Sunkrish Bala

• Name — Sunkrish Bala • Born — 24 May 1984 • Birth Name — Sunkrish Balasubramanian • Birthplace — Mumbai, India • Citizenship — United States • Education — UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2005–present

Sunkrish Balasubramanian was born in Mumbai, India, and is of Tamil descent. However, he moved with his family to San Jose, California, as a child, where he grew up. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California in 2002 and from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 2006. Even before graduating from university, he landed guest roles in the series Will & Grace and Grey's Anatomy, despite skipping theatre classes to film and having no experience acting in television series. Also, while still a student, he landed his first leading role in the small series Nine Months. The series lasted only one season. 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. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead and Vikram Singh on Castle.

• 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 — 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) • 2006 — Huff — Student #2 — 1 episode • | Vanished — Ballistics Tech — 1 episode • | Damages — Completed • 2007–2008 — 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 • 2011–2012 — 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 — 4 episodes • 2014 — Modern Family — Daryl — Episode: "Haley's 21st Birthday" • Switched at Birth — Mr. Z — Episode: "Girl on the Cliff" • 2015 — Scorpion — Jim — Episode: "Cliffhanger" • 2015–2016 — Castle — Vikram Singh — 9 episodes • 2023–present — Beavis and Butt-Head — Doctor, Aggro Dude and Aggro Dude's friend (voice) — 2 episodes • Unicorn: Warriors Eternal — Rakshasa (voice) — 2 episodes • 2025 — Creature Commandos — Hallway Jerk #2, Police Officer #2 (voice) — Episode: "A Very Funny Monster" • Devil May Cry — King (voice)

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2014 — Transistor — Royce • 2018 — Fallout 76 — Marcus Taylor, Niraj Singh, Garry Wilkins, Additional Voices • 2024 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed — Sai Modi