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	\| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, United States		\| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, United States
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 2008–present		\| years_active = 2008–present
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	'''Arjun Gupta''' (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as substance-addicted nurse Sam on [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]]'s ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' and William "Penny" Adiyodi on [[Syfy]]'s ''[[The Magicians (U.S. TV series)\|The Magicians]]''.<ref name="designtrend">{{cite web\|url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm\|title=Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' Trilogy Coming To Syfy Channel This Spring With Pilot Episode\|work=Design & Trend\|access-date=2018-07-01\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151218135153/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm\|archive-date=2015-12-18\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=deadline201411>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/stella-maeve-hale-appleman-arjun-gupta-cast-the-magicians-lev-grossman-fantasy-books-syfy-1201275827/\|title=Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman & Arjun Gupta Cast A Spell On 'The Magicians'\|first=Nellie \|last=Andreeva \|date=November 6, 2014 \|website=Deadline~~.com~~}}</ref>		'''Arjun Gupta''' (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as substance-addicted nurse Sam on [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]]'s ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' and William "Penny" Adiyodi on [[Syfy]]'s ''[[The Magicians (U.S. TV series)\|The Magicians]]''.<ref name="designtrend">{{cite web\|url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm\|title=Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' Trilogy Coming To Syfy Channel This Spring With Pilot Episode\|work=Design & Trend\|access-date=2018-07-01\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151218135153/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm\|archive-date=2015-12-18\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=deadline201411>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/stella-maeve-hale-appleman-arjun-gupta-cast-the-magicians-lev-grossman-fantasy-books-syfy-1201275827/\|title=Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman & Arjun Gupta Cast A Spell On 'The Magicians'\|first=Nellie \|last=Andreeva \|date=November 6, 2014 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

	== Life and career ==		== Life and career ==
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	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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/\|title=Pasadena Arts Council {{!}} Ammunition Theatre Company\|website=www.pasadenaartscouncil.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2017-04-13\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073905/https://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/\|archive-date=2017-04-05\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/\|title=Pasadena Arts Council {{!}} Ammunition Theatre Company\|website=www.pasadenaartscouncil.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2017-04-13\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073905/https://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/\|archive-date=2017-04-05\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Gupta was among the [[2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards]] nominees for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series\|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series]].<ref name=":1" /> He also co-hosts the ''American Desis'' podcast with comedian [[Akaash Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/hollywood-actor-arjun-gupta-launches-new-podcast/article_94941728-e7ab-11e4-9638-b73621b1f702.html\|title=Hollywood Actor Arjun Gupta Launches New Podcast\|last=West\|first=Lisa Tsering, India\|work=India West\|access-date=2017-04-13\|language=en}}</ref> Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast ''[[~~ars~~ Paradoxica]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.whisperforge.org/arsparadoxica\|title=ars Paradoxica\|website=The Whisperforge}}</ref> He also won the 2014 [[Maverick Movie Awards]] Best Supporting actor award for his role in ''[[Bridge and Tunnel (film)\|Bridge and Tunnel]]''.<ref name="mave_2014">{{Cite web \| title = 2014 \| author = \| work = MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world! \| date = \| access-date = 2017-06-02 \| url = http://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html \| language = \| quote = Arjun }}</ref>		Gupta was among the [[2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards]] nominees for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series\|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series]].<ref name=":1" /> He also co-hosts the ''American Desis'' podcast with comedian [[Akaash Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/hollywood-actor-arjun-gupta-launches-new-podcast/article_94941728-e7ab-11e4-9638-b73621b1f702.html\|title=Hollywood Actor Arjun Gupta Launches New Podcast\|last=West\|first=Lisa Tsering, India\|work=India West\|access-date=2017-04-13\|language=en\|archive-date=2018-07-01\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165208/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/hollywood-actor-arjun-gupta-launches-new-podcast/article_94941728-e7ab-11e4-9638-b73621b1f702.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast ''[[Ars Paradoxica]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.whisperforge.org/arsparadoxica\|title=ars Paradoxica\|website=The Whisperforge}}</ref> He also won the 2014 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting actor award for his role in ''[[Bridge and Tunnel (film)\|Bridge and Tunnel]]''.<ref name="mave_2014">{{Cite web \| title = 2014 \| author = \| work = MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world! \| date = \| access-date = 2017-06-02 \| url = http://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html \| language = \| quote = Arjun \| archive-date = 2021-01-28 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210128081625/https://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	On April 9, 2018, he announced via [[Instagram]] that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWuub8AWQu/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BhWuub8AWQu \|archive-date=2021-12-26 \|url-access=registration\|via=Instagram\|title= For the last 16 months...}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They were married the following year, in March 2019. <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/\|title=Login • Instagram\|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>		On April 9, 2018, he announced via [[Instagram]] that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWuub8AWQu/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BhWuub8AWQu \|archive-date=2021-12-26 \|url-access=registration\|via=Instagram\|title= For the last 16 months...}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They were married the following year, in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/\|title=Login • Instagram\|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arjun Gupta
| image = Arjun Gupta.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|28}}
| birth_place = 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 (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' and William "Penny" Adiyodi on [[Syfy]]'s ''[[The Magicians (U.S. TV series)|The Magicians]]''.<ref name="designtrend">{{cite web|url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm|title=Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' Trilogy Coming To Syfy Channel This Spring With Pilot Episode|work=Design & Trend|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151218135153/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm|archive-date=2015-12-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=deadline201411>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/stella-maeve-hale-appleman-arjun-gupta-cast-the-magicians-lev-grossman-fantasy-books-syfy-1201275827/|title=Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman & Arjun Gupta Cast A Spell On 'The Magicians'|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=November 6, 2014 |website=Deadline.com}}</ref>

