| Kapil Talwalkar | |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma Mater: | University of Southern California |
| Occupation: | Actor, musician |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Signature Size: | 140px |
Kapil Talwalkar (born March 8, 1993) is an Indian American actor and musician. He is best known for portraying Tobin in NBC's musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Neil Valluri in the sequel sitcom Night Court.
Born in India, Talwalkar grew up in Cupertino, California. He has been acting since he was a teenager.
Talwalkar majored in international relations at USC Dornsife. He has a minor at the USC School of Dramatics Arts.[1] [2]
After graduation, he trained in Meisner technique under William Esper at the Esper Studio and Joshua Bitton in Los Angeles.
Talwalkar launched his professional acting career as a hip origami prodigy in Animals out of Paper, which opened East West Players’ 50th season.[3] In 2018, he was cast in the ABC drama pilot False Profits as a series regular.[4] [5]
He is best known for his main role as Tobin in NBC's Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. He reprised the role in the Roku film Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas.[6] Talwalkar had previously guest-starred in Lifetime's American Princess and also lends his voice to Nickelodeon’s The Loud House. In late 2021, he joined the casts of NBC's Night Court[7] and the reboot of Charmed on The CW.[8] On December 28, 2023, it was announced that Kapil Talwalkar will depart after one season of Night Court.[9]
Talwalkar has also performed in a number of theatrical productions and plays such as Philip Ridley's Radiant Vermin.[10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Love Pyar Whatever | Sid | ||
| 2015 | Prep School | Joe | ||
| 2017 | Geeta | Keshav | Short film | |
| 2018 | Saint Paul | Amir | Short film | |
| 2021 | Americanish | Shahid | ||
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Tobin Batra | ||
| 2024 | Hema | Sahil | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | False Profits | Ramesh | Television pilot | |
| 2019 | Arranged | Jay Patel | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2019 | American Princess | Subodh | Episode: "You Can Always Trust Your Vaganya" | |
| 2020 | Bollyweird | Tyler | ||
| 2020–2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Tobin Batra | Series regular; 24 episodes | |
| 2020–present | The Loud House | Raj, Spa Caddie (voice) | Recurring role | |
| 2022 | Charmed | Dev | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Home Economics | Terrance | Episode: "Poker Game, $800 Buy-In" | |
| 2022 | Mira, Royal Detective | Viju (voice) | Episode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flight" | |
| 2023 | Night Court | Neil | Series regular; 16 episodes | |
| 2024 | Station 19 | Sanjay | Episode: "This Woman's Work" | |
| 2024 | My Dreams of You | Television film |