Arjun Gupta (actor)

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Arjun Gupta
File:Arjun Gupta.jpg
Born (1986-11-28) November 28, 1986 (age 38)
Tampa, Florida, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

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]

Life and career

Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States.[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

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External links

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