Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor who primarily works in English movies and is critically acclaimed. The first time we saw Suraj Sharma on the big screen was in the movie The Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and the film met both critical and commercial success.
One of the notable things about the film was Suraj Sharma’s acting as Pi Patel and the way he carried the film on his shoulders. From then till now, Suraj Sharma is considered one of the best Indian actors that the world has ever seen.
Suraj Sharma Bio, Career, Girlfriend, Awards, Family, Net Worth, Life Of Pi, Height, Weight, Age, Social Media, Wife, How I Met Your Father And More!
Let’s take a look at the life of the actor Suraj Sharma that has made India proud at numerous film festivals.
Suraj Sharma Bio
Suraj Sharma was born on 21 March 1993 in New Delhi, India. Sharma was born in a Malayali family settled in New Delhi. He was born to his mother Shailaja Sharma an economist who hails from Palakkad, Kerala, and his father Gokul Churai, a software engineer from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Suraj Sharma was raised in a Malayali household along with brother Sriharsh Sharma and sister Dhruvatara Sharma. Sharma did his schooling at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya Secondary School and for his higher education, Sharma attended the St.Stephen’s College of Delhi University.
At St.Stephen’s College, Sharma acquired his bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Suraj Sharma went into the path of acting shortly after completing university. The actor turned 29 in 2022 and his zodiac sign is Aries.
Suraj Sharma Career
Suraj Sharma’s breakthrough was his first movie itself. Sharma auditioned for the role of Life of Pi along with his brother Sriharsh Sharma and it was not an easy catch.
He went through multiple auditions before he got the part of Pi and he was chosen from 3000 boys who auditioned for the role. But the struggle doesn’t end in the audition.
To get into the role of Pi, Suraj Sharma gained and lost 13-14 kgs for the film. Life of Pi is directed and produced by Ang Lee and is a movie based on a novel of the same name. Life of Pi was premiered at New York Film Festival and was a success in theatres.
Sharma’s debut acting was praised by many critics and he was nominated for BAFTA Rising Star Award and Critic’s Choice Young Actor Award. Sharma also won Las Vegas Film Critics Society Youth in Film Award, MTV Movie Awards Best Scared-As-Shit Performance Award, and Saturn Best Performance by a Young Actor Award for his debut acting.
Establishing himself as a versatile actor through the first film itself, Sharma appeared in many movies after Life of Pi. Some of the movies that Sharma has acted in include Million Dollar Arm, Umrika, Burn Your Maps, Phillaurim, Happy Death Day 2U, and Killerman.
In 2019, Sharma acted in the movie The Illegal and he played a character named Hassan in the movie. For The Illegal, Sharma was won the award for best actor at Yellowstone International Film Festival. His upcoming movie is The Wedding Season. Suraj Sharma has also acted in many series including Homeland and Little America.
The latest series that he has appeared in is How I Met Your Father, a spin-off series of How I Met Your Mother. The series was premiered on Hulu on January 18, 2022, and Sharma’s acting in the series received positive reviews. Sharma isn’t an active face in mainstream Indian cinemas and has acted more in English movies.
Is Suraj Sharma Dating Anyone?
Suraj Sharma has always kept his dating life away from the public eye. The media isn’t aware of Sharma’s dating life after he became an actor and raise to fame.
Before becoming an actor, he was in love with a girl named Gyayatri Alma when he doing school, and the couple dated for three years. It is rumored that Sharma and Alma were engaged but the couple broke up in 2010.
What Is Suraj Sharma’s Sexual Orientation?
Because Sharma’s dating life has been kept secretive since he appeared in Life of Pi and was never rumored to be dating anyone, a few people assumed that Sharma is gay. But Sharma hasn’t addressed any of these assumptions or came out as gay, so as of now, Suraj Sharma is straight.
Suraj Sharma Net Worth
Suraj Sharma has an estimated net worth of $17million. Sharma is leading a modest life and is settled in New York City.
Suraj Sharma Height And Weight
Suraj Sharma stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs approximately 143lbs. Sharma has dark brown eyes and black hair.
Suraj Sharma Social Media
Suraj Sharma is active on both Instagram and Twitter. On Twitter, Sharma has 30.4k followers and on Instagram, he has 13.6k followers.
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