Vik Sahay

Vikram "Vik" Sahay,[1] is a Canadian actor of Indian descent best known for playing Kevin Calvin on Radio Active, Lester Patel on the NBC television series Chuck, and Rama in the Roxy Hunter saga.

Vik Sahay
Sahay at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2011.
Born
Vikram Sahay

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor, Voice Actor
Years active1986–Present

Life and career

Vik Sahay was born in Ottawa, Ontario,[2] to Indian parents, and attended Canterbury High School of the Arts in Ottawa. He went on to study Theatre Performance at Montreal's Concordia University.

He learned to perform Indian classical dance with his brother Sidharth Sahay. In 1986 and 1987, he appeared on three episodes of the children's television show You Can't Do That on Television. He was also featured in the television series Radio Active, playing sportscaster Kevin Calvin. Based on that work, he was selected to appear in Our Hero as Dalal Vidya, for which he was nominated for a 2002 Canadian Comedy Award. Subsequently, he also portrayed attorney Anil Sharma on the CBC series This is Wonderland during its second and third seasons.

Sahay has appeared in such films as Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost, Good Will Hunting, eXistenZ, Hollow Point, Rainbow, The Ride, Wings of Hope, The Rocker, Amal,[3] and Afghan Luke.[4] He portrayed Lester Patel, the "HinJew" half of Jeffster!, on the television series Chuck.[5] He played the role of Prateek Duraiswamy (Stifler's boss) in the film American Reunion.[6] He was a guest star as a murder suspect on the FOX show Bones season 8 episode 13.[7] In 2016 he had a guest starring role on the revival of The X-Files.[8]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1986–1987You Can't Do That On TelevisionVikram5 episodes
1996RainbowTiger #3
Hollow PointLivingston's assistant
1997Good Will HuntingNemesh/M.I.T. Student # 3Credited as "Vic Sahay"
1999eXistenZMale Assistant
2001Wings of HopeRicky
2005Murder UnveiledBindri
2007AmalVivek Jayaram
2008The RockerGary
Time BombSamir/Habib
2011Afghan LukeImran Sahar
2012American ReunionPrateek Duraiswamy
2013My Awkward Sexual AdventureDandak SajalNominated – Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male, Film
2014WerEric Sarin
2016A Date with Miss FortuneWilson
2018Sharon 1.2.3.Drew
In Heaven's HandsBare Qasai
2019Captain MarvelHero Torfan
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996Everything to GainRoland JellicoTV Movie
1997Balls UpDebdashTV Movie
PlatinumAnthony MedeciTV Movie
1998–1999Radio ActiveKevin Calvin26 episodes
2000The RideTV Movie
2000–2002Our HeroDalal Vidya11 episodes;
Nominated – Canadian Comedy Award Television for Pretty Funny Male Performance (2002)
2005This Is WonderlandAnil Sharma21 episodes
2007Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody GhostRammaTV Movie
2007–2012ChuckLester PatelSeries Regular; 80 episodes
2008Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the MermaidRammaTV Movie
Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
2013BonesAkshay MirzaEpisode: "The Twist in the Plot"
2013The MentalistNicholas VashumEpisode: "Black-Winged Redbird"
2013-2014Sean Saves the WorldHowardRecurring
NCISAjay KhanEpisodes: "Canary" and "House Rules"
2016The X-FilesGuptaEpisode: "Founder's Mutation"
LuciferRay CodfreeEpisode: "Sin-Eater"
Quest For TruthVIkTV Movie
2017GrimmDr. Sanji RajuEpisode: "The Son Also Rises"
PreacherFrank PatelEpisode: "Mumbai Sky Tower"
2018-2019Lodge 49TarquinRecurring; 7 episodes

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Anthem Matthias [9]
gollark: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=apioform
gollark: Maybe you should check the abstract concept of bees.
gollark: Their IQ test was clearly broken that day.
gollark: My IQ is literally 1 quintillion.
gollark: Cooperation and people not starving predates formal legal systems.

References
  1. https://allstarbio.com/vik-sahay-wife-height-age-net-worth-children/
  2. "Comedy, Swordfish": 2009 interview in ''India Currents'' Magazine by Ranjit Souri Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Indiacurrents.com (2009-02-16). Retrieved on 2012-05-05.
  3. "Vik Sahay (Amal) Interview 2008 | Movie Trailers and Videos". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. "Interview: Vik Sahay". NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. "'Chuck's' Vik Sahay Wraps on Lester: 'Don't Know If I'll Ever Feel the Same Singing Again'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. Jester, Alice (19 April 2012). "A Busy Life After Chuck: Interview with Actor Vik Sahay". The Morton Report. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  7. Ausiello, Michael (16 October 2012). "Bones Exclusive: Chuck Alum Vik Sahay Embroiled in Season 8 Burial Plot". TVLine. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  8. Huntman, Ruth (19 August 2015). "The X-Files: Chuck star Vik Sahay has 'top-secret' role in revival of hit TV series". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  9. Livingstone, Caroline (2019-01-24). "The voice behind Matthias, a brilliant, but reckless researcher of Shaper relics, @Vik__Sahay . A triple threat in #AnthemGamepic.twitter.com/HDrxa9XwXM". @CabLivingstone. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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