Varun Saranga Explained

Varun Saranga
Birth Place: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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Russet SeasonWillShort Film[8]
2018 eHeroWayne Levin
SoftcoreCoreyShort Film[9]
Amityville Witch ActivityVarunShort Film[10]
AppinessRaj
2022Daniel's Gotta DieCarter
data-sort-value="Baker, The" The BakerMani
2023FingernailsGarth
2024Don't ForgetGrantShort Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009-2011How to Be IndieAJ Mehta27 episodes
2009Cra$h & BurnAmar BhuttaEpisode: "Trust"
2010Unnatural HistoryDaveedEpisode: "Public School Enemies"
2011MudpitKid CustomerEpisode: "Muzika's Most Wanted"
2012BunksSanjayTelevision film
2013Lucky 7MalikRecurring
2014data-sort-value="Best Laid Plans, The" The Best Laid PlansPete 26 episodes
2015Young Drunk PunkNaseefEpisode: "Sound Judgement"
2017Save MeSohailEpisode: "H.B.D."
Orphan BlackNealEpisode: "Let the Children and Childbearers Toil"
Odd SquadOver EasyEpisode: "The Breakfast Club/Dr. O: Party Time, Excellent"
People of EarthKevin, Motel clerkEpisode: "Gerry's Return"
Dark Haven HighMr. ZingEpisode: "The Lizard of Ooze"
NeverknockGavinTelevision film
2017-2018Schitt's CreekGary2 episodes
Workin' MomsChad8 episodes
2017-2021Wynonna EarpJeremy Chetri35 episodes
2018Killer HighRonnieTelevision film
2018-2019CarterVijay Gill7 episodes
Go Away, Unicorn!OllieVoice role, 42 episodes
2019Adventures in CastingCamera operator 3 episodes
Burden of TruthNoah Achari5 episodes
2020NursesDev Sikka3 episodes
2021Hudson & RexLevi Gill / Armie ModiEpisode: "The Secret Life of Levi"
EndlingsNoah Fossey9 episodes
2021-2022StraysRavi5 episodes
2022data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" The Kids in the HallIntern1 episode
CoronerRohan ArjuneEpisode: "True Crime"
2022-2023Sort OfIsmail9 episodes
2023ShelvedAlvin Canada7 episodes
data-sort-value="Holiday Shift, The" The Holiday ShiftSam5 episodes
SurrealEstateZayan WaliEpisode: "Dearly Departed"
2023-2024Total Drama Island (2023)RajVoice role, 22 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Andrew Parker, "The Wild Summer of Wynonna Earp’s Varun Saranga". TheGATE.ca, July 24, 2017.
  2. Brian Gorman, "Smiling through the generation gap". Sudbury Star, October 8, 2009.
  3. "Clarkson's Kiana Madeira gets bloody in new horror film Neverknock". Mississauga News, October 16, 2017.
  4. Jill Wilson, "Nothing but the Truth". Winnipeg Free Press, January 15, 2019.
  5. Radheyan Simonpillai, "Shelved brings Abbott Elementary’s sharp comedy to Toronto’s public libraries". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. Jordan Pinto, "CFC names Actors Conservatory participants". Playback, August 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Russet Season . 13 December 2023 . 18 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118160029/https://jewishfilmfestivals.org/films/2016/russet-season/ . live.
  9. Web site: Inside Out 2018 Program Guide. Inside Out. 13 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Amityville Witch Activity. FilmFreeway. 13 December 2023.