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{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Varun Saranga
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| birth_place = [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2009–present
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'''Varun Saranga''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] actor and filmmaker, most noted for his regular role as Jeremy Chetri in the television series ''[[Wynonna Earp (TV series)|Wynonna Earp]]''.<ref name=parker>Andrew Parker, [https://www.thegate.ca/television/029495/wild-summer-wynonna-earps-varun-saranga/ "The Wild Summer of Wynonna Earp’s Varun Saranga"]. ''[[TheGATE.ca]]'', July 24, 2017.</ref>

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]]''.<ref>Brian Gorman, "Smiling through the generation gap". ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', October 8, 2009.</ref> In 2014 he had a supporting role in the television miniseries ''[[The Best Laid Plans (TV series)|The Best Laid Plans]]''.<ref name=parker/>

In 2017, he appeared in the horror television film ''Neverknock'' as the love interest of [[Kiana Madeira]]'s lead character.<ref>"Clarkson's Kiana Madeira gets bloody in new horror film Neverknock". ''[[Mississauga News]]'', October 16, 2017.</ref> In 2019 he joined the cast of ''[[Burden of Truth (TV series)|Burden of Truth]]'' in a regular role as Noah Achari.<ref>Jill Wilson, "Nothing but the Truth". ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', January 15, 2019.</ref>

In 2023 he had a regular role as Alvin in the television sitcom ''[[Shelved]]''.<ref>Radheyan Simonpillai, "Shelved brings Abbott Elementary’s sharp comedy to Toronto’s public libraries". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 8, 2023.</ref>

He is an alumnus of the Actors Conservatory program at the [[Canadian Film Centre]],<ref>Jordan Pinto, [https://playbackonline.ca/2015/08/05/cfc-names-actors-conservatory-participants/ "CFC names Actors Conservatory participants"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', August 5, 2015.</ref> and has also directed a number of short films.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2012
|''Garage Sale''
|Javier
|
|-
|2016
|''Russet Season''
|Will
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
|''eHero''
|Wayne Levin
|
|-
|''Softcore''
|Corey
|
|-
|''Amityville Witch Activity''
|Varun
|
|-
|''[[Appiness]]''
|Raj
|
|-
|''Roomies''
|Varun
|
|-
|2019
|''A Very Important Announcement''
|Mailman
|
|-
|2020
|''Thinly Veiled''
|Kashif
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|''[[Daniel's Gotta Die]]''
|Carter
|
|-
|''[[The Baker (2022 film)|The Baker]]''
|Mani
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Fingernails (film)|Fingernails]]''
|Garth
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2009-2011
|''[[How to Be Indie]]''
|AJ Mehta
|27 episodes
|-
|2009
|''[[Cra$h & Burn]]''
|Amar Bhutta
|Episode: "Trust"
|-
|2010
|''[[Unnatural History (TV series)|Unnatural History]]''
|Daveed
|Episode: "Public School Enemies"
|-
|2011
|''[[Mudpit (TV series)|Mudpit]]''
|Kid Customer
|Episode: "Muzika's Most Wanted"
|-
|2012
|''[[Bunks (film)|Bunks]]''
|Sanjay
|Television film
|-
|2013
|''[[Lucky 7 (TV series)|Lucky 7]]''
|Malik
|Recurring
|-
|2014
|''[[The Best Laid Plans (TV series)|The Best Laid Plans]]''
|Pete 2
|Six episodes
|-
|2015
|''[[Young Drunk Punk]]''
|Naseef
|Episode: "Sound Judgement"
|-
|rowspan=8|2017
|''[[Schitt's Creek]]''
|Gary
|Episode: "Driving Test"
|-
|''[[Workin' Moms]]''
|Chad
|Five episodes
|-
|''[[Save Me (web series)|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
|-
|2017-2021
|''[[Wynonna Earp (TV series)|Wynonna Earp]]''
|Jeremy Chetri
|35 episodes
|-
|2018
|''Killer High''
|Ronnie
|Television film
|-
|rowspan=2|2018-2019
|''[[Carter (TV series)|Carter]]''
|Vijay Gill
|Seven episodes
|-
|''[[Go Away, Unicorn!]]''
|Ollie
|Voice role, 42 episodes
|-
|2019
|''Adventures in Casting''
|Camera operator 
|Three episodes
|-
|2020
|''[[Nurses (Canadian TV series)|Nurses]]''
|Dev Sikka
|Three episodes
|-
|rowspan=2| 2021
|''[[Hudson & Rex]]''
|Levi Gill
|One episode
|-
|''[[Endlings (TV series)|Endlings]]''
|Noah Fossey
|Nine episodes
|-
|2021-2022
|''[[Strays (TV series)|Strays]]''
|Ravi
|Five episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
|''[[Sort Of (TV series)|Sort Of]]''
|Ismail
|Three episodes
|-
|''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''
|Intern
|One episode
|-
|''[[Coroner (TV series)|Coroner]]''
|Rohan Arjune
|One episode
|-
|rowspan=2|2023
|''[[Shelved]]''
|Alvin Canada
|Seven episodes
|-
|''[[Total Drama Island (2023)|Total Drama Island]]''
|Raj
|Voice role, nine episodes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3532853}}

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[[Category:21st-century Canadian male actors]]
[[Category:Canadian male television actors]]
[[Category:Canadian male film actors]]
[[Category:Canadian writers of Asian descent]]
[[Category:Canadian male actors of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Film directors from Toronto]]
[[Category:Male actors from Toronto]]
[[Category:Canadian male voice actors]]
[[Category:Canadian male child actors]]

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