Sunkrish Bala

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Sunkrish Bala
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Bala at the 12th Satellite Awards
Born
Sunkrish Balasubramanian

(1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 (age 41)
Mumbai, India
Citizenship United States
Alma mater UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Sunkrish Balasubramanian (born May 21, 1984),[ citation needed ] known professionally as Sunkrish Bala, is an Indian and American actor.

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Early life and Career

Sunkrish Balasubramanian was born in Mumbai, India, and is of Tamil descent. However, he moved with his family to San Jose, California, as a child, where he grew up. [1] He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California in 2002 and from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 2006. [1] [2] Even before graduating from university, he landed guest roles in the series Will & Grace and Grey's Anatomy, despite skipping theatre classes to film and having no experience acting in television series. [1] Also, while still a student, he landed his first leading role in the small series Nine Months. The series lasted only one season.

From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric. [3] Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby. [4] The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead [5] and Vikram Singh on Castle . [6] [7]

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
Meet the Patels Himself
2016Killing PoeAshbir Brathwaite [8]
Chee and T Chee [9]
The ThinningDr. Patel
2024 When Billie Met Lisa band membersShort
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 JimEpisode: "Cliffhanger"
2015-16 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 [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hunter, M. R. (February 20, 2008). "Sunkrish Bala: An Actor of Much "Note"". LA's The Place | Los Angeles, Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ VibeThemes. "ActorKlass - Built for Actors by an Actor". www.actorklass.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kale, Arun. "Life of a Bala". niralimagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Tsering, Lisa. "Sunkrish Bala Costars in New MTV Comedy". India West. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "15 Minutes with The Walking Dead's Sunkrish Bala - The Aerogram". The Aerogram. October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 15, 2015). "Sunkrish Bala Joins ABC's 'Castle'; Anabelle Acosta Recruited For 'Quantico'". Deadline. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Castle': Sunkrish Bala is Beckett's secretive 'ghost from the past'". Zap2It. September 22, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Sunkrish Bala on 'Killing Poe,' Typecasting, and Wanting To Star In 'The Amazing Race' | GALO Magazine". www.galomagazine.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Sunkrish Bala and Tanuj Chopra for 'CHEE AND T'". LRM Online. January 27, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (November 14, 2018). Fallout 76. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music - Cast.
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