The star of the American television sitcom Aliens in America will be seen on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning medical drama Nip/Tuck in a recurring part.
According to Zap2it.com, the actor joins McNamara/Troy to help out Christian (Julian McMahon) in the wake of Sean's (Dylan Walsh) stabbing in the season finale.
Kalyan, a South African actor (he was born in the Indian community of South Africa) plays a foreign exchange student from Pakistan in Aliens in America.
In the picture: Actors Dan Byrd, Adhir Kalyan and Lindsay Shaw attend the CBS Paramount Television Young Stars Bowling Party in Los Angeles.
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