Samrat Chakrabarti
Samrat Chakrabarti | |
|---|---|
Chakrabarti at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | London, England |
| Education | |
| Occupations | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Samrat Chakrabarti is a British-American film actor and musician of Indian descent.[1]
He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.[2]
Career
Acting
Chakrabarti appeared in the 2004 Spike Lee film She Hate Me[3] as well as such films as Manish Acharya's Loins of Punjab Presents,[2] Bombay Summer, starring Tannishtha Chatterjee[4] and Stray Dolls.[5]
Chakrabarti has also appeared in television productions, including Rescue Me with Denis Leary, Conviction, Law & Order,[2] The Sopranos and FX's Damages.[6]
In 2025, he attended the world premiere of his zombie film Didn't Die at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[7]
Music
Samrat Chakrabarti is also an established international musician. In 1994, he founded Brandeis University's award-winning all male a cappella group, VoiceMale, for which he continues to contribute arrangements and original compositions, including "Please Don't Go," which appears on the album Suit Up and arrangements for the national a cappella compilation Voices Only 2009. He won a U.S. CARA for Best Original Pop/Rock Song for his composition "What's It all About."[2]
He is a former member of the a cappella group Five O' Clock Shadow. He was also a part of the group The Hyannis Sound. In 1998, Chakrabarti produced an untitled album for his musical group, JYDE, and composed the song "Startving."
He wrote the music and co-wrote the book and lyrics for the 2012 musical Bumbug the Musical.[2][8]
Chakrabarti has also composed the theme song "Dhol Beat" for Loins of Punjab, and Sundaram Tagore's Natvar Bhavsar: Poetics of Color.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arya | Raj Singh | |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Ahmad | |
| 2005 | The War Within | Pakistani Interrogator | |
| Homecoming | Ben | ||
| 2006 | The Bong Connection | Rakesh | Bengali film |
| 2007 | Loins of Punjab Presents | Trance Sen | |
| Karma Calling | Rohit Rao | ||
| Kissing Cousins | Amir | ||
| 2009 | Homecoming | Ben | |
| Bombay Summer | Jaidev | ||
| 2010 | Ashes | Rishi | |
| Gangor | Ujan | ||
| 2011 | Desperate Endeavors | Adesh | Short film |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | Wee Willie Winkie | |
| Price Check | Eddie | ||
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | Deepak Chatterjee | Tamil film |
| Vishwaroop | Hindi film | ||
| 2014 | The Ladies of the House | Derek | |
| Unfreedom | Anees | ||
| 2015 | Beyond the Mask | Basil | |
| 2016 | Wiener-Dog | Dr. Farhard Rahman | |
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | Moshin | |
| 2018 | The Kindergarten Teacher | Sanjay Roy | |
| Nancy | Raj | ||
| Vishwaroopam 2 | Deepak Chatterjee | Tamil film | |
| Vishwaroop 2 | Hindi film | ||
| 2019 | Stray Dolls | Sal | |
| 2020 | I'll Meet You There | Dr. Sahil Khan | |
| 2021 | Leylak | Abdul | Short film |
| 2025 | Didn't Die | Hari |
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Sopranos (HBO) | Dr. Onkar Singh | Episode: "Marco Polo" |
| Law & Order (NBC) | Hydar Raheem | Episode: "Enemy" | |
| Hope and Faith (ABC) | DJ | Episode: "Jack's Back" | |
| 2006 | Love Monkey (CBS) | Engineer | Episode: "Opportunity Knocks" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) | Tariq Amir | Episode: "World's Fair" |
| 2008 | All My Children (ABC) | Saad Pertiwi | Episode: #1.10018 |
| 2009 | Damages (FX) | Manu Singh | Episodes: "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney" and "New York Sucks" |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories (The Biography Channel) | Pharmacist | (TV Series documentary) | |
| 2010 | Bored to Death (HBO) | Akhil | Episode: "Forty-Two Down!" |
| In Treatment (HBO) | Arun Sanyal | Episode: "Sunil: Week One" | |
| 30 Rock (NBC) | Ramesh | Episode: "College" | |
| 2013 | The Carrie Diaries (The CW) | Doc | Episode: "I Heard a Rumor" |
| Blue Bloods (CBS) | Parmar Hameed | Episode: "Mistaken Identity" | |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) | Mr. Salim | Episode: "Criminal Stories" |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot (USA Network) | Rohit "Ron" Mehta | Episode: eps1.0_hellofriend.mov |
| 2016 | NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) | Jenner Blye | Episode: "Sister City: Part 1" |
| NCIS (CBS) | Episode: "Sister City: Part 2" | ||
| 2017 | Bull (CBS) | Sean Laheri | Episode: "What's Your Number?" |
| The Problem with Apu (TruTV) | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2020 | Homeland (Showtime) | Ambassador Rashad | Episode: "Designated Driver" |
| Little Voice (Apple TV+) | Anil | 5 episodes | |
| 2021 | Bull (CBS) | Jai | Episode: "The Boy Who Cried Murder" |
Videogames
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs | Additional South Asia AO voices |
| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | N/a | |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo | Additional South Asia AO voices | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | Additional voices |
References
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (22 May 2025). "South Asian House, ISF Partner for Tribeca Festival Programming (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e Swamy, Prakash M. (14 December 2012). "Samrat, Samjiv create a new rock opera 'Bumbug The Musical'". The Indian Express. Internet Archive.
- ^ "She Hate Me Press Kit" (PDF). Sony Pictures Classics. 2004.
- ^ Hale, Matt (7 October 2010). "A Love Triangle Without the Bollywood". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012.
- ^ Lowe, Justin (27 April 2019). "'Stray Dolls': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ BWW News Desk (13 November 2012). "LAUGHistan Presents World Premiere of BUMBUG THE MUSICAL, 12/5-22". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ ""Didn't Die" Brings Improv to the Zombie Apocalypse". Sundance Film Festival. 29 January 2025.
- ^ Saltz, Rachel (17 December 2012). "Scroogewala, a Deli Worker, Looks for Love in New Land". The New York Times.