Sunkrish Bala
Sunkrish Bala | |
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 Bala at the 12th Satellite Awards | |
| Born | Sunkrish Balasubramanian May 21, 1984 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Sunkrish Balasubramanian (born May 21, 1984), known professionally as Sunkrish Bala, is an American actor.
Early life
[edit]Bala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and is of Tamil ancestry.[citation needed] He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in 2002 and from the school of Theater, Film, & Television at UCLA in 2006.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric.[1] Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby.[2] The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead[3] and Vikram Singh on Castle.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cab Driver | Driver | Short |
| The Origin of Om | Arjun | ||
| 2006 | American Blend | Brijesh | |
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | Upside Down Guy | |
| Desi Karate Kid | Jimmy Streets | Short | |
| 2009 | Albino Farm | Sanjay | |
| Indian Gangster | Amit | Short | |
| 2010 | Starstruck | Dr. Sanjay Lad | TV movie |
| Another Harvest Moon | Paul | ||
| 2011 | Big Mike | Naveen Patel | TV movie |
| 2012 | The Secret Lives of Wives | Clay | TV movie |
| 2014 | Hollows Grove | Roger Rafkin | |
| Meet the Patels | Himself | ||
| 2016 | Killing Poe | Ashbir Brathwaite | [6] |
| Chee and T | Chee | [7] | |
| The Thinning | Dr. Patel | ||
| 2024 | When Billie Met Lisa | band members | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Alex | 1 episode |
| Barbershop | Bashir | Recurring role, 4 episodes: "Get Your Hand Out of My Womb" (season 1: episode 1) "Madonna Is a Ho" (season 1: episode 3) "What's Good for the Cos..." (season 1: episode 5) "The Politics of Money" (season 1: episode 9) | |
| Criminal Minds | Jordan | 1 episode | |
| Will & Grace | Gerald | 1 episode | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Steve Murphy | 2 episodes: "Thanks for the Memories" (season 2: episode 9) "Much Too Much" (season 2: episode 10) | |
| 2005, 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Doctor | 2 episodes: "Teacher Earl" (season 1: episode 5) "Two Balls, Two Strikes" (season 2: episode 20) |
| 2006 | Huff | Student #2 | 1 episode |
| Vanished | Ballistics Tech | 1 episode | |
| Damages | Completed | ||
| 2007-08 | Notes from the Underbelly | Eric | Season 1-2 (series regular; 23 episodes) |
| 2009 | Body Politic | Zeke | Unaired Pilot |
| Bones | Buddy Shirazi | 1 episode | |
| Lie to Me | Arun Ashraf | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Lewis | 1 episode |
| Day One | Jamil | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Dr. Max Richards | 1 episode |
| 2011-12 | Awkward | Dr. Mishra | Recurring role, 4 episodes: "Pilot" (season 1: episode 1) "The Scarlet Eye" (season 1: episode 4) "Fateful" (season 1: episode 12) "Homewrecker Hamilton" (season 2: episode 9) |
| I Just Want My Pants Back | Bobby | Season 1 (series regular; 12 episodes) | |
| 2013 | Shameless | Andy | 3 episodes: "Where There's a Will" (season 3: episode 8) "Frank the Plumber" (season 3: episode 9) "Order Room Service" (season 3: episode 11) |
| Mistresses | Hamid | 1 episode | |
| Body of Proof | Sanjit Singh | 1 episode | |
| Austin & Ally | Roger Dunlap | 1 episode | |
| The Walking Dead | Dr. Caleb Subramanian | 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Daryl | Episode: "Haley's 21st Birthday" |
| Switched at Birth | Mr. Z | Episode: "Girl on the Cliff" | |
| 2015 | Scorpion | Jim | Episode: "Cliffhanger" |
| 2015-16 | Castle | Vikram Singh | 9 episodes |
| 2023-present | Beavis and Butt-Head | Doctor, Aggro Dude and Aggro Dude's friend (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Rakshasa (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Transistor | Royce | |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | Marcus Taylor, Niraj Singh, Garry Wilkins, Additional Voices | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Kale, Arun. "Life of a Bala". niralimagazine.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Tsering, Lisa. "Sunkrish Bala Costars in New MTV Comedy". India West. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "15 Minutes with The Walking Dead's Sunkrish Bala - The Aerogram". The Aerogram. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (15 July 2015). "Sunkrish Bala Joins ABC's 'Castle'; Anabelle Acosta Recruited For 'Quantico'". Deadline. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "'Castle': Sunkrish Bala is Beckett's secretive 'ghost from the past'". Zap2It. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Sunkrish Bala on 'Killing Poe,' Typecasting, and Wanting To Star In 'The Amazing Race' | GALO Magazine". www.galomagazine.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Sunkrish Bala and Tanuj Chopra for 'CHEE AND T'". LRM Online. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (November 14, 2018). Fallout 76. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music - Cast.
External links
[edit]- Sunkrish Bala at IMDb
- Reel at ReelAccess.com
- Life of a Bala, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- Profile at ABCmedianet.com
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published December 8, 2007
