Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian film actor and motivational speaker, known for his work in 11 different languages, predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, English, Odia and Marathi cinema. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. He also acted in TV serial Ham Panchi Ek Chal Ke. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Drohkaal.