John Abraham is an Indian actor, film producer and former model who has featured in over 50 films.[1] [2] After a successful career as a model, Abraham began his acting career with Jism in 2003, which was a box office success. In the same year, he appeared in Anurag Basu's horror film Saaya and the Pooja Bhatt directorial Paap.[3] Abraham starred as Kabir in the multi-starrer Dhoom, an action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, and produced by Yash Raj Films. The film was the third highest-grossing film of the year,[4] and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. In 2008, John starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, his sole release that year. Dostana became a commercial success and grossed over 871 million, becoming one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2008.[5] His films have ranged from action films such as Dhoom (2004), Karam (2005), Viruddh (2005), Race 2 (2013), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Zinda (2006), Satyameva Jayate (2018), Mumbai Saga (2021), and Pathaan (2023), Jism (2003), Aetbaar (2004), New York (2009) and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) and The Diplomat (2025).[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jism | Kabir Lal | [7] | |
| Saaya | Aakash Bhatnagar | [8] | ||
| Paap | Shiven Verma | [9] | ||
| 2004 | Aetbaar | Aryan Trivedi | ||
| Lakeer | Saahil Mishra | |||
| Dhoom | Kabir Sharma | |||
| Madhoshi | Aman Joshi | |||
| 2005 | Elaan | Abhimanyu Singh | ||
| Karam | John Wargas | |||
| Kaal | Krish Thapar | |||
| Viruddh | Amar Patwardhan | |||
| Water | Narayan Dutt | |||
| Garam Masala | Shyam "Sam" Salgaonkar | |||
| 2006 | Zinda | Rohit Chopra | ||
| Taxi No. 9211 | Jai Mittal | |||
| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | DJ | Cameo | ||
| Baabul | Rajat Verma | |||
| Kabul Express | Suhel Khan | |||
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq | Ashutosh Raina | ||
| No Smoking | K | |||
| Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Sunny Bhasin | |||
| 2008 | Dostana | Kunal Chauhan | ||
| 2009 | New York | Sameer "Sam" Sheikh | ||
| 2010 | Aashayein | Rahul Sharma | ||
| Jhootha Hi Sahi | Siddharth Arya (Fidato) | |||
| 2011 | 7 Khoon Maaf | Jamshed Singh Rathod (Jimmy Stetson) | ||
| Force | A.C.P Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh | |||
| Desi Boyz | Nikhil Mathur (Nick) | |||
| 2012 | Housefull 2 | Max Mehrotkar | ||
| Vicky Donor | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Rum Whisky"; Also producer | ||
| 2013 | Race 2 | Armaan Malik | ||
| I, Me Aur Main | Ishaan Sabharwal | |||
| Shootout at Wadala | ||||
| Madras Cafe | Major Vikram Singh | Also producer | ||
| 2015 | Welcome Back | Ajay Barsi (Ajju Bhai) | ||
| 2016 | Rocky Handsome | Kabir Ahlawat (Rocky Handsome) | Also producer and playback singer for the song "Alfazon Ki Tarah (Unplugged)" | |
| Dishoom | Kabir Shergill | |||
| Force 2 | A.C.P Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh | Also producer | ||
| 2018 | Parmanu | Ashwat Raina | Also producer | |
| Satyameva Jayate | Virendra "Vir" Rathod | |||
| Savita Damodar Paranjpe | Producer; Marathi film | |||
| 2019 | Romeo Akbar Walter | |||
| Batla House | Also producer | |||
| Pagalpanti | Raj Kishore | |||
| 2021 | Mumbai Saga | Amartya Rao Naik | ||
| Sardar Ka Grandson | Gursher Singh | Also producer; cameo | ||
| Satyameva Jayate 2 | Triple role | |||
| 2022 | Attack | Major Arjun Shergill | Also story writer and producer | |
| Ek Villain Returns | Bhairav Purohit | |||
| Mike | Producer; Malayalam film | |||
| Tara Vs Bilal | Producer | |||
| 2023 | Pathaan | Jim | ||
| 2024 | Woh Bhi Din The | Rahul Sinha | Also producer; Cameo | [10] |
| Vedaa | Major Abhimanyu Kanwar | Also producer | [11] | |
| 2025 | Aryan Sheikh | Also Producer; Post-production | [12] | |
| Brigadier Raja Chauhan | Also Producer; Post-production | [13] | ||
| DCP Sanjay “Sanju” Pattnaik | Also Producer; post-production | [14] |
| Year | Title | Performer | Language | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Mahek" | Pankaj Udhas | Hindi | [15] | |
| 2001 | "Teri Jhanjhar Kisne Banayi" | Hans Raj Hans | Punjabi | ||
| 2002 | "Husna Di Sarkar" | Jazzy B | Punjabi | ||
| 2008 | "Koi Aanay Wala Hai" | Strings | Urdu | [16] | |
| 2013 | "Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) | Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam | Hindi | [17] |