Arjun Gupta (actor)

Arjun Gupta (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as substance-addicted nurse Sam on Showtime's Nurse Jackie and William "Penny" Adiyodi on Syfy's The Magicians.[1][2]

Arjun Gupta
Born (1986-11-28) November 28, 1986
Tampa, Florida, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Life and career

Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States to an Indian immigrant family.[3] His father's name is Lalit, but known locally as "Al" and his mother is Anubha, but also known locally as "Annie", to help fit in with American life.[4] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he performed in several school plays.[5] Subsequently, he went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a BFA degree in 2007.[3] His first major motion picture was in 2009 acting alongside Uma Thurman in Motherhood.[3]

In addition to acting and producing, Gupta co-founded a theater group in Southern California with other like-minded artists with the goal of providing a platform for underrepresented groups through the medium of original stories and re-tellings of classics that reflect the world today.[6]

Gupta was among the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series.[3] He also co-hosts the American Desis podcast with comedian Akaash Singh.[7] Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast ars Paradoxica.[8] He also won the 2014 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting actor award for his role in Bridge and Tunnel.[9]

Personal life

On April 9, 2018, he announced via Instagram that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka.[10] They were married the following year, in March 2019. [11]

Filmography
Film appearances by Arjun Gupta
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Motherhood Mikesh
2012 Love, Lies and Seeta Rahul Mehra
2012 Stand Up Guys Dj
2013 HairBrained Princeton One
2014 Bridge and Tunnel Terry
2015 The Diabolical Nikolai
2015 French Dirty Steve
Television appearances by Arjun Gupta
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Redemption Falls Tom Television film
2009 Fringe MIT guy #1 1 episode
2009 DeSiCiTi Manbir Television film
2009–2012 Nurse Jackie Sam Recurring role (seasons 1–4)
2012 Body of Proof webisodes Raj Patel Miniseries
2012 Checked Out Rajit 3 episodes
2013 Company Town Jack Television film
2013 Baby Sellers Dilip Television film
2014 Next Time on Lonny Scott 1 episode
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jack Ferris 1 episode
2014 Gretch & Tim Mike Television film
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Kan 5 episodes
2015 The Walker Michael 3 episodes
2015 Limitless Eli Whitford 1 episode
2015–2020 The Magicians Penny Adiyodi Main role
2016 Powerhouse Ravi 1 episode

References
  1. "Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' Trilogy Coming To Syfy Channel This Spring With Pilot Episode". Design & Trend. Archived from the original on 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (November 6, 2014). "Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman & Arjun Gupta Cast A Spell On 'The Magicians'". Deadline.com.
  3. "Arjun Gupta". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  4. Sastry, Keertana (31 July 2015). "Arjun Gupta on Strong Women, Assimilation, and the Impact of Storytelling". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. Lo, Ying (January 24, 2016). "TV: The Magician's Arjun Gupta – a native Tampan". Creative Loafing.
  6. "Pasadena Arts Council | Ammunition Theatre Company". www.pasadenaartscouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  7. West, Lisa Tsering, India. "Hollywood Actor Arjun Gupta Launches New Podcast". India West. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2017-04-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "ars Paradoxica". The Whisperforge.
  9. "2014". MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world!. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-02. Arjun
  10. "For the last 16 months..." Archived from the original on 2021-12-26 – via Instagram.
  11. "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)


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