Rushi Kota (born April 16, 1987) is an Indian American actor. He is vest known for his role as Prashant in the Netflix show Never Have I Ever and as Dr. Vik Roy in Grey's Anatomy.[1][2][3][4]
Rushi Kota | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1987 Secunderabad, India |
| Education | Farmingdale State College (BS)
Harvard University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
editKota was born in Secunderabad, India. He was raised by his mother in Queens, New York.[3][4][5] Initially he wanted to go into automotive engineering, so he doubled majored in Industrial Management Technology and Business Administration at Farmingdale State College.[2][5]
Due to the Great Recession, he decided to take a different career path. This led him to pursue acting in New York. After two years of acting, he got accepted into Harvard University's MFA program for Acting. This led to an internship in Russia at Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theater School.[2][5]
Career
editKota has appeared in TV shows such as The Royals, General Hospital, CBS's Extant with Halle Berry, Ryan Murphy's 9-1-1, Freeform's Famous in Love, and Funny or Die's ESL: English is the Second Language.[2][5]
He has appeared in films like The Divorce Party starring Matilda Lutz and Thomas Cocquerel, Useless Humans, and The One I wrote For You directed by Andrew Lauer and starring Kevin Pollack and Cheyenne Jackson.[1][2][5]
He also done some stage work such as Guards At The Taj at the Marin Theater Company,[6] Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity with the Capital Stage Company, Boston Abolitionist Project, Great Catherine, Blanco Posnet, and Hansel and Gretel at the American Repertory Theater, and Imaginary Invalid at Moscow Art Theatre.[2]
His first major recurring role was in 2017 on Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Vik Roy where he appeared for 16 episodes.[1][7]
After that, he appeared on shows like iCarly, Ordinary Joe,[8] Never Have I Ever, and CSI: Vegas.[1][3][9]
Personal life
editKota is married and has one child.[1][10] His acting influences are Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, and Chadwick Boseman.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Afghan Hound | Third Incarnation of Zemar | First Movie Role according to IMDb | |
| 2014 | The One I Wrote for Your | Joe Barry | [5] | |
| 2017 | Super Mehra Bros | AJ Mehra | Lead Role in Movie | |
| 2019 | The Divorce Party | Young Executive | [5] | |
| 2020 | Useless Humans | Louis | [5] | |
| 2021 | Phobias | Billy McNerny | [7] | |
| 2023 | Scrambled | Jeff | ||
| Dumb Money | Baiju Bhatt | [12][13] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Royals | Jay D | First Television Role according to IMDb | |
| 2015 | General Hospital | Dr. Curtis | ||
| The 101 | Jay D | |||
| Extant | Humanich Tech | [5] | ||
| 2016 | Fruitless | Parvesh | ||
| ESL – English as a Second Language | Jeevan | TV Movie | [5] | |
| Terms and Conditions | Dustin | |||
| 2017 | Famous in Love | Lenny | [5] | |
| 2017–2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Vikram Roy | [8][14] | |
| 2018 | Grey's Anatomy: The Webisodes | Dr. Vikram Roy | [14] | |
| 2019 | Arranged | Raj | ||
| 2020–2022 | Never Have I Ever | Prashant | [5][8][9] | |
| 2021 | iCarly | Luke Tyler | ||
| Ordinary Joe | Sai | [8] | ||
| 2022 | CSI: Vegas | Damien Pak |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Meet Rushi Kota, your man crush from Netflix's Never Have I Ever". South China Morning Post. September 3, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "DemoReel". DemoReel. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c eputri (August 23, 2021). "Rushi Kota on Being Part of The Change | DA MAN Magazine". Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "RUSHI KOTA IS REPPING FOR INDIA". Rival Magazine. August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Luparello, Joseph (December 28, 2021). "Chillin' with Rushi Kota". Chilled Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Janiak, Lily (May 11, 2017). "Guard yourself from 'Guards at the Taj'". SFGATE. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (December 2, 2020). "'Bridge And Tunnel' Casts Barrett Wilbert Weed; Rushi Kota Returns To 'Never Have I Ever'". Deadline. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Fleshman, Cu (September 20, 2021). "'Never Have I Evers Rushi Kota Is Hollywood's New Indian American Heartthrob". Character Media. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "I wish I had this show when growing up, I wouldn't have felt marginalized: Rushi Kota on Never Have I Ever". PINKVILLA. August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Pather, Karusha (May 11, 2020). "Never Have I Ever Star Rushi Kota – "I'm Happy to be part of the Change"". Urban Asian. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Rushi Kota | On Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever'". flaunt.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (October 24, 2022). "'Never Have I Ever's Rushi Kota Boards Sony's 'Dumb Money'; Russo Brothers' Netflix Pic 'The Electric State' Adds 'C'mon C'mon' Breakout Woody Norman". Deadline. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "'Never Have I Ever's Rushi Kota Boards Sony's 'Dumb Money'; Russo Brothers' Netflix Pic 'The Electric State' Adds 'C'mon C'mon' Breakout Woody Norman". Yahoo Entertainment. October 24, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "'Grey's Anatomy' Finally Corrected Its Biggest Flaw This Season | Decider". January 23, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
External links
edit- Rushi Kota at IMDb