John Gardner (born 30 January 1969), known professionally as Akshay Anand is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Hindi films and television.
Anand was born as John Gardner and he assumed the name Akshay inspired by his character in his television debut Indradhanush.
He studied economics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai before getting into acting.
[1] His television debut was made in 1989 with the 13-episode TV series Indradhanush[citation needed] which was based on time travel.
[2] He is also active as producer and director for various web series under the banner Akshay Anand Academy Production.