Sunkrish Bala

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Sunkrish Balla
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Born
Sunkrish Balasubramanian

(1984-05-21) May 21, 1984 (age 39)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Sunkrish Bala (born Sunkrish Balasubramanian, May 21, 1984) is an American actor.

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Early life

Bala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and is of Tamil ancestry.[ citation needed ] He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in 2002 and from the school of Theater, Film, & Television at UCLA in 2006.[ citation needed ]

Career

From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric. [1] Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby. [2] The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead [3] and Vikram Singh on Castle . [4] [5]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Cab DriverDriverShort
The Origin of OmArjun
2006American BlendBrijesh
2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control Upside Down Guy
Desi Karate KidJimmy StreetsShort
2009 Albino Farm Sanjay
Indian GangsterAmitShort
2010 Starstruck Dr. Sanjay LadTV movie
Another Harvest Moon Paul
2011Big MikeNaveen PatelTV movie
2012The Secret Lives of WivesClayTV movie
2014 Hollows Grove Roger Rafkin
2014 Meet the Patels Himself
2016Killing PoeAshbir Brathwaite [6]
2016 Chee and T Chee [7]
2016The ThinningDr. PatelFilming
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 CSI: NY Alex1 episode
Barbershop BashirRecurring 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 Jordan1 episode
Will & Grace Gerald1 episode
Grey's Anatomy Steve Murphy2 episodes:
"Thanks for the Memories" (season 2: episode 9)
"Much Too Much" (season 2: episode 10)
2005, 2007 My Name Is Earl Doctor2 episodes:
"Teacher Earl" (season 1: episode 5)
"Two Balls, Two Strikes" (season 2: episode 20)
2006 Huff Student #21 episode
Vanished Ballistics Tech1 episode
Damages Completed
2007-08 Notes from the Underbelly EricSeason 1-2 (series regular; 23 episodes)
2009 Body Politic ZekeUnaired Pilot
Bones Buddy Shirazi1 episode
Lie to Me Arun Ashraf1 episode
2010 Brothers & Sisters Lewis1 episode
Day One Jamil1 episode
2011 Harry's Law Dr. Max Richards1 episode
2011-12 Awkward Dr. MishraRecurring 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 BobbySeason 1 (series regular; 12 episodes)
2013 Shameless Andy3 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 Hamid1 episode
Body of Proof Sanjit Singh1 episode
Austin & Ally Roger Dunlap1 episode
The Walking Dead Dr. Caleb Subramanian4 episodes
2014 Modern Family DarylEpisode: "Haley's 21st Birthday"
Switched at Birth Mr. ZEpisode: "Girl on the Cliff"
2015 Scorpion Jim S01 E21 Cliffhanger
2015-2016 Castle Vikram Singh9 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
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Transistor Royce
2018 Fallout 76 Marcus Taylor, Niraj Singh, Garry Wilkins, Additional Voices [8]

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