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{{Infobox person
| name = Sunkrish Bala
|image=Sunkrish Bala.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Bala at the [[12th Satellite Awards]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|05|21}}
| birth_name = Sunkrish Balasubramanian
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = American
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2005–present
| spouse =
}}

'''Sunkrish Bala''' (born '''Sunkrish Balasubramanian''' {{bracket|{{lang-ta|சுன்க்ரிஷ் பாலசுப்ரமணியன்}}}} May 21, 1984) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]].

==Early life==
Bala was born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], and is of [[Tamil people|Tamil]] ancestry.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} He graduated from [[Bellarmine College Preparatory]] in 2002 and from the school of Theater, Film, & Television at [[UCLA]] in 2006.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}

==Career==
From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Notes from the Underbelly]]'' portraying the role of Eric.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kale|first1=Arun|title=Life of a Bala|url=https://niralimagazine.com/2006/12/life-of-a-bala/|website=niralimagazine.com|access-date=6 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009115911/https://niralimagazine.com/2006/12/life-of-a-bala/|archive-date=9 October 2016|df=}}</ref> Bala was also a series regular on the [[MTV]] series ''[[I Just Want My Pants Back]]'' in the role of Bobby.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tsering|first1=Lisa|title=Sunkrish Bala Costars in New MTV Comedy|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/sunkrish-bala-costars-in-new-mtv-comedy/article_4021394d-b6f4-5cdb-8c65-3470c8471526.html|website=India West|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref> The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=15 Minutes with The Walking Dead's Sunkrish Bala - The Aerogram|url=http://theaerogram.com/actor-sunkrish-bala/|website=The Aerogram|accessdate=6 October 2016|date=25 October 2013}}</ref> and Vikram Singh on ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Sunkrish Bala Joins ABC’s ‘Castle’; Anabelle Acosta Recruited For ‘Quantico’|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/sunkrish-bala-castle-anabelle-acosta-quantico-abc-casting-1201476312/|website=Deadline|accessdate=6 October 2016|date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=‘Castle’: Sunkrish Bala is Beckett’s secretive ‘ghost from the past’|url=http://zap2it.com/2015/09/castle-season-8-sunkrish-bala-beckett-ghost-from-past-secrets/|website=Zap2It|accessdate=6 October 2016|date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|2005 || ''Cab Driver'' || Driver || Short
|-
|| ''The Origin of Om'' || Arjun ||
|-
| 2006 || ''American Blend'' || Brijesh ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2008 || ''[[Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control]]'' || Upside Down Guy ||
|-
|| ''Desi Karate Kid'' || Jimmy Streets || Short
|-
|rowspan=2|2009 || ''[[Albino Farm]]'' || Sanjay ||
|-
|| ''Indian Gangster'' || Amit || Short
|-
|rowspan=2|2010 || ''[[Starstruck (2010 film)|Starstruck]]'' || Dr. Sanjay Lad || TV movie
|-
|| ''[[Another Harvest Moon]]'' || Paul ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Big Mike'' || Naveen Patel || TV movie
|-
| 2012 || ''The Secret Lives of Wives'' || Clay || TV movie
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Hollows Grove]]'' || Roger Rafkin ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Meet the Patels]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Killing Poe'' || Ashbir Brathwaite || <ref>{{cite web|title=Sunkrish Bala on ‘Killing Poe,’ Typecasting, and Wanting To Star In ‘The Amazing Race’ {{!}} GALO Magazine|url=http://www.galomagazine.com/movies-tv/sunkrish-bala-on-killing-poe-typecasting-and-wanting-to-star-in-the-amazing-race/|website=www.galomagazine.com|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Chee and T]]'' || Chee || <ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Sunkrish Bala and Tanuj Chopra for ‘CHEE AND T’|url=http://lrmonline.com/news/interview-with-sunkrish-bala-and-tanuj-chopra-for-chee-and-t|website=LRM Online|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''The Thinning'' || Dr. Patel || Filming
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=5|2005 || ''[[CSI: NY]]'' || Alex || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Barbershop: The Series|Barbershop]]'' || Bashir || Recurring 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 Minds]]'' || Jordan || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Will & Grace]]'' || Gerald || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' || Steve Murphy || 2 episodes: "Thanks for the Memories" (season 2: episode 9) "Much Too Much" (season 2: episode 10)
|-
| 2005, 2007 || ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' || Doctor || 2 episodes: "Teacher Earl" (season 1: episode 5) "Two Balls, Two Strikes" (season 2: episode 20)
|-
|rowspan=3|2006 || ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]'' || Student #2 || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Vanished (TV series)|Vanished]]'' || Ballistics Tech || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' || || Completed
|-
| 2007-08 || ''[[Notes from the Underbelly]]'' || Eric || Season 1-2 (series regular; 23 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=3|2009 || ''[[Body Politic (TV pilot)|Body Politic]]'' || Zeke || Unaired Pilot
|-
|| ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' || Buddy Shirazi || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Lie to Me]]'' || Arun Ashraf || 1 episode
|-
|rowspan=2|2010 || ''[[Brothers and Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'' || Lewis || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Day One (TV series)|Day One]]'' || Jamil || 1 episode
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Harry's Law]]'' || Dr. Max Richards || 1 episode
|-
|rowspan=2|2011-12|| ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'' || Dr. Mishra || Recurring 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 Back]]'' || Bobby || Season 1 (series regular; 12 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=5|2013 || ''[[Shameless (U.S. TV series)|Shameless]]'' || Andy || 3 episodes: "Where There's a Will" (season 3: episode 8) "Frank the Plumber" (season 3: episode 9) "Order Room Service" (season 3: episode 11)
|-
|| ''[[Mistresses (U.S. TV series)|Mistresses]]'' || Hamid || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Body of Proof]]'' || Sanjit Singh || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Austin & Ally]]'' || Roger Dunlap || 1 episode
|-
| ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' || Dr. Caleb Subramanian || 4 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2014 || ''[[Modern Family]]'' || Daryl || Episode: "[[Haley's 21st Birthday]]"
|-
| ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'' || Mr. Z || Episode: [[Switched at Birth (season 3)|"Girl on the Cliff"]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' || Jim || [[List of Scorpion episodes|S01 E21 Cliffhanger]]
|-
| 2015-2016 || ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' || Vikram Singh || 9 episodes
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Video Games
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2014 || ''[[Transistor (video game)|Transistor]]'' || Royce ||
|-
|2018 || ''[[Fallout 76]]'' || Marcus Taylor, Niraj Singh, Garry Wilkins, Additional Voices || <ref>{{Cite video game|title=Fallout 76|developer=Bethesda Game Studios Austin|publisher=Bethesda Softworks|scene=Credits: Voice & Music - Cast|date=November 14, 2018}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1726993|name=Sunkrish Bala}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021205656/http://www.reelaccess.com/talent/sunkrishbala/ Reel at ReelAccess.com]
*[http://niralimagazine.com/2006/12/life-of-a-bala/ Life of a Bala], Nirali Magazine, December 2006
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070123082257/http://www.abcmedianet.com/showpage/showpage.html?program_id=CB2223&type=bala Profile at ABCmedianet.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228212210/http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/sunkrishbala.htm AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published December 8, 2007]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American Hindus]]
[[Category:American people of Indian Tamil descent]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:UCLA Film School alumni]]
[[Category:American male actors of Indian descent]]

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