Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Devi Vishwakumar
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Never Have I Ever (TV Series 2020–2023) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Never Have I Ever: Created by Lang Fisher, Mindy Kaling. With Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe. The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.
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- 2020-04-27
- Comedy, Drama
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'Never Have I Ever' is dropping its fourth and final season. These are the characters and the cast of actors who play them. This is your Never Have I Ever yearbook.
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- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar
- Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
- Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida
- John McEnroe as The Narrator
- Jaren Lewison as Ben Gross
- Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres
- Richa Moorjani as Kamala
- Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohan Vishwakumar
- Megan Suri as Aneesa
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, 21, plays Devi Vishwakumar, the show's teenage protagonist, who struggles to navigate the social politicsof high school as an academically advanced but socially slow-developing “nerd,” as Kaling has described her. “Nerds are not only the wallflowers and the quiet ones,” Kaling told Variety ahead of the show’s premiere in 2020...
Poorna Jagannathan, 50, stars as Nalini Vishwakumar, Devi’s mother, a doctor who moved with her husband from India to California to give their family more opportunities. After her husband’s death, Nalini struggles with her own grief and raising a daughter who has the sensibilities of an American teenager while also trying to instill a strong sense ...
Though Darren Barnet, 32, who plays Devi's first love interest Paxton Hall-Yoshida, originally thought he was going to be one of the "smaller characters" on the show, he quickly became the internet’s new boyfriend. “I've been really thrilled that I did enough with him to make him more than just the jock heartthrob,” Barnet told PEOPLE in 2020. “And...
Tennis legend John McEnroe, 64, is the narrator in each episode of Never Have I Ever, giving voice-over commentary to the developments in Devi’s life and making a cameo in an episode. In casting him, Kaling explained that Devi’s character has a temperthat sometimes gets out of control, like McEnroe himself famously had on the tennis court. "One thi...
Jaren Lewison, 22, plays Ben Gross, Devi’s academic rival turned love interest. As the series progressed, Devi become involved in a love triangle with Ben and Paxton. "I think that we have no idea how Ben is going to handle this," Lewison told PEOPLE at the end of season 2. "That longing look at the end, I think that he has a tremendous inner confl...
Lee Rodriguez plays Fabiola Torres, Devi and Eleanor’s robot-building best friend. Like her character, Rodriguez, 23, identifies as queer. She came out on National Coming Out Day in 2020. “It’s a very important story to tell to young people, especially some people who are going through that and don't necessarily know how,” she told Teen Vogue. “[I ...
Richa Moorjani, 34, plays Kamala, Devi’s cousin who is staying with the family while she finishes her studies at CalTech. The actress has appeared on episodes of The Mindy Project, NCIS: Los Angeles and 9-1-1. She was born in the San Francisco Bay area and has been married to Bharat Rishi Moorjani since 2019.
Ramona Young plays Eleanor Wong, Devi and Fabiola’s theatre-loving best friend. Wong, 25, was born in Los Angeles and spent her early childhood split between California and her parents’ native Hong Kong. She’s appeared on The Santa Clarita Diet, Man Seeking Woman and The Real O’Neals.
Sendhil Ramamurthy plays Mohan Vishwakumar, Devi’s father, who died just before the show starts. Grappling with his death is a big plot point of the show for Devi and her mother, and he appears on the show in flashbacks and during times when the women wish he were there for guidance. Ramamurthy, 49, was born in Chicago and grew up in San Antonio, T...
Megan Suri joined the castin season 2 as Aneesa, an exchange student who becomes involved with Ben. When she was filming season 2, Suri told PEOPLE Kaling came to the set for a surprise visit. "She couldn't have been nicer," she said. "I actually made her laugh on set — that was back seven months ago perhaps, but I'm still living off of it. Just kn...
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- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan As Devi Vishwakumar. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stars as Devi Vishwakumar, the relatable central character of Never Have I Ever. Devi is a first-generation Indian American teen who lives in San Fernando Valley.
- Darren Barnet As Paxton Hall-Yoshida. Darren Barnet plays Paxton Hall-Yoshida, the high school heartthrob and Devi's primary love interest. Initially, Devi believes him to be little more than a pretty face with a cool reputation, but she learns more about him as they have a tutoring arrangement before dating.
- Jaren Lewison As Ben Gross. Jaren Lewison portrays Ben Gross, Devi's academic arch-nemesis. After attending the same school for years, the two constantly try to outdo one another.
- Ramona Young As Eleanor Wong. Ramona Young plays one of Devi's two closest friends, Eleanor, the president of the drama club and an aspiring actor. When Devi has a problem she needs to talk out with her friends, Eleanor is the more emotional sounding board.
Never Have I Ever is an American comedy-drama television series starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher.
Never Have I Ever - Full Cast & Crew. After a harrowing year, an Indian-American teen is eager to boost her social status, but her friends, family, and feelings complicate the situation.
