Varun Saranga | |
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Saranga at the Canadian Film Centre Annual Garden Party in 2016 | |
Born | 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.
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. In 2014 he had a supporting role in the television miniseries The Best Laid Plans.
In 2017, he appeared in the horror television film Neverknock as the love interest of Kiana Madeira's lead character. In 2019 he joined the cast of Burden of Truth in a regular role as Noah Achari.
In 2023, he had a recurring role as Alvin Canada in the television sitcom Shelved and was also the lead of the new holiday romantic comedy series on The Roku Channel called The Holiday Shift.
He is an alumnus of the Actors Conservatory program at the Canadian Film Centre, and has also directed a number of short films.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Russet Season | Will | Short Film |
2018 | eHero | Wayne Levin | |
Softcore | Corey | Short Film | |
Amityville Witch Activity | Varun | Short Film | |
Appiness | Raj | ||
2022 | Daniel's Gotta Die | Carter | |
The Baker | Mani | ||
2023 | Fingernails | Garth | |
2024 | Don't Forget | Grant | Short Film |
2024 | A Thousand Cuts | Lex |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2011 | How to Be Indie | AJ Mehta | 27 episodes |
2009 | Cra$h & Burn | Amar Bhutta | Episode: "Trust" |
2010 | Unnatural History | Daveed | Episode: "Public School Enemies" |
2011 | Mudpit | Kid Customer | Episode: "Muzika's Most Wanted" |
2012 | Bunks | Sanjay | Television film |
2013 | Lucky 7 | Malik | Recurring |
2014 | The Best Laid Plans | Pete 2 | 6 episodes |
2015 | Young Drunk Punk | Naseef | Episode: "Sound Judgement" |
2017 | Save Me | Sohail | Episode: "H.B.D." |
Orphan Black | Neal | Episode: "Let the Children and Childbearers Toil" | |
Odd Squad | Over Easy | Episode: "The Breakfast Club/Dr. O: Party Time, Excellent" | |
People of Earth | Kevin, Motel clerk | Episode: "Gerry's Return" | |
Dark Haven High | Mr. Zing | Episode: "The Lizard of Ooze" | |
Neverknock | Gavin | Television film | |
2017–2018 | Schitt's Creek | Gary | 2 episodes |
Workin' Moms | Chad | 8 episodes | |
2017–2021 | Wynonna Earp | Jeremy Chetri | 35 episodes |
2018 | Killer High | Ronnie | Television film |
2018–2019 | Carter | Vijay Gill | 7 episodes |
Go Away, Unicorn! | Ollie | Voice role, 42 episodes | |
2019 | Adventures in Casting | Camera operator | 3 episodes |
Burden of Truth | Noah Achari | 5 episodes | |
2020 | Nurses | Dev Sikka | 3 episodes |
2021 | Hudson & Rex | Levi Gill / Armie Modi | Episode: "The Secret Life of Levi" |
Endlings | Noah Fossey | 9 episodes | |
2021–2022 | Strays | Ravi | 5 episodes |
2022 | The Kids in the Hall | Intern | 1 episode |
Coroner | Rohan Arjune | Episode: "True Crime" | |
2022–2023 | Sort Of | Ismail | 9 episodes |
2023 | Shelved | Alvin Canada | 7 episodes |
The Holiday Shift | Sam | 5 episodes | |
SurrealEstate | Zayan Wali | Episode: "Dearly Departed" | |
2023–2024 | Total Drama Island (2023) | Raj | Voice role, 22 episodes |
References
- ^ Andrew Parker, "The Wild Summer of Wynonna Earp’s Varun Saranga". TheGATE.ca, July 24, 2017.
- Brian Gorman, "Smiling through the generation gap". Sudbury Star, October 8, 2009.
- "Clarkson's Kiana Madeira gets bloody in new horror film Neverknock". Mississauga News, October 16, 2017.
- Jill Wilson, "Nothing but the Truth". Winnipeg Free Press, January 15, 2019.
- Radheyan Simonpillai, "Shelved brings Abbott Elementary’s sharp comedy to Toronto’s public libraries". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2023.
- 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.
- Jordan Pinto, "CFC names Actors Conservatory participants". Playback, August 5, 2015.
- "Russet Season". Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- "Inside Out 2018 Program Guide" (PDF). Inside Out. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- "Amityville Witch Activity". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 13 December 2023.