Kunal Nayyar Biography

Fast Facts

• He won the Mark Twain Prize for Comic Brilliance from the American College Theater Festival, after which he to decided pursue a career in acting
• In 2007, he received a Garland Award for Best Lead Performance for his work in "Huck & Holden․"
• Attended the University of Portland, where he majored in business and took acting classes, and later received a Masters in Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia
• While still in school, he competed in badminton at the state level in the region of North India, and he also enjoys the game of cricket
• Began his career in the entertainment industry at a young age acting in musicals and plays
• He co-wrote a play with Arun Das called "Cotton Candy," which premiered in New Delhi, India
• Performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in a production of "Lovers Labours Lost․"