Naren Weiss

Naren Weiss
Weiss at a photoshoot in Manhattan in 2016
Born	March 15, 1991 Houston, TX
Occupation	Actor, playwright, model
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Vishwaroopam
Height	6'3"

Naren Weiss is an actor, playwright, and model. He is best known for his portrayal of Osama bin Laden in Kamal Haasan's film on terrorism, Vishwaroopam.

Naren Weiss attended Madras Christian College and Brooklyn College, and was a video jockey on Channel UFX. He comes from an athletic background and often talks about acting like a sport.

Naren Weiss began his career onstage in India and received visibility from the Indian media there, being referred to as "enchantingly scraggly and gloriously flamboyant" (The Hindu) and "annoying perfection" (The New Indian Express). He was in the Indian movies Good Night Good Morning and Vishwaroopam, and later had guest roles in the American television shows Elementary, Broad City, The Blacklist: Redemption and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.

In 2012, he adapted musician Sidd Coutto's (of Zero) blog work as a play called The Horizon, which The New Indian Express called "a poetic account of the failing spirit of the Indie music industry." In 2013 he wrote Maya from Madurai, as well as Bollywood Kee-Maa for performances at the Metroplus Theatre Festival.