Arka Das

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Arka Das
Born
Bangladesh [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2009-present
Notable work

Arka Das is an Australian actor, director and screenwriter.

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Early life

Das born in Bangladesh and emigrated to Australia with his family as a child. He grew up in Ashfield in Sydney’s western suburbs, where he attended school and university. His father was a writer, which meant he was introduced to the arts from a young age, partaking in community and school programs. [2]

Career

Das has played roles in numerous television series, including Shantaram, Pulse, Bite Club, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Safe Home and Bali 2002 [3] He has also appeared in films UnIndian (2015), the multi-Academy Award-nominated film Lion (2016), the live-action remake of Mulan (2020), [4] and The Portable Door (2023). [5]

His stage credits include Beached at Sydney's Griffin Theatre and Animals Out of Paper at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre [6] , for which he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010 Sydney Theatre Awards.

Das is also a writer & director, having made short films, web series and documentaries. In 2014, he co-created comedy web series The Casuals, which was streamed in the US. His short documentary film Phoenix was a finalist at Focus on Abilities Film Festival in 2016. He then wrote and directed short film Khana Khazana, which screened at several film festivals in Australia and overseas, and won several awards at Made in the West Film Festival 2020. It is being developed into a full length feature film. [7]

For his performance in 2021 anthology film Here Out West , Das was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actor. [8] One of eight writers, he wrote and starred in the Brotherhood segment of the film and featured in the next chapter, The Eternal Dance. [9] He also received a nomination for the 2021 AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Awards in the Original Feature Film category for the same project.

Off the back of the film, Das went on to host ABC's television series 8 Nights Out West in 2022, where he explored different cuisines across Sydney, based on the cultural backgrounds of each of the Here Out West writers. [10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2024 Return to Paradise Ken Sen-JonesTV series, 1 episode [11]
Troppo KhalidTV series, 3 episodes
Fake RohitMiniseries, 1 episode
Colin from Accounts Justin ShelleyTV series, 2 episodes
Prosper RaviTV series, 1 episode
2023 Utopia RaviTV series, 1 episode
Safe Home DavidMiniseries, 3 episodes
We Interrupt This Broadcast VariousTV series, 4 episodes
2022 Shantaram Nishant PatelTV series, 7 episodes
Bali 2002 Dr Vij VijayasekaranMiniseries, 2 episodes [12] [13]
2020 Rosehaven ThomasTV series, season 4, 1 episode
2019 Frayed SonnyTV series, 1 episode
2018 Bite Club Depak ChaudharyTV series, 8 episodes
2017 Pulse Tabb PatelTV series, 8 episodes [14]
Janet King Ravi HasanTV series, season 3, 1 episode
Top of the Lake: China Girl KarnickTV series, 2 episodes
2016VODvilleTV series, 1 episode
2015 Hiding Clifford GeorgeMiniseries, 1 episode
2014 The Code FaridTV series, 3 episodes
The CasualsSamirWeb series, 8 episodes
2012 Tricky Business Bank TellerTV series, 1 episode

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024My MelbourneIndraneel
MaidaanPrashanto
2023 The Portable Door NevilleFeature film [15]
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Sycophant GodFeature film
Here Out West RobiAnthology feature film [16] [17] [18]
2020 Mulan Red FezFeature film
2019 Babyteeth ShaunFeature film
2017BOYZKerrShort film
2016OvertimeSeanShort film
Lion SamiFeature film
Joe Cinque's Consolation SanjeevaFeature film
Down Under SteveFeature film
Spice SistersSachinShort film
2015Big Bad WorldRajeshShort film
Good MorningNathan
MooseUber DriverShort film
UNindian TKFeature film
The Annual Company Games VIIKevinShort film
2012ShoeboxTarekShort film
2009Jagdish JiJagdishShort film

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 The Seagull Simon Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC [19]
2013BeachedThe Producer Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2011CasanovaRocco Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2011Deep SuburbiaVarious roles STC / BYDS
2010Animals Out of PaperSuresh Ensemble Theatre, Sydney (nominated for Best Newcomer at Sydney Theatre Awards)
2010 References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot Martin Griffin Theatre Company
Fitting into WageniByronApocalypse Theatre Company [20]
The Club GerryAshfield Youth Theatre [21]

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  4. Vella, Joanne (26 March 2020), "Mulan actor Arka Das uses time off for creativity", Parramatta Advertiser
  5. Dent, Nick (11 October 2015), "Romcom bowled squarely at cricket-mad Indians", The Daily Telegraph
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