# Samrat Chakrabarti > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samrat_Chakrabarti > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samrat_Chakrabarti.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samrat_Chakrabarti > Source revision: 1342282574 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Short description|Actor}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = Samrat Chakrabarti at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg | caption = Chakrabarti at the [2025 Sundance Film Festival](/source/2025_Sundance_Film_Festival) | name = Samrat Chakrabarti | birth_date = | birth_place = [London](/source/London), England | education = {{ubl|[Brandeis University](/source/Brandeis_University) {{small|([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}}|[Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) {{small|([MFA](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts))}}}} | occupation = {{csv|Actor|musician}} | years_active = 2003–present }} '''Samrat Chakrabarti''' is a British-American film actor and musician of Indian descent.{{cite web|magazine=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/south-asian-house-isf-tribeca-festival-programming-1236407829/|date=May 22, 2025|title=South Asian House, ISF Partner for Tribeca Festival Programming (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran}} He holds a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts) degree from the [Institute for Advanced Theater Training](/source/Institute_for_Advanced_Theater_Training) at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University).{{cite web|newspaper=[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)|date=December 14, 2012|url=https://archive.org/details/the-indian-express_202603|title=Samrat, Samjiv create a new rock opera 'Bumbug The Musical'|author=Swamy, Prakash M.|publisher=[Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)|language=en}} == Career == === Acting === Chakrabarti appeared in the 2004 [Spike Lee](/source/Spike_Lee) film ''[She Hate Me](/source/She_Hate_Me)''{{cite web|title=She Hate Me Press Kit|publisher=[Sony Pictures Classics](/source/Sony_Pictures_Classics)|url=https://www.sonyclassics.com/shehateme/_media/presskit.pdf|date=2004}} as well as such films as [Manish Acharya](/source/Manish_Acharya)'s ''[Loins of Punjab Presents](/source/Loins_of_Punjab_Presents)'', ''[Bombay Summer](/source/Bombay_Summer)'', starring [Tannishtha Chatterjee](/source/Tannishtha_Chatterjee){{cite web|newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221052003/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08bombay.html|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08bombay.html|title=A Love Triangle Without the Bollywood|author=Hale, Matt|date=October 7, 2010|archivedate=February 21, 2012}} and ''[Stray Dolls](/source/Stray_Dolls)''.{{cite web|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/stray-dolls-review-1204979/|title=‘Stray Dolls’: Film Review|first=Justin|last=Lowe|date=April 27, 2019}} Chakrabarti has also appeared in television productions, including ''[Rescue Me](/source/Rescue_Me_(American_TV_series))'' with [Denis Leary](/source/Denis_Leary), ''[Conviction](/source/Conviction_(2016_TV_series))'', ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'', ''[The Sopranos](/source/The_Sopranos)'' and [FX](/source/FX_(TV_channel))'s ''[Damages](/source/Damages_(TV_series))''.{{cite web|publisher=[BroadwayWorld](/source/BroadwayWorld)|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/LAUGHistan-Presents-World-Premiere-of-BUMBUG-THE-MUSICAL-125-22-20121113|title=LAUGHistan Presents World Premiere of BUMBUG THE MUSICAL, 12/5-22|author=BWW News Desk|date=November 13, 2012}} In 2025, he attended the world premiere of his [zombie film](/source/zombie_film) ''[Didn't Die](/source/Didn't_Die)'' at the [2025 Sundance Film Festival](/source/2025_Sundance_Film_Festival).{{cite web|publisher=[Sundance Film Festival](/source/Sundance_Film_Festival)|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/didnt-die-brings-improv-to-the-zombie-apocalypse/|date=January 29, 2025|title=“Didn’t Die” Brings Improv to the Zombie Apocalypse}} === Music === Samrat Chakrabarti is also an established international musician. In 1994, he founded [Brandeis University](/source/Brandeis_University)'s award-winning all male [a cappella](/source/a_cappella) group, VoiceMale, for which he continues to contribute arrangements and original compositions, including "Please Don't Go," which appears on the album ''Suit Up'' and arrangements for the national a cappella compilation ''Voices Only 2009''. He won a U.S. [CARA](/source/Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society) for Best Original Pop/Rock Song for his composition "What's It all About." He is a former member of the a cappella group Five O' Clock Shadow. He was also a part of the group ''[The Hyannis Sound](/source/The_Hyannis_Sound)''. In 1998, Chakrabarti produced an untitled album for his musical group, JYDE, and composed the song "Startving."{{cn|date=May 2023}} He wrote the music and co-wrote the book and lyrics for the 2012 musical ''[Bumbug the Musical](/source/Bumbug_the_Musical)''.{{cite web|newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/theater/reviews/bumbug-at-the-clurman-theater.html|first=Rachel|last=Saltz|date=December 17, 2012|title=Scroogewala, a Deli Worker, Looks for Love in New Land}} Chakrabarti has also composed the theme song "Dhol Beat" for ''Loins of Punjab'', and Sundaram Tagore's ''Natvar Bhavsar: Poetics of Color''.{{cn|date=May 2023}} == Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2003 || ''Arya'' || Raj Singh || |- | 2004 || ''[She Hate Me](/source/She_Hate_Me)'' || Ahmad || |- | rowspan="2" |2005 || ''[The War Within](/source/The_War_Within_(film))'' || Pakistani Interrogator || |- | ''Homecoming'' || Ben || |- | 2006 || ''[The Bong Connection](/source/The_Bong_Connection)'' || Rakesh || [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) film |- | rowspan="3" |2007 || ''[Loins of Punjab Presents](/source/Loins_of_Punjab_Presents)'' || Trance Sen || |- | ''Karma Calling'' || Rohit Rao || |- | ''[Kissing Cousins](/source/Kissing_Cousins_(film))'' || Amir || |- | rowspan="2" |2009 || ''Homecoming'' || Ben || |- | ''[Bombay Summer](/source/Bombay_Summer)'' || Jaidev || |- | rowspan="2" |2010 || ''Ashes'' || Rishi || |- