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Erick Avari (born Nariman Erick Avari; Erick Avari Biography 13 April 1952) is an Indian Americans actor whose roles in science-fiction and action productions include Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), and The Mummy (1999), as well as the historical drama The Chosen (2019).
Avari is a member of the Avari-Madan family of Darjeeling and Calcutta. His great-great-grandfather was Jamshedji Framji Madan, one of the pioneers of Indian cinema.
In the video game Zork Grand Inquisitor, he played Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick, a ruthless dictator who serves as the game's main villain. He also appeared in .
Beginning in the autumn of 2006, a photograph of Avari and a recording of his voice were used in the role of Chandra Suresh in Heroes. He did not appear onscreen until the episode "Seven Minutes to Midnight", as his character is part of the backstory and had died before the events of the pilot.
Over the course of his career, Avari has portrayed representatives of more than 24 ethnicities. ErickAvari.com Official Website As of November 2006, he has appeared in 33 feature films and over 70 television episodes.
Avari has appeared with Brent Spiner in three different productions: (1987), Independence Day (1996), and The Master of Disguise (2002). He performed opposite Richard Gere in a drama film based on a true story, , in which he played Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog vendor. In 2001, he played Tival in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes.
Avari was scheduled to reprise his role as Kasuf in the Stargate SG-1 Season Six finale "Full Circle", but was unable to do so due to his commitment to Dragnet (2003).
In January 2009, he played a mobile-phone salesman in , and in October 2009, he was cast as Omar on Days of Our Lives.
In 2014, Avari voiced Master Rahool in the science fiction video game Destiny, a role he reprised in a sequel.
In 2019, Avari portrayed Nicodemus in the television historical series The Chosen based on the life of Jesus Christ. He said in a 2023 interview that he considered himself retired prior to the series and mostly retired since, but may have an unspecified project in the works.
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| Episode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night" |
| Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
| Episode: "Prescription for Death" |
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| Episode: "Splatoon" |
| Episode: "Hoarse Play" |
| Episode: "#1.1" |
| Episode: "Pilot" |
| Episode: "" |
| Episode: "Ill Will" |
| Episode: "Tale of the Dragon" |
| Episode: "Tape Fear" |
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| Episode: "Domestic Bliss" |
| Episode: "Mathers of the Heart" |
| Episode: "Feelings... Whoa, Whoa, Whoa" |
| Episode: "Book Crook" |
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| Episode: "Jerome's in the House" |
| Episode: "Special Session" |
| Episode: "The Pilot" |
| Television Film |
| Episode: "Treasure of the Mind" |
| Episode: "The Last Scampi" |
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| Episode: "Cutting Edges" |
| Episode: "" |
| Episode: "Dr. Strangechild" |
| Episode: "" |
| Episode: "Since I Lost My Baby" |
| Television Film |
| Episode: "Curt Russell" |
| Episode: "Overly Meditated" |
| Television Film |
| Episode: "Mrs. Parker's Revenge" |
| Episode: "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place" |
| Episode: "Someday My Prince Will Come" |
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| Episode: "Cheeses H. Taste" |
| Episode: "The Bob Episode" |
| Episode: "The Shot" |
| Episode: "The Servant" |
| Episode: "Ambition in Blood" |
| Episode: "The White Shadow" |
| Episode: "The Black Jet" |
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| Episode: "Games" |
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| Episode: "Lord John Marbury" |
| Episode: "Bellboyz in the Hood" |
| Episode: "Pilot" |
| Episode: "Dey Got De Degas" |
| Episode: "" |
| Episode: "Lord of the Flies" |
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| Episode: "Twist of Hate" |
| Episode: "I Think, Therefore I Am in Trouble" |
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| Episode: "Extra Ordinary" |
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| Episode: "Floater" |
| Episode: "Breaking Point" |
| Episode: "Minimum Security" |
| Episode: "Catching It Early" |
| Episode: "Bridging the Gulf" |
| Episode: "Grace" |
| Episode: "Christmas Time" |
| Episode: "The College Try" |
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| Episode: "" |
| Episode: "The Chiavennasca" |
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| Episode: "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown" |
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| Episode: "Patriot Tact" |
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| Episode: "The Second David Job" |
| Episode: "Hit Me Baby" |
| Episode: "House of Mirrors" |
| Episode: "Doris Is Dead or Are We Rich or Are We Poor?" |
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| Episode: "Wrapped Up in Death" |
| Episode: "Victoria" |
| Episode: "Constance Carmell Wedding" |
| Episode: "Pied Piper" |
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| Episode: "" |
| Episode: "There's Something I Need to Tell You..." |
| Episode: "Quicksand" |
| Episode: "Red Lacquer Nail Polish" |
| Episode: "Endless" |
| Episode: "Do Not Disturb" |
| Episode: "Single Point of Failure" |
| Episode: "Highway of Tears" |
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| Episode: "The Ninth Circle" |
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| Episode: "They Die Happier" |
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