Sunkrish Balasubramanian (born May 21, 1984),[citation needed] 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.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
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
Meet the PatelsHimself
2016Killing PoeAshbir Brathwaite
Chee and TChee
The ThinningDr. Patel
2024When Billie Met Lisaband membersShort
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
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"
2015ScorpionJimEpisode: "Cliffhanger"
2015-16CastleVikram Singh9 episodes
2023–presentBeavis and Butt-HeadDoctor, Aggro Dude and Aggro Dude's friend (voice)2 episodes
Unicorn: Warriors EternalRakshasa (voice)2 episodes
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014TransistorRoyce
2018Fallout 76Marcus Taylor, Niraj Singh, Garry Wilkins, Additional Voices
2024Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants UnleashedSai Modi

External links

  • at IMDb
  • , Nirali Magazine, December 2006