Arjun Gupta (actor)

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| name = Arjun Gupta

| image = Arjun Gupta.jpg

| caption = Gupta in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|28}}

| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, United States

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2008–present

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Arjun Gupta (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as substance-addicted nurse Sam on Showtime's Nurse Jackie and William "Penny" Adiyodi on Syfy's The Magicians.{{cite web|url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm|title=Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' Trilogy Coming To Syfy Channel This Spring With Pilot Episode|work=Design & Trend|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151218135153/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/39998/20150215/lev-grossman-the-magicians-trilogy-coming-syfy-channel-spring-pilot.htm|archive-date=2015-12-18|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/stella-maeve-hale-appleman-arjun-gupta-cast-the-magicians-lev-grossman-fantasy-books-syfy-1201275827/|title=Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman & Arjun Gupta Cast A Spell On 'The Magicians'|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=November 6, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Life and career

Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States to an Indian immigrant family. 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.{{cite web|first=Keertana |last=Sastry |title=Arjun Gupta on Strong Women, Assimilation, and the Impact of Storytelling |date=31 July 2015

|url=http://www.india.com/arts-and-culture/arjun-gupta-on-strong-women-assimilation-and-the-impact-of-storytelling-469392/

|access-date=1 July 2018}} He attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he performed in several school plays.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ying|title=TV: The Magician's Arjun Gupta – a native Tampan|url=https://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/article/20764204/tv-the-magicians-arjun-gupta-a-native-tampan|work=Creative Loafing|date=January 24, 2016}} Subsequently, he went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a BFA degree in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/arjun-gupta/bio/303255/|title=Arjun Gupta|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-13}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/|title=Pasadena Arts Council {{!}} Ammunition Theatre Company|website=www.pasadenaartscouncil.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073905/https://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/emerge/ammunition-theatre-company/|archive-date=2017-04-05|url-status=dead}}

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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/hollywood-actor-arjun-gupta-launches-new-podcast/article_94941728-e7ab-11e4-9638-b73621b1f702.html|title=Hollywood Actor Arjun Gupta Launches New Podcast|last=West|first=Lisa Tsering, India|work=India West|access-date=2017-04-13|language=en|archive-date=2018-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165208/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/hollywood-actor-arjun-gupta-launches-new-podcast/article_94941728-e7ab-11e4-9638-b73621b1f702.html|url-status=dead}} Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast Ars Paradoxica.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whisperforge.org/arsparadoxica|title=ars Paradoxica|website=The Whisperforge}} He also won the 2014 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting actor award for his role in Bridge and Tunnel.{{Cite web | title = 2014 | author = | work = MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world! | date = | access-date = 2017-06-02 | url = http://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html | language = | quote = Arjun | archive-date = 2021-01-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210128081625/https://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html | url-status = dead }}

Personal life

On April 9, 2018, he announced via Instagram that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWuub8AWQu/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BhWuub8AWQu |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|via=Instagram|title= For the last 16 months...}}{{cbignore}} They were married the following year, in March 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|title=Login • Instagram|website=www.instagram.com}}