Rohan Chand (born 24 July 2003) is an American child actor. He has
appeared in films such as Jack and Jill, Lone Survivor, and Bad Words.
He also appeared in the "Crossfire" episode of Homeland. He made a
cameo appearance in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in 2017. He starred
as Mowgli in the Warner Bros film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
released on Netflix in 2018.Chand was born in New York City, to
parents of Indian descent. When he was six years old, he was spotted
by a casting director while playing baseball; the casting director was
the mother of another child playing baseball, and encouraged Chand to
audition for a role in Adam Sandler's film Jack and Jill. Chand
ultimately won the role of Sandler's on-screen adopted son, and the
film was released in 2011. His next role was in a 2011 episode of
Homeland titled "Crossfire", in which he played Issa Nazir, the young
son of the series' central terrorist who forms a close relationship
with an American soldier, played by Damian Lewis. In the 2013 film
Lone Survivor, Chand played the son of an Afghan who provides
assistance to an American Navy SEAL (played by Mark Wahlberg), and
spoke in Hindi and Urdu for the part.In 2013, Chand appeared in a main
role in the comedy film Bad Words, playing Chaitanya Chopra, a
spelling bee entrant who befriends the film's main character (played
by Jason Bateman) after auditioning when he was eight years old. He
was ten years old by the time of the film's release and his
performance was widely praised by critics, with a writer for Variety
magazine predicting that Chand would receive "many more big screen
opportunities following this endearingly wide-eyed turn". His next
project was the 2014 film The Hundred-Foot Journey directed by Lasse
Hallström and starring Helen Mirren, in which he played the young
version of the film's main character (played by Manish Dayal).In April
2014 it was announced that Chand would star alongside Lea Michele in
DreamWorks Animation's Bollywood-style musical, Bollywood Superstar
Monkey. In addition, Chand was cast in Andy Serkis' Mowgli: Legend of
the Jungle, in the leading role of Mowgli. The film was released in
November 2018.
appeared in films such as Jack and Jill, Lone Survivor, and Bad Words.
He also appeared in the "Crossfire" episode of Homeland. He made a
cameo appearance in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in 2017. He starred
as Mowgli in the Warner Bros film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
released on Netflix in 2018.Chand was born in New York City, to
parents of Indian descent. When he was six years old, he was spotted
by a casting director while playing baseball; the casting director was
the mother of another child playing baseball, and encouraged Chand to
audition for a role in Adam Sandler's film Jack and Jill. Chand
ultimately won the role of Sandler's on-screen adopted son, and the
film was released in 2011. His next role was in a 2011 episode of
Homeland titled "Crossfire", in which he played Issa Nazir, the young
son of the series' central terrorist who forms a close relationship
with an American soldier, played by Damian Lewis. In the 2013 film
Lone Survivor, Chand played the son of an Afghan who provides
assistance to an American Navy SEAL (played by Mark Wahlberg), and
spoke in Hindi and Urdu for the part.In 2013, Chand appeared in a main
role in the comedy film Bad Words, playing Chaitanya Chopra, a
spelling bee entrant who befriends the film's main character (played
by Jason Bateman) after auditioning when he was eight years old. He
was ten years old by the time of the film's release and his
performance was widely praised by critics, with a writer for Variety
magazine predicting that Chand would receive "many more big screen
opportunities following this endearingly wide-eyed turn". His next
project was the 2014 film The Hundred-Foot Journey directed by Lasse
Hallström and starring Helen Mirren, in which he played the young
version of the film's main character (played by Manish Dayal).In April
2014 it was announced that Chand would star alongside Lea Michele in
DreamWorks Animation's Bollywood-style musical, Bollywood Superstar
Monkey. In addition, Chand was cast in Andy Serkis' Mowgli: Legend of
the Jungle, in the leading role of Mowgli. The film was released in
November 2018.
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