Suraj Sharma

Personal context

Summary

Suraj Sharma is an actor whose breakout role was Pi in Life of Pi; his later work includes Homeland, Phillauri, Happy Death Day 2U, and How I Met Your Father. His roles span drama, comedy, and genre films, often centered on complex characters and questions of perspective. In interviews, he has criticized South Asian typecasting and called for more South Asians in writing, directing, producing, and other behind-the-camera roles, saying that this is important for changing how South Asian characters are portrayed. No public party or campaign advocacy, or formal activist affiliation, is on record.