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.

Sunkrish Bala
Born
Sunkrish Balasubramanian

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

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005Cab DriverDriverShort
The Origin of OmArjun
2006American BlendBrijesh
2008Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of ControlUpside Down Guy
Desi Karate KidJimmy StreetsShort
2009Albino FarmSanjay
Indian GangsterAmitShort
2010StarstruckDr. Sanjay LadTV movie
Another Harvest MoonPaul
2011Big MikeNaveen PatelTV movie
2012The Secret Lives of WivesClayTV movie
2014Hollows GroveRoger Rafkin
2014Meet the PatelsHimself
2016Killing PoeAshbir Brathwaite[6]
2016Chee and TChee[7]
2016The ThinningDr. PatelFilming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005CSI: NYAlex1 episode
BarbershopBashirRecurring 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 MindsJordan1 episode
Will & GraceGerald1 episode
Grey's AnatomySteve Murphy2 episodes:
"Thanks for the Memories" (season 2: episode 9)
"Much Too Much" (season 2: episode 10)
2005, 2007My Name Is EarlDoctor2 episodes:
"Teacher Earl" (season 1: episode 5)
"Two Balls, Two Strikes" (season 2: episode 20)
2006HuffStudent #21 episode
VanishedBallistics Tech1 episode
DamagesCompleted
2007-08Notes from the UnderbellyEricSeason 1-2 (series regular; 23 episodes)
2009Body PoliticZekeUnaired Pilot
BonesBuddy Shirazi1 episode
Lie to MeArun Ashraf1 episode
2010Brothers & SistersLewis1 episode
Day OneJamil1 episode
2011Harry's LawDr. Max Richards1 episode
2011-12AwkwardDr. 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 BackBobbySeason 1 (series regular; 12 episodes)
2013ShamelessAndy3 episodes:
"Where There's a Will" (season 3: episode 8)
"Frank the Plumber" (season 3: episode 9)
"Order Room Service" (season 3: episode 11)
MistressesHamid1 episode
Body of ProofSanjit Singh1 episode
Austin & AllyRoger Dunlap1 episode
The Walking DeadDr. Caleb Subramanian4 episodes
2014Modern FamilyDarylEpisode: "Haley's 21st Birthday"
Switched at BirthMr. ZEpisode: "Girl on the Cliff"
2015-2016CastleVikram Singh9 episodes
Video Games
Year Title Role Notes
2014Transistor (video game)Royce
gollark: ddg! mobile phone
gollark: I lost an argument with myself, but I won, so it's fine.
gollark: ... okay?
gollark: I would use it except I don't have a "stable" domain to host on.
gollark: Not ENTIRELY.

References

  1. Kale, Arun. "Life of a Bala". niralimagazine.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. Tsering, Lisa. "Sunkrish Bala Costars in New MTV Comedy". India West. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "15 Minutes with The Walking Dead's Sunkrish Bala - The Aerogram". The Aerogram. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. Petski, Denise (15 July 2015). "Sunkrish Bala Joins ABC's 'Castle'; Anabelle Acosta Recruited For 'Quantico'". Deadline. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. "'Castle': Sunkrish Bala is Beckett's secretive 'ghost from the past'". Zap2It. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. "Sunkrish Bala on 'Killing Poe,' Typecasting, and Wanting To Star In 'The Amazing Race' | GALO Magazine". www.galomagazine.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. "Interview with Sunkrish Bala and Tanuj Chopra for 'CHEE AND T'". LRM Online. Retrieved 6 October 2016.


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