Varun Saranga
Varun Saranga is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, most noted for his regular role as Jeremy Chetri in the television series Wynonna Earp.[1]
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Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
He began his career as a child actor, most notably with a regular role as Indie's older brother A.J. in the teen sitcom How to Be Indie.[2] In 2014 he had a supporting role in the television miniseries The Best Laid Plans.[1]
In 2017, he appeared in the horror television film Neverknock as the love interest of Kiana Madeira's lead character.[3] In 2019 he joined the cast of Burden of Truth in a regular role as Noah Achari.[4]
In 2023 he had a regular role as Alvin Canada in the television sitcom Shelved.[5]
He is an alumnus of the Actors Conservatory program at the Canadian Film Centre,[6] and has also directed a number of short films.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Garage Sale | Javier | |
2016 | Russet Season | Will | |
2018 | eHero | Wayne Levin | |
Softcore | Corey | ||
Amityville Witch Activity | Varun | ||
Appiness | Raj | ||
Roomies | Varun | ||
2019 | A Very Important Announcement | Mailman | |
2020 | Thinly Veiled | Kashif | |
2022 | Daniel's Gotta Die | Carter | |
The Baker | Mani | ||
2023 | Fingernails | Garth |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009-2011 | How to Be Indie | AJ Mehta | 27 episodes |
2009 | Cra$h & Burn | Amar Bhutta | Episode: "Trust" |
2010 | Unnatural History | Daveed | Episode: "Public School Enemies" |
2011 | Mudpit | Kid Customer | Episode: "Muzika's Most Wanted" |
2012 | Bunks | Sanjay | Television film |
2013 | Lucky 7 | Malik | Recurring |
2014 | The Best Laid Plans | Pete 2 | Six episodes |
2015 | Young Drunk Punk | Naseef | Episode: "Sound Judgement" |
2017 | Save Me | Sohail | One episode |
Orphan Black | Neal | One episode | |
Odd Squad | Over Easy | One episode | |
People of Earth | Neal | Motel clerk | |
Dark Haven High | Mr. Zing | One episode | |
Neverknock | Gavin | Television film | |
2017-2018 | Schitt's Creek | Gary | Two episodes |
Workin' Moms | Chad | Eight episodes | |
2017-2021 | Wynonna Earp | Jeremy Chetri | 35 episodes |
2018 | Killer High | Ronnie | Television film |
2018-2019 | Carter | Vijay Gill | Seven episodes |
Go Away, Unicorn! | Ollie | Voice role, 42 episodes | |
2019 | Adventures in Casting | Camera operator | Three episodes |
Burden of Truth | Noah Achari | Five Episodes | |
2020 | Nurses | Dev Sikka | Three episodes |
2021 | Hudson & Rex | Levi Gill | One episode |
Endlings | Noah Fossey | Nine episodes | |
2021-2022 | Strays | Ravi | Five episodes |
2022 | Sort Of | Ismail | Three episodes |
The Kids in the Hall | Intern | One episode | |
Coroner | Rohan Arjune | One episode | |
2023 | Shelved | Alvin Canada | Seven episodes |
Total Drama Island | Raj | Voice role, nine episodes |
References
- Andrew Parker, "The Wild Summer of Wynonna Earp’s Varun Saranga". TheGATE.ca, July 24, 2017.
- Brian Gorman, "Smiling through the generation gap". Sudbury Star, October 8, 2009.
- "Clarkson's Kiana Madeira gets bloody in new horror film Neverknock". Mississauga News, October 16, 2017.
- Jill Wilson, "Nothing but the Truth". Winnipeg Free Press, January 15, 2019.
- Radheyan Simonpillai, "Shelved brings Abbott Elementary’s sharp comedy to Toronto’s public libraries". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2023.
- Jordan Pinto, "CFC names Actors Conservatory participants". Playback, August 5, 2015.