Arjun Gupta

Arjun Gupta (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as substance-addicted nurse Sam on Showtime's Nurse Jackie and William "Penny" Adiyodi on Syfy's The Magicians.

Life and career Gupta was born in Tampa, Florida, United States to an Indian immigrant family. He attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he performed in several school plays. Subsequently, he went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a BFA degree in 2007. His first major motion picture was in 2009 acting alongside Uma Thurman in Motherhood.

Gupta was among the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy series. Gupta voices the character Nikhil Sharma on the podcast Ars Paradoxica. He also won the 2014 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting actor award for his role in Bridge and Tunnel.

Personal life On April 9, 2018, he announced via Instagram that he was engaged to Varsha Harlalka. They were married the following year, in March 2019.

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