Joy Sengupta is an Indian film and stage actor works Hindi and Bengali films and theatre. He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.
Personal life
Sengupta was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He completed his graduation in English Literature from Delhi University. During this period, he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi. Thereafter, he received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi. After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.
Career
Sengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in a number of films such as Good Boy Bad Boy (2007), Shakal Pe Mat Ja (2011), Hate Story (2012), and Deham, also directed by Govind Nihalani. Over the years, he has worked with theatre directors such as Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.
He married a former model, Tara, in 2006. He is the voice of Chris Evans as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Captain America: Civil War being an exception.
Waaris
X Zone (1998-2000)
Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara * X Zone (2003)
Aarambh (2017)
Hello (2017) as Ananyo
Hello Mini (2019-2020) as Mini's Boss
Sacred Games (2019) as Mathur
Poison 2 (2020) as Home Secretary
Feels like Ishq (2021) as Interviewer
The Whistleblower (2021) as Naveen Moitra
Search (2022) as Soumyadeep
Inspector Avinash (2023) as Debashish Dasgupta
Gentlemen (2023) as Shilajit
The Night Manager (2023) as Danish Khan
Crime Patrol (2023) as Inspector Rakesh Shrivastava
Raisinghani vs Raisinghani (2024) as Dev Raisinghani
Black Warrant (2025) as JP Singh
Professor Sengupta (2025) as Anirban Sengupta
Made In India: A Titan Story (2026) as SK Gopalan