== Life and career ==
Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States to an [[Indian Americans|Indian immigrant family]].<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=Sastry>{{cite web|first=Keertana |last=Sastry |title=Arjun Gupta on Strong Women, Assimilation, and the Impact of Storytelling |date=31 July 2015
|url=http://www.india.com/arts-and-culture/arjun-gupta-on-strong-women-assimilation-and-the-impact-of-storytelling-469392/
|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> He attended [[Berkeley Preparatory School]], where he performed in several school plays.<ref name=cl>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ying|title=TV: The Magician's Arjun Gupta – a native Tampan|url=https://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/article/20764204/tv-the-magicians-arjun-gupta-a-native-tampan|work=Creative Loafing|date=January 24, 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, he went to New York University's [[Tisch School of the Arts]] where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] degree in 2007.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/arjun-gupta/bio/303255/|title=Arjun Gupta|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-13}}</ref> His first major motion picture was in 2009 acting alongside [[Uma Thurman]] in ''[[Motherhood (2009 film)|Motherhood]]''.<ref name=":1" />

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/|title=Pasadena Arts Council {{!}} Ammunition Theatre Company|website=www.pasadenaartscouncil.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073905/https://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/|archive-date=2017-04-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Gupta was among the [[2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards]] nominees for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series]].<ref name=":1" /> He also co-hosts the ''American Desis'' podcast with comedian [[Akaash Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/hollywood-actor-arjun-gupta-launches-new-podcast/article_94941728-e7ab-11e4-9638-b73621b1f702.html|title=Hollywood Actor Arjun Gupta Launches New Podcast|last=West|first=Lisa Tsering, India|work=India West|access-date=2017-04-13|language=en}}</ref> Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast ''[[ars Paradoxica]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whisperforge.org/arsparadoxica|title=ars Paradoxica|website=The Whisperforge}}</ref> He also won the 2014 [[Maverick Movie Awards]] Best Supporting actor award for his role in ''[[Bridge and Tunnel (film)|Bridge and Tunnel]]''.<ref name="mave_2014">{{Cite web | title = 2014 | author = | work = MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world! | date = | access-date = 2017-06-02 | url = http://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html | language = | quote = Arjun }}</ref>

==Personal life==
On April 9, 2018, he announced via [[Instagram]] that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWuub8AWQu/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BhWuub8AWQu |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|via=Instagram|title= For the last 16 months...}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They were married the following year, in March 2019. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|title=Login • Instagram|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film appearances by Arjun Gupta
!Year
!Title
! class="unsortable" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2009
|''[[Motherhood (2009 film)|Motherhood]]''
|Mikesh
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Love, Lies and Seeta]]''
|Rahul Mehra
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Stand Up Guys]]''
|Dj
|
|-
|2013
|''HairBrained''
|Princeton One
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Bridge and Tunnel (film)|Bridge and Tunnel]]''
|Terry
|
|-
|2015
| data-sort-value="Diabolical, The" |''[[The Diabolical]]''
|Nikolai
|
|-
|2015
|''French Dirty''
|Steve
|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television appearances by Arjun Gupta
!Year
!Title
! class="unsortable" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2009
|''Redemption Falls''
|Tom
|Television film
|-
|2009
|''[[Fringe (TV series)|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
| data-sort-value="Walker, The" |''The Walker''
| Michael
|3 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[[Limitless (TV series)|Limitless]]''
| Eli Whitford
|1 episode
|-
|2015–2020
| data-sort-value="Magicians, The" |''[[The Magicians (U.S. TV series)|The Magicians]]''
|Penny Adiyodi
|Main role
|-
|2016
|''Powerhouse''
|Ravi
|1 episode
|}

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