Sunkrish Bala Biography

Fast Facts

• Born in Bombay, India, he was raised primarily in San Jose, CA, but traveled frequently to India and Singapore during his childhood
• While attending San Jose's Bellarmine College Preparatory High School, cofounded the Indian-American theater company A'shore Productions, which was the first of its kind on the West Coast
• After appearing as an extra on NBC's The West Wing, landed his first credited TV role in a 2005 episode of CBS's CSI: NY
• While still attending UCLA, made his feature-film debut with a lead role in 2006 drama American Blend