Kapil Talwalkar (born March 8, 1993) is an
Indian American
Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are citizens of the United States with ancestry from India. The United States Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Native Americans, who have also historically been referred to ...
actor and musician. He is best known for portraying Tobin in
NBC's musical dramedy ''
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.''
Biography
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
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Overview
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. He has a minor at the
USC School of Dramatics Arts.
After graduation, he trained in Meisner technique under William Esper at the
Esper Studio and Joshua Bitton in Los Angeles.
Career
Talwalkar launched his professional acting career as a hip origami prodigy in ''Animals out of Paper'', which opened
East West Players
East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As the nation's first professional Asian American theatre organization, East West Players continues to produce works and educational programs that give v ...
’ 50th season. In 2018, he was cast in the
ABC
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drama pilot ''False Profits'' as a series regular.
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''.' Talwalkar had previously guest-starred in Lifetime's ''
American Princess'' and also lends his voice to
Nickelodeon
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’s ''
The Loud House''. In late 2021, he joined the casts of NBC's ''
Night Court
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'' and the reboot of
''Charmed'' on
The CW
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.
Talwalkar has also performed in a number of theatrical productions and plays such as
Philip Ridley
Philip Ridley (born 1957 in East London) is an English storyteller working in a wide range of artistic media.
As a visual artist he has been cited as a contemporary of the 'Young British Artists', and had his artwork exhibited internationally. ...
's ''Radiant Vermin''.
Partial filmography
External links
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Kapil Talwalkar - Official InstagramKapil Talwalkar - Official Twitter
References
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Living people
American male actors of Indian descent
People from Cupertino, California
1993 births
Male actors from California
Male actors from Pune
Indian emigrants to the United States
University of Southern California alumni
American male television actors
American male voice actors
21st-century American male actors
American male stage actors