Sunkrish Bala
Sunkrish Bala (Tamil: சுன்க்ரிஷ் பாலசுப்ரமணியன்; born Sunkrish Balasubramanian on May 21, 1984) is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead.
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Bala at the 12th Satellite Awards | |
Born | Sunkrish Balasubramanian May 21, 1984 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Early life
Bala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and is of Tamil ancestry. He graduated Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose in 2002 and from the school of Theater, Film, & Television at UCLA in 2006.
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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Cab Driver | Driver | Short |
The Origin of Om | Arjun | ||
2006 | American Blend | Brijesh | |
2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | Upside Down Guy | |
Desi Karate Kid | Jimmy Streets | Short | |
2009 | Albino Farm | Sanjay | |
Indian Gangster | Amit | Short | |
2010 | Starstruck | Dr. Sanjay Lad | TV movie |
Another Harvest Moon | Paul | ||
2011 | Big Mike | Naveen Patel | TV movie |
2012 | The Secret Lives of Wives | Clay | TV movie |
2014 | Hollows Grove | Roger Rafkin | |
2014 | Meet the Patels | Himself | |
2016 | Killing Poe | Ashbir Brathwaite | [6] |
2016 | Chee and T | Chee | [7] |
2016 | The Thinning | Dr. Patel | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | CSI: NY | Alex | 1 episode |
Barbershop | Bashir | Recurring 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 | Jordan | 1 episode | |
Will & Grace | Gerald | 1 episode | |
Grey's Anatomy | Steve Murphy | 2 episodes: "Thanks for the Memories" (season 2: episode 9) "Much Too Much" (season 2: episode 10) | |
2005, 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Doctor | 2 episodes: "Teacher Earl" (season 1: episode 5) "Two Balls, Two Strikes" (season 2: episode 20) |
2006 | Huff | Student #2 | 1 episode |
Vanished | Ballistics Tech | 1 episode | |
Damages | Completed | ||
2007-08 | Notes from the Underbelly | Eric | Season 1-2 (series regular; 23 episodes) |
2009 | Body Politic | Zeke | Unaired Pilot |
Bones | Buddy Shirazi | 1 episode | |
Lie to Me | Arun Ashraf | 1 episode | |
2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Lewis | 1 episode |
Day One | Jamil | 1 episode | |
2011 | Harry's Law | Dr. Max Richards | 1 episode |
2011-12 | Awkward | Dr. Mishra | Recurring 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 | Bobby | Season 1 (series regular; 12 episodes) | |
2013 | Shameless | Andy | 3 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 | Hamid | 1 episode | |
Body of Proof | Sanjit Singh | 1 episode | |
Austin & Ally | Roger Dunlap | 1 episode | |
The Walking Dead | Dr. Caleb Subramanian | 4 episodes | |
2014 | Modern Family | Daryl | Episode: "Haley's 21st Birthday" |
Switched at Birth | Mr. Z | Episode: "Girl on the Cliff" | |
2015-2016 | Castle | Vikram Singh | 9 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Transistor (video game) | Royce |
References
- Kale, Arun. "Life of a Bala". niralimagazine.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- Tsering, Lisa. "Sunkrish Bala Costars in New MTV Comedy". India West. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "15 Minutes with The Walking Dead's Sunkrish Bala - The Aerogram". The Aerogram. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- Petski, Denise (15 July 2015). "Sunkrish Bala Joins ABC's 'Castle'; Anabelle Acosta Recruited For 'Quantico'". Deadline. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "'Castle': Sunkrish Bala is Beckett's secretive 'ghost from the past'". Zap2It. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Sunkrish Bala on 'Killing Poe,' Typecasting, and Wanting To Star In 'The Amazing Race' | GALO Magazine". www.galomagazine.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Interview with Sunkrish Bala and Tanuj Chopra for 'CHEE AND T'". LRM Online. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
External links
- Sunkrish Bala on IMDb
- Reel at ReelAccess.com
- Life of a Bala, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- Profile at ABCmedianet.com
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published December 8, 2007