Actor

1984-05-21 · India · Male

24 series in the catalog

Sunkrish Balasubramanian (born May 21, 1984), known professionally as Sunkrish Bala, is an Indian American actor.

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. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California in 2002 and from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 2006. 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. 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. Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby. The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead and Vikram Singh on Castle.

Reel at ReelAccess.com

Life of a Bala, Nirali Magazine, December 2006

AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published December 8, 2007