denzil Smith in “Mind the Malhotras”
Denzil frequently lends his voice to documentaries, radio shows and commercials. He is usually chosen to dub various English films into Hindi language. Apart from this, he has also done many voiceovers.
It is because of Denzil Smith’s love for jazz music that he is seen as the host of various concerts and other events. Smith is credited with hosting jazz tribute concerts on the occasion of International Jazz Day. He is also associated with various charities.
Apart from being a full-time theatre, voice-over artiste and a film-actor, Denzil also manages his production house- “Stagesmith Productions”, which he founded in the year 2006.
award
Denzil Smith won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (2017) for his role in “POW Bandi Yudh Ke” (2016–17).
Favourite Things
- Actors: Naseeruddin Shah, Pearl Padamsee, Late Pandit Satyadev Dubey, Carl Mendes
- Book: The Book of Chocolate Scents by Jeet Thayil, “City Adrift” by Naresh Fernandes.
- Quote: “We are all born crazy. Some stay like this!” S.Beckett
fact
- He smokes and also drinks alcohol.
- Denzil Smith’s father was very fond of music. His father was not only a singer but also played various instruments like accordion, violin, piano and ukulele. Denzil inherited his love of art, music and theater from his father. His father Paranjyothi used to sing with the chorus and was also an amateur theater artiste. Denzil often accompanied his father to his concerts and rehearsals; And he was charmed when his father performed in a play called “The Monkey’s Paw.”
- Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley congratulated her for starring in the play “Letters to a Daughter from Prison”.
- Smith’s most memorable role is that of Lucky in Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”.
- He considers actor Naseeruddin Shah as his mentor and guru.
- He lost 14.5 kg in 40 days for the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in “Viceroy’s House”.
- His plays are staged not only in India but also in North America, Britain and Europe, South-East Asia and Australia.
- He is a good friend of theater personality Arif Zakaria.
Denzil Smith and Arif Zakaria
- Due to his name and looks, he has often been offered the role of an English man in Hindi films, but he turned it down.
- He considers theater as therapeutic for himself.
- When Smith was in college, he used to watch 28 Hollywood movies in a month.
- He is inspired by Jack Nicholson, Laurence Olivier, Woody Allen, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino.
- In her free time she likes to do arts and crafts.
- Denzil is also well-versed in Urdu, Konkani and Marathi.
- Apart from acting, he can also play guitar, sing and dance (ballroom and jive).
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