At the age of 16 he caused a stir by moving in with his teacher,
Geraldine Feakins.
Although he portrayed an Iraqi on the show Lost (2004), he is actually British-born of Indian descent.
Until 2009 lived with actress Barbara Hershey, who is
21 years his senior.
Had a son, Naveen Joshua, with Elena Eustache in 2006. He has sole custody of the child.
Met ex-girlfriend Barbara Hershey on the set of Drowning on Dry Land (1999). They were together until late 2009, although they split for a brief time in 2005 during which he fathered his child Naveen Joshua with Elena Eustache.