Kapil Talwalkar

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Kapil Talwalkar
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Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2015–present

Kapil Talwalkar is an Indian American actor and musician. He is best known for portraying Tobin in NBC's musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Neil Valluri in the sequel sitcom Night Court .

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Biography

Born in India, [1] Talwalkar grew up in Cupertino, California. He has been acting since he was a teenager.

Talwalkar majored in international relations at USC Dornsife. He has a minor at the USC School of Dramatics Arts. [2] [3]

Career

Talwalkar launched his professional acting career as a hip origami prodigy in Animals out of Paper, which opened East West Players’ 50th season. [4] He was cast in Operation Othello, a pilot for a virtual reality series that was not picked up. [5] In 2018, he was cast in the ABC drama pilot False Profits as a series regular. [6] [7]

He is best known for his main role as Tobin in NBC's Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist . He reprised the role in the Roku film Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas. [8] He performed the songs "Don't Speak", "Tracks of My Tears", "Sing", "Shake It Off", "One", "Kiss Me" and "It's the Hard-Knock Life" during the run of the series, and "Home Sweet Home" during the movie. Talwalkar also had a recurring role in Nickelodeon’s animated series, The Loud House . In late 2021, he joined the casts of NBC's Night Court [9] and the reboot of Charmed on The CW. [10] On December 28, 2023, it was announced that Kapil Talwalkar will depart after one season of Night Court. [11] He was also lead in the independent film Paper Flowers, released in 2024. [12] [13]

In 2025, it was announced that Talwalkar would join the cast of Peacock’s The 'Burbs as a series regular. [14] Talwalkar has also performed in a number of theatrical productions and plays such as Philip Ridley's Radiant Vermin. [15] [16] He also appeared in Saheem Ali's Twelfth Night; or What You Will at The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater , playing the role of Fabian opposite Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage which was broadcast on November 25, 2025 as a part of PBS' Great Performances . [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Love Pyar WhateverSid
2015Prep SchoolJoe
2017GeetaKeshavShort film
2018Saint PaulAmirShort film
2021 Americanish Shahid
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas Tobin Batra
2024Paper FlowersShalin Shah
2024HemaSahilShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018False ProfitsRameshTelevision pilot
2019ArrangedJay PatelEpisode: "Pilot"
2019 American Princess SubodhEpisode: "You Can Always Trust Your Vaganya"
2020BollyweirdTyler
2020–2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Tobin BatraSeries regular; 24 episodes
2020–present The Loud House Raj, Spa Caddie (voice)Recurring role
2022 Charmed DevRecurring role; 6 episodes
2022 Home Economics TerranceEpisode: "Poker Game, $800 Buy-In"
2022 Mira, Royal Detective Viju (voice)Episode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flight"
2023 Night Court NeilSeries regular; 16 episodes
2024 Station 19 SanjayEpisode: "This Woman's Work"
2024My Dreams of YouMichael RoyTelevision film

Podcast series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Teardrop HuntingDr. Abhi Shekar3 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Kapil Talwalkar - Actor, Musician". TV Insider. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Dramatic Arts student garners raves in his professional debut". USC News. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Socially Conscious Actor > News > USC Dornsife". dornsife.usc.edu. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Review: 'Animals Out of Paper' at David Henry Hwang Theater is touching". Los Angeles Times. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Alumni Q&A: Kapil Talwalkar '15 · School of Dramatic Arts · USC". dramaticarts.usc.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (2018-02-15). "'False Profits': Kosha Patel & Kapil Talwalkar Cast In ABC Comedic Soap Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2018-03-05). "Vanessa Williams Joins ABC Drama Pilot 'False Profits'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  8. ↑ Turchiano, Danielle (2021-12-01). "How 'Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas' Condensed a Third Season Story Into a Two-Hour Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-07-07). "'Night Court': Kapil Talwalkar Joins NBC Sequel Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  10. ↑ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (2021-12-23). "'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' Alum Kapil Talwalkar Joins 'Charmed' Season 4 Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. ↑ "Night Court: Kapil Talwakar Not Returning as Neil in Season 2". TVLine. 28 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Grobar, Matt (2023-06-26). "Kapil Talwalkar, Olivia Liang, Karan Soni & Tom Everett Scott Join Inspirational Indie 'Paper Flowers' Based On Viral HuffPost Article". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Daniel (2023-06-27). "Cast announced for film based on life of 'Thank You, Cancer' writer". NextShark. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  14. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2025-02-05). "'The 'Burbs' Series Starring Keke Palmer Casts Jack Whitehall, Paula Pell, Julia Duffy, Mark Proksch, Kapil Talwalkar". Variety. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  15. ↑ "RADIANT VERMIN, reviewed by Iris Mann". STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  16. ↑ Kaan, Gil. "BWW Review: A Slick RADIANT VERMIN Infiltrates With Radiant Performances". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  17. ↑ Corbett, Julia (2025-10-07). Twelfth Night ~ About | Great Performances | PBS . Retrieved 2025-11-16– via www.pbs.org.
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