Varun Saranga
Varun Saranga | |
|---|---|
 Saranga at the Canadian Film Centre Annual Garden Party in 2016 | |
| Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Varun Saranga is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, most noted for his regular role as Jeremy Chetri in the television series Wynonna Earp.[1]
He began his career as a child actor, most notably with a regular role as Indie's older brother A.J. in the teen sitcom How to Be Indie.[2] In 2014 he had a supporting role in the television miniseries The Best Laid Plans.[1]
In 2017, he appeared in the horror television film Neverknock as the love interest of Kiana Madeira's lead character.[3] In 2019 he joined the cast of Burden of Truth in a regular role as Noah Achari.[4]
In 2023, he had a recurring role as Alvin Canada in the television sitcom Shelved[5] and was also the lead of the new holiday romantic comedy series on The Roku Channel called The Holiday Shift.[6]
He is an alumnus of the Actors Conservatory program at the Canadian Film Centre,[7] and has also directed a number of short films.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Russet Season | Will | Short Film[8] |
| 2018 | eHero | Wayne Levin | |
| Softcore | Corey | Short Film[9] | |
| Amityville Witch Activity | Varun | Short Film[10] | |
| Appiness | Raj | ||
| 2022 | Daniel's Gotta Die | Carter | |
| The Baker | Mani | ||
| 2023 | Fingernails | Garth | |
| 2024 | Don't Forget | Grant | Short Film |
| 2024 | A Thousand Cuts | Lex |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2011 | How to Be Indie | AJ Mehta | 27 episodes |
| 2009 | Cra$h & Burn | Amar Bhutta | Episode: "Trust" |
| 2010 | Unnatural History | Daveed | Episode: "Public School Enemies" |
| 2011 | Mudpit | Kid Customer | Episode: "Muzika's Most Wanted" |
| 2012 | Bunks | Sanjay | Television film |
| 2013 | Lucky 7 | Malik | Recurring |
| 2014 | The Best Laid Plans | Pete 2 | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Young Drunk Punk | Naseef | Episode: "Sound Judgement" |
| 2017 | Save Me | Sohail | Episode: "H.B.D." |
| Orphan Black | Neal | Episode: "Let the Children and Childbearers Toil" | |
| Odd Squad | Over Easy | Episode: "The Breakfast Club/Dr. O: Party Time, Excellent" | |
| People of Earth | Kevin, Motel clerk | Episode: "Gerry's Return" | |
| Dark Haven High | Mr. Zing | Episode: "The Lizard of Ooze" | |
| Neverknock | Gavin | Television film | |
| 2017–2018 | Schitt's Creek | Gary | 2 episodes |
| Workin' Moms | Chad | 8 episodes | |
| 2017–2021 | Wynonna Earp | Jeremy Chetri | 35 episodes |
| 2018 | Killer High | Ronnie | Television film |
| 2018–2019 | Carter | Vijay Gill | 7 episodes |
| Go Away, Unicorn! | Ollie | Voice role, 42 episodes | |
| 2019 | Adventures in Casting | Camera operator | 3 episodes |
| Burden of Truth | Noah Achari | 5 episodes | |
| 2020 | Nurses | Dev Sikka | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Hudson & Rex | Levi Gill / Armie Modi | Episode: "The Secret Life of Levi" |
| Endlings | Noah Fossey | 9 episodes | |
| 2021–2022 | Strays | Ravi | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Kids in the Hall | Intern | 1 episode |
| Coroner | Rohan Arjune | Episode: "True Crime" | |
| 2022–2023 | Sort Of | Ismail | 9 episodes |
| 2023 | Shelved | Alvin Canada | 7 episodes |
| The Holiday Shift | Sam | 5 episodes | |
| SurrealEstate | Zayan Wali | Episode: "Dearly Departed" | |
| 2023–2024 | Total Drama Island (2023) | Raj | Voice role, 22 episodes |
References
- ^ a b Andrew Parker, "The Wild Summer of Wynonna Earp’s Varun Saranga". TheGATE.ca, July 24, 2017.
- ^ Brian Gorman, "Smiling through the generation gap". Sudbury Star, October 8, 2009.
- ^ "Clarkson's Kiana Madeira gets bloody in new horror film Neverknock". Mississauga News, October 16, 2017.
- ^ Jill Wilson, "Nothing but the Truth". Winnipeg Free Press, January 15, 2019.
- ^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "Shelved brings Abbott Elementary’s sharp comedy to Toronto’s public libraries". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2023.
- ^ Emlyn Travis, Teri Hatcher is a writer searching for her merry meet-cute in How to Fall in Love by the Holidays trailer. Entertainment Weekly, October 31st, 2023.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "CFC names Actors Conservatory participants". Playback, August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Russet Season". Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Inside Out 2018 Program Guide" (PDF). Inside Out. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Amityville Witch Activity". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 13 December 2023.