Chacko_Vadaketh
Chacko Vadaketh (born 1963 in Kerala, India) is a Malaysian actor, emcee and voice over artist, formerly a litigation lawyer who is part of the Malayali/Keralan Syrian Christian community. He is based in Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles.
Recent credits include narrator for the Nat Geo/History Channel Asia series Road to Nationhood (2016-2018),[1] host for the Royal Gala for The Prince of Wales in Kuala Lumpur (2017),[2] Coach Tharman in Anak Merdeka (ASTRO 2017), King Bimbisara in Amrapali Singapore (2017), Co-Star in BBC One series Our Girl (2018),[3] Guest Star in Cinemax UK/US series Strike Back (2019),[4] The Bridge (HBO Asia, viu, 2018). Chacko was Sabo Singh in Singapore for all three seasons of sitcom Mr Kiasu (2002):[5] nominated for Best Comedy, Asian Television Awards and played the villain Sarkar opposite Antonio Sabàto Jr. in the movie Princess of Mars (2009).
In August 2023, he was appointed to a two-year term on the Board of the Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS).[6][7]