Arjun Gupta

Arjun Gupta Biography

Arjun Gupta (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as substance-addicted male nurse Sam on Showtime's Nurse Jackie and William "Penny" Adiyodi on Syfy's The Magicians.

He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a BFA in 2007.

Life and career

Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States. 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. He attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he performed in several school plays. His first major motion picture was in 2009 acting alongside Uma Thurman in Motherhood.

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.

Gupta was among the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series. He also co-hosts the American Desis podcast with comedian Akaash Singh. Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast ars Paradoxica. He also won the 2014 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting actor award for his role in Bridge and Tunnel.

Personal life

Gupta is a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On April 9, 2018, he announced via Instagram that he is engaged to Varsha Harlalka.. He got married the following year in March 2019.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role
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
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Redemption Falls	Tom	TV Movie
2009	Fringe	MIT Guy #1	1 Episode
2009	DeSiCiTi	Manbir	TV Movie
2009-12	Nurse Jackie	Sam	35 Episodes
2012	Body of Proof Webisodes	Raj Patel	TV Mini-Series
2012	Checked Out	Rajit	3 Episodes
2012	The Female Orgasm Law	Arjun	Short
2013	Company Town	Jack	TV Movie
2013	Baby Sellers	Dilip	TV Movie
2014	Next Time on Lonny	Scott	1 Episode
2014	Bedbug	Amal	Short
2014	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Captain Jack Ferris	1 Episode
2014	Gretch & Tim	Mike	TV Movie
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Kan	5 Episodes
2015	The Walker	Michael	3 Episodes
2015	Limitless	Eli Whitford	1 Episode
2015-present	The Magicians	William "Penny" Adiyodi	52 Episodes
2016	Powerhouse	Ravi	1 Episode
2016	Open House on Beverly	Raj	Short

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