Sathya Sridharan
MFA in Acting, NYU Tisch;
BA in English and Acting, Washington University
AEA, SAG-AFTRA
He/HIm
Sathya is an actor, writer, and teacher known for his lead role in Shaun Seneviratne’s feature premiere, BEN AND SUZANNE: A REUNION IN FOUR PARTS, which premiered in competition at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, Eric Schultz’s sci-fi thriller MINOR PREMISE, and co-lead role in Academy Award Nominee Milcho Manchevski’s BIKINI MOON (with Condola Rashad, Sarah Goldberg). He was also featured opposite Academy Award winner Brenden Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s film, THE WHALE, produced by A24. He is the lead of the upcoming feature, SMOKE AND STEEL, from filmmaker Javian Ashton Le. His television credits include KALEIDOSCOPE (Netflix), LITTLE AMERICA (AppleTV), BLINDSPOT (NBC), BLACKLIST (NBC), TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (CW), and SUCCESSION (HBO). He appeared on Broadway in the American premiere of the Tony Award-winning production of LIFE OF PI, directed by Max Webster. He has also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions including New York Theatre Workshop’s world premiere of Hammaad Chaudry’s AN ORDINARY MUSLIM, directed by Obie Award Winner Jo Bonney, The Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Jaclyn Backhaus’ INDIA PALE ALE, and the Playwright’s Horizons premiere of Backhaus’ WIVES. Most recently, he premiered Naren Weiss’ TWO BROWN PORTERS at 59E59 in New York. He has taught at NYU’s Playwright’s Horizons studio, A Class Act NYC, and has coached prospective students on their graduate school auditions. He is a graduate of NYU’s MFA Acting Program and the recipient of the 2013 Princess Grace Award for Theater.
