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Rushi Kota

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Rushi Kota
Born (1987-04-16) April 16, 1987 (age 37)
EducationFarmingdale State College (BS)
Harvard University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Children1

Rushi Kota (born April 16, 1987) is an Indian American actor. He is 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]

Early life and education

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Kota 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

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Kota 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

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He is married and has one child.[1][10] His acting influences are Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, and Chadwick Boseman.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Meet Rushi Kota, your man crush from Netflix's Never Have I Ever". South China Morning Post. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "DemoReel". DemoReel. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ^ a b c eputri. "Rushi Kota on Being Part of The Change | DA MAN Magazine". Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. ^ a b "RUSHI KOTA IS REPPING FOR INDIA". Rival Magazine. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Luparello, Joseph (2021-12-28). "Chillin' with Rushi Kota". Chilled Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  6. ^ Janiak, Lily (2017-05-11). "Guard yourself from 'Guards at the Taj'". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  7. ^ a b Petski, Denise (2020-12-02). "'Bridge And Tunnel' Casts Barrett Wilbert Weed; Rushi Kota Returns To 'Never Have I Ever'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  8. ^ a b c d Fleshman, Cu (2021-09-20). "'Never Have I Evers Rushi Kota Is Hollywood's New Indian American Heartthrob". Character Media. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  9. ^ 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. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  10. ^ Pather, Karusha (2020-05-11). "Never Have I Ever Star Rushi Kota - "I'm Happy to be part of the Change"". Urban Asian. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  11. ^ "Rushi Kota | On Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever'". flaunt.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-10-24). "'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 2023-05-19.
  13. ^ "'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. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  14. ^ a b "'Grey's Anatomy' Finally Corrected Its Biggest Flaw This Season | Decider". 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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