Arjun Gupta | |
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| Born | November 28, 1986 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Arjun Gupta (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as substance-addicted nurse Sam on Showtime's Nurse Jackie and William "Penny" Adiyodi on Syfy's The Magicians . [1] [2]
Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States to an Indian immigrant family. [3] His father's name is Lalit, but known locally as "Al" and his mother is Anubha, but also known locally as "Annie", to help fit in with American life. [4] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he performed in several school plays. [5] Subsequently, he went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a BFA degree in 2007. [3] His first major motion picture was in 2009 acting alongside Uma Thurman in Motherhood . [3]
In addition to acting and producing, Gupta co-founded a theater group in Southern California with other like-minded artists with the goal of providing a platform for underrepresented groups through the medium of original stories and re-tellings of classics that reflect the world today. [6]
Gupta was among the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series. [3] He also co-hosts the American Desis podcast with comedian Akaash Singh. [7] Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast ars Paradoxica . [8] He also won the 2014 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting actor award for his role in Bridge and Tunnel . [9]
On April 9, 2018, he announced via Instagram that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka. [10] They were married the following year, in March 2019. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Motherhood | Mikesh | |
| 2012 | Love, Lies and Seeta | Rahul Mehra | |
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Dj | |
| 2013 | HairBrained | Princeton One | |
| 2014 | Bridge and Tunnel | Terry | |
| 2015 | The Diabolical | Nikolai | |
| 2015 | French Dirty | Steve |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Redemption Falls | Tom | Television film |
| 2009 | Fringe | MIT guy #1 | 1 episode |
| 2009 | DeSiCiTi | Manbir | Television film |
| 2009–2012 | Nurse Jackie | Sam | Recurring role (seasons 1–4) |
| 2012 | Body of Proof webisodes | Raj Patel | Miniseries |
| 2012 | Checked Out | Rajit | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Company Town | Jack | Television film |
| 2013 | Baby Sellers | Dilip | Television film |
| 2014 | Next Time on Lonny | Scott | 1 episode |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jack Ferris | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Gretch & Tim | Mike | Television film |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Kan | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Walker | Michael | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Limitless | Eli Whitford | 1 episode |
| 2015–2020 | The Magicians | Penny Adiyodi | Main role |
| 2016 | Powerhouse | Ravi | 1 episode |
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