Sunkrish Bala
| Sunkrish Bala | |
|---|---|
 Bala at the 12th Satellite Awards | |
| Born |
Sunkrish Balasubramanian May 21, 1984 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Sunkrish Bala (Tamil: சுன்க்ரிஷ் பாலசுப்ரமணியன்; born Sunkrish Balasubramanian on May 21, 1984) is an Indian-American actor. Bala is best known for his role as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead.
Early life
Bala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and is of Tamil ancestry. He graduated Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose in 2002 and from the school of Theater, Film, & Television at UCLA in 2006.
Career
From 2007-2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric. Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby. The show was cancelled after one season
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cab Driver | Driver | Short |
| The Origin of Om | Arjun | ||
| 2006 | American Blend | Brijesh | |
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | Upside Down Guy | |
| Desi Karate Kid | Jimmy Streets | Short | |
| 2009 | Albino Farm | Sanjay | |
| Indian Gangster | Amit | Short | |
| 2010 | 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 | Clay | Roger Rafkin |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Alex | 1 episode |
| 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 | 1 episode | |
| 2005, 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Doctor | 2 episodes: "Teacher Earl" (season 1: episode 5) "Two Balls, Two Strikes" (season 2: episode 20) |
| 2006 | Huff | Student #2 | 1 episode |
| Vanished | Ballistics Tech | 1 episode | |
| Damages | Completed | ||
| 2007-08 | Notes from the Underbelly | Eric | Season 1-2 (series regular; 23 episodes) |
| 2009 | Body Politic | Zeke | Unaired Pilot |
| Bones | Buddy Shirazi | 1 episode | |
| Lie to Me | Arun Ashraf | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Lewis | 1 episode |
| Day One | Jamil | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Dr. Max Richards | 1 episode |
| 2011-12 | 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) | |
| 2013 | 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 | Hamid | 1 episode | |
| Body of Proof | Sanjit Singh | 1 episode | |
| Austin & Ally | Roger Dunlap | 1 episode | |
| The Walking Dead | Dr. Caleb Subramanian | Recurring role, 4 episodes: "30 Days Without an Accident" (season 4: episode 1) "Infected" (season 4: episode 2) "Isolation" (season 4: episode 3) "Internment" (season 4: episode 5) | |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Daryl | Episode: "Haley's 21st Birthday" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Transistor (video game) | Royce |
External links
- Sunkrish Bala at the Internet Movie Database
- Reel at ReelAccess.com
- Life of a Bala, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- Profile at ABCmedianet.com
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published December 8, 2007