Rushi Kota Explained

Rushi Kota
Birth Date:1987 4, mf=y
Birth Place:Secunderabad, India
Education:Farmingdale State College (BS)
Harvard University (MFA)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2010–present
Children:1

Rushi Kota (born April 16, 1987) is an Indian American actor. He is known for his role as Prashant in the Netflix show Never Have I Ever, and as Dr. Vik Roy in Grey's Anatomy.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Kota was born in Secunderabad, India. He was raised by his mother in Queens, New York.[5] Initially he wanted to go into automotive engineering, so he doubled majored in Industrial Management Technology and Business Administration at Farmingdale State College.

Due to the Great Recession, he decided to take a different career path. This led him to pursue acting in New York. After two years of acting, he got accepted into Harvard University's MFA program for Acting. This led to an internship in Russia at Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theater School.

Career

Kota has appeared in TV shows such as The Royals, General Hospital, CBS's Extant with Halle Berry, Ryan Murphy's 9-1-1, Freeform's Famous in Love, and Funny or Die's ESL: English is the Second Language.

He has appeared in films like The Divorce Party starring Matilda Lutz and Thomas Cocquerel, Useless Humans, and The One I wrote For You directed by Andrew Lauer and starring Kevin Pollack and Cheyenne Jackson.

He also done some stage work such as Guards At The Taj at the Marin Theater Company,[6] Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity with the Capital Stage Company, Boston Abolitionist Project, Great Catherine, Blanco Posnet, and Hansel and Gretel at the American Repertory Theater, and Imaginary Invalid at Moscow Art Theatre.

His first major recurring role was in 2017 on Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Vik Roy where he appeared for 16 episodes.[7]

After that, he appeared on shows like iCarly, Ordinary Joe,[8] Never Have I Ever, and .[9]

Personal life

He is married and has one child.[10] His acting influences are Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, and Chadwick Boseman.[11]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Ref(s)
2010Afghan HoundThird Incarnation of ZemarFirst Movie Role according to IMDb
2014The One I Wrote for YourJoe Barry
2017Super Mehra BrosAJ MehraLead Role in Movie
2019The Divorce PartyYoung Executive
2020Useless HumansLouis
2021PhobiasBilly McNerny
2023ScrambledJeff
Dumb MoneyBaiju Bhatt[12] [13]

Television

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Ref(s)
2014The RoyalsJay DFirst Television Role according to IMDb
2015General HospitalDr. Curtis
The 101Jay D
ExtantHumanich Tech
2016FruitlessParvesh
ESL - English as a Second LanguageJeevanTV Movie
Terms and ConditionsDustin
2017Famous in LoveLenny
2017–2018Grey's AnatomyDr. Vikram Roy[14]
2018Grey's Anatomy: The WebisodesDr. Vikram Roy
2019ArrangedRaj
2020–2022Never Have I EverPrashant
2021iCarlyLuke Tyler
Ordinary JoeSai
2022Damien Pak

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-09-03 . Meet Rushi Kota, your man crush from Netflix’s Never Have I Ever . 2023-05-19 . South China Morning Post . en.
  2. Web site: DemoReel . 2023-05-19 . DemoReel . en.
  3. Web site: eputri . Rushi Kota on Being Part of The Change DA MAN Magazine . 2023-05-19 . en-us.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-11 . RUSHI KOTA IS REPPING FOR INDIA . 2023-05-19 . Rival Magazine . en-US.
  5. Web site: Luparello . Joseph . 2021-12-28 . Chillin' with Rushi Kota . 2023-05-19 . Chilled Magazine . en-US.
  6. Web site: Janiak . Lily . 2017-05-11 . Guard yourself from ‘Guards at the Taj’ . 2023-05-24 . SFGATE . en-US.
  7. Web site: Petski . Denise . 2020-12-02 . ‘Bridge And Tunnel’ Casts Barrett Wilbert Weed; Rushi Kota Returns To ‘Never Have I Ever’ . 2023-05-24 . Deadline . en-US.
  8. Web site: Fleshman . Cu . 2021-09-20 . ‘Never Have I Ever’’s Rushi Kota Is Hollywood’s New Indian American Heartthrob . 2023-05-19 . Character Media . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-08-11 . I wish I had this show when growing up, I wouldn't have felt marginalized: Rushi Kota on Never Have I Ever . 2023-05-19 . PINKVILLA . en.
  10. Web site: Pather . Karusha . 2020-05-11 . Never Have I Ever Star Rushi Kota - "I'm Happy to be part of the Change" . 2023-05-19 . Urban Asian . en-US.
  11. Web site: Rushi Kota On Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever' . 2023-05-19 . flaunt.com.
  12. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2022-10-24 . ‘Never Have I Ever’s Rushi Kota Boards Sony’s ‘Dumb Money’; Russo Brothers’ Netflix Pic ‘The Electric State’ Adds ‘C’mon C‘mon’ Breakout Woody Norman . 2023-05-19 . Deadline . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2022-10-24 . ‘Never Have I Ever’s Rushi Kota Boards Sony’s ‘Dumb Money’; Russo Brothers’ Netflix Pic ‘The Electric State’ Adds ‘C’mon C‘mon’ Breakout Woody Norman . 2023-05-19 . Yahoo Entertainment . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2018-01-23 . ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Finally Corrected Its Biggest Flaw This Season Decider . 2023-05-19 . en-US.