J. Livingston
Born
Philip Livingston Jones

(1957-10-19) 19 October 1957
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • screenwriter
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Jessy
(m. 1997)
Children2
RelativesPeter Selvakumar (brother-in-law)

Philip Livingston Jones, commonly credited by his mononym Livingston, is an Indian actor, comedian and screenwriter who usually plays supporting and comedy roles in Tamil films.[1][2][3] He is credited as Ranjan in his earlier films such as Captain Prabhakaran (1991) and Sundara Purushan (1996) and is well known for playing the role of Natraj in the critically acclaimed movie Sollamale (1998). He has acted over 150 films.

Career

His first starring role was in Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (1988). He started out playing villains and graduated to playing lead roles with Sundara Purushan (1996), Sollamale (1998),[4] Viralukketha Veekkam (1999), En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001) and Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001) are other films in which he has appeared in lead roles. He also wrote the screenplay for the movies Kanni Rasi (1985) and Kaakki Sattai (1985) along with G. M. Kumar.[5]

At the peak of his career in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Livingston opted to take on a mix of lead roles, antagonistic roles and cameo roles.[6]

He later appeared in hit comedy films as supporting roles like Thillalangadi (2010), Kaavalan (2011), Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) and Magalir Mattum (2017).

Personal life

Livingston was born in a Christian family in Chennai, Tamilnadu. His father, Samuel Jones worked as a supervisor in Binny and Co. ,while his mother was a homemaker who was of Malaysian Tamils descent. He attended ELM Fabricus Hr.Sec. School in Purasawalkam until grade 10 after which he pursued his cinema career.

On 6 September 1997, he married Jessy Irudayaraj a Roman Catholic in a private ceremony in Chennai. The couple has two daughters, Jovita (born in 1998) and Gemma (born in 2001).

Filmography

As film actor

1980–90s

List of J. Livingston film credits as actor in the 1980s and 1990s
Year Film Role Notes
1982Darling, Darling, DarlingWellington train station master
1988Poonthotta KaavalkaaranRamkumar
1989Vaai KozhuppuMurali
Paattukku Oru Thalaivan
Pick Pocket
Nyaya TharasuNagappan
Naalai ManithanLivingston
Valadhu Kalai Vaithu Vaa
1990En Uyir ThozhanDilli Babu
Oru Veedu Iru VasalArun Kapoor
Paattukku Naan AdimaiDanny
Ethir KaatruMaasi
Puthu PaatuVadivelu
1991Irumbu Pookkal
Captain PrabhakaranKrishnamurthy
Thanga ThamaraigalSathish
Ayul KaithiSudharshan
Mill ThozhilaliPrakash
Onnum Theriyatha Pappa
Apoorva NaagamMaayandi
Mookuthi Poomeley
En Pottukku Sonthakkaran
Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu
Paattondru KettenRocky
1992AmaranInspector Duraipandi
Pudhu Varusham
Hello DarlingAlexanderTelugu film
1993Captain MagalLivi
Minmini Poochigal
Pathini Penn
1994VeeraChandran
Chinna Madam
Pondattiye Deivam Pandiyan
1995Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari
ChellakannuThangavel
WitnessNiranjan
Makkal AatchiGovindasamy
1996Sundara PurushanGaneshanLead role
ThuraimugamGowri Kumar
1998JollyChakravarthy
SollamaleNatarajLead role
1999Poomagal OorvalamAavudayappan (Armstrong)
SuyamvaramKannan
VaaliLivingstonGuest appearance
Viralukketha VeekkamRavishankarLead role

