Sunkrish Bala
Sunkrish Bala | |
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Bala at the 12th Satellite Awards | |
| Born | Sunkrish Balasubramanian 24 May 1984 Mumbai, India |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Sunkrish Balasubramanian (born May 21, 1984), known professionally as Sunkrish Bala, is an Indian American actor.
Early life and Career
Sunkrish Balasubramanian was born in Mumbai, India, and is of Tamil descent. However, he moved with his family to San Jose, California, as a child, where he grew up.[1] He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California in 2002 and from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 2006.[1][2] Even before graduating from university, he landed guest roles in the series Will & Grace and Grey's Anatomy, despite skipping theatre classes to film and having no experience acting in television series.[1] Also, while still a student, he landed his first leading role in the small series Nine Months. The series lasted only one season.
From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric.[3] Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby.[4] The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead[5] and Vikram Singh on Castle.[6][7]
Filmography
| 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 | [8] |
| Chee and T | Chee | [9] | |
| 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 | [10] |
| 2024 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed | Sai Modi | [11] |
References
- ^ a b c Hunter, M. R. (February 20, 2008). "Sunkrish Bala: An Actor of Much "Note"". LA's The Place | Los Angeles, Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ VibeThemes. "ActorKlass - Built for Actors by an Actor". www.actorklass.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Kale, Arun. "Life of a Bala". niralimagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Tsering, Lisa. "Sunkrish Bala Costars in New MTV Comedy". India West. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "15 Minutes with The Walking Dead's Sunkrish Bala - The Aerogram". The Aerogram. October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 15, 2015). "Sunkrish Bala Joins ABC's 'Castle'; Anabelle Acosta Recruited For 'Quantico'". Deadline. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "'Castle': Sunkrish Bala is Beckett's secretive 'ghost from the past'". Zap2It. September 22, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Sunkrish Bala on 'Killing Poe,' Typecasting, and Wanting To Star In 'The Amazing Race' | GALO Magazine". www.galomagazine.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Sunkrish Bala and Tanuj Chopra for 'CHEE AND T'". LRM Online. January 27, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (November 14, 2018). Fallout 76. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music - Cast.
- ^ "Sunkrish Bala". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information).
External links
- Sunkrish Bala at IMDb
- Reel at ReelAccess.com
- Life of a Bala, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published December 8, 2007