Kapil Talwalkar

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Kapil Talwalkar
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Born (1993-03-08) March 8, 1993 (age 31)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2015–present

Kapil Talwalkar (born March 8, 1993) 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, 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. [1] [2]

After graduation, he trained in Meisner technique under William Esper at the Esper Studio and Joshua Bitton in Los Angeles.

Career

Talwalkar launched his professional acting career as a hip origami prodigy in Animals out of Paper, which opened East West Players’ 50th season. [3] In 2018, he was cast in the ABC drama pilot False Profits as a series regular. [4] [5]

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. [6] Talwalkar had previously guest-starred in Lifetime's American Princess and also lends his voice to Nickelodeon’s The Loud House . In late 2021, he joined the casts of NBC's Night Court [7] and the reboot of Charmed on The CW. [8] On December 28, 2023, it was announced that Kapil Talwalkar will depart after one season of Night Court. [9]

Talwalkar has also performed in a number of theatrical productions and plays such as Philip Ridley's Radiant Vermin. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Love Pyar WhateverSid
2015Prep SchoolJoe
2017GeetaKeshavShort film
2018Saint PaulAmirShort film
2021 Americanish Shahid
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas Tobin Batra
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 YouTelevision film

Podcast series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Teardrop HuntingDr. Abhi Shekar3 episodes

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