2000s

List of J. Livingston film credits as actor in the 2000s
Year Film Role Notes
2000VaanathaippolaShanmugam
VallarasuChidambaram Pillai IPS
Athey ManithanMandhira Moorthy
Unnai Kann ThedutheyPrabhu
Ninaivellam NeeKalyana Sundaram
2001Engalukkum Kaalam VarumKuppan
En Purushan Kuzhandhai MaathiriMurugesanLead role
Sonnal Thaan KaadhalaRoja's uncle
ChocolateACP Jayachandran
AsokavanamSelvam
2002Aasai Aasaiyai
GuruvammaThulasi
Charlie ChaplinVishwa
ThamizhAnbazhagan
RajaMathi
ArputhamGovind
Namma Veetu KalyanamManickam
VirumbugirenGuest appearance
2003Kadhal SugamanathuThief
Annai KaligambalMadhu
Kalatpadai'Cut' Raj
RaamachandraSathyamoorthy
MilitaryBalasubramaniam
DumInspector Boopathi
Banda ParamasivamRavi
Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu
WhistleProfessor Panneerselvam
Priyamaana ThozhiKumar
Vadakku VaasalAnnamalai
2004M. Kumaran S/O MahalakshmiSheikhGuest appearance
KuththuAdhi Kesav
Vayasu PasangaDevaraj
SettaiPeriyasamy
Super DaSubramani
Senthalam Poove
2005ThirupaachiInspector Inba Raghavan
AyodhyaHussain Bhai
Sevvel
JithanSurya's father
ChinnaPolice Officer
DaasAllapichai
Love StoryHaribabuKannada film
Sorry Enaku KalyanamayidichuAppu
2006AathiAnjali's father
SudesiRamasamy
ThirupathiChanakkiyan
Unakkum EnakkumSanthosh's uncle
Nenjirukkum VaraiACP Gandhi
2007KuttrapathirikaiHari
Naan AvanillaiDavid Fernandez
Parattai Engira Azhagu SundaramParattai's father
Kasu IrukkanumManikkavel
SivajiPolice Inspector
Cheena Thaana 001CID AanthaikannanGuest appearance
Naalaiya Pozhuthum UnnoduSakthi's father
Puli VarudhuVaitheeswaran
KannaAshirvadham
Ippadikku En KadhalVilvanathan
2008AeganKamalakannan
AnjatheMaasilamani
AshokaPolitician
Dindigul SarathyPsychiatrist
JayamkondaanPolice Inspector
Kadhalil VizhunthenTrain passenger
KuselanKuppusamy
Nenjirukkumvarai NinaivirukkumBhaskar
SatyamPolitician
SaluteTelugu film
Sutta PazhamInspector Prasad
ThottaChief Minister Manimaran
Vambu SandaiNehru
2009A Aa E Ee
Enga Raasi Nalla RaasiPandian
Satrumun Kidaitha ThagavalFilm director Rajan
Solla Solla InikkumJayaraman
BrahmadevaDravidan
ThoranaiMurugan's father

2010s

List of J. Livingston film credits as actor in the 2010s
Year Film Role Notes
2010Ambasamudram AmbaniJohnson
Irandu MugamParthasarathy's uncle
Kutti Pisasu
Magane En MarumaganeMahadeva
ThillalangadiNisha's uncle
VallakottaiAdvocate
2011SankarankovilDoctor
KaavalanCollege principal
Moondraam Pournami
Sattapadi KutramSanthana Swamy
VenghaiMariyappan
KeratamMohan RaoTelugu film
YuvanJeevanantham
2012Vilayada VaaJyothi
Adhisaya UlagamNeelakantan
Kasi Kuppam
2013Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal
Yaaruda Mahesh
Thirumathi ThamizhLawyer
Idharkuthane Aasaipattai BalakumaraSammandham
2014AmaraSebastian
2015Miss Pannidatheenga Appuram Varuthapaduveenga
2016Onbathilirundhu PathuvaraiAnnachi
Vellikizhamai 13am ThethiGanesan
2017Unnai Thottu Kolla VaaRanganatha Boopathi
Mathipen
Kattappava KanomAali
Saravanan Irukka BayamaenSelvam
Paakanum Pola Irukku
Magalir MattumMangalamurthi
En Aaloda Seruppa KaanomBhai
2018Pei Irukka IllayaInspector Inavana
Traffic RamasamyAavudayappan
SarkarVenkatesan
Silukkuvarupatti SingamMuthaiya
2019PeranbuHouse owner
Agni Devi
Perazhagi ISOVeerasamy
GurkhaChief Minister
PetromaxParipooranam
CapmaariJai's father

2020s

List of J. Livingston film credits as actor in the 2020s
Year Film Role Notes
2020Ayya Ullen Ayya
Thottu Vidum Thooram
Vaanga Padam Paarkalam
2021Pei Mama
AnnaattheIrulandi
Mounika
2022Naai SekarPolice inspector Thangaraj
TaanakkaranRajendran
Radha Krishna
GargiSandra's father
The LegendGopi
Eppo Kalyanam
2023Moondram Pournami
Kannitheevu
Ghosty
2024Lal Salaam

As screenwriter

List of J. Livingston film credits as screenwriter
Year Film Notes
1985Kanni Rasi
Kaakki Sattai
1986Aruvadai Naal
1996Sundara Purushan

As voice actor

List of J. Livingston film credits as voice actor
Year Film Actor
1994SuriyanBabu Antony

Television

List of J. Livingston television credits
Year Title Channel Role Notes
1987 Kadal Purathil DD Peter
2018 Jimiki Kamal Sun Life Kallilio
2020–2021 Kannana Kanne Sun TV Kodeeshwaran
2020 Poove Poochudava Zee Tamil Poiyamozhi Special appearance
2021 Sembaruthi
2022 Ninaithale Inikkum Amarthalingam

References

  1. "Rajini's pat for Livingston". IndiaGlitz. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. "Livingston's Thandachoru (in Tamil)". Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. "From scratch to success". 8 June 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. "The Boys Company!". The Times of India. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. "Interview with Livingstone". tamilstar.com. 15 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 January 2000. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "A man for all seasons". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 16 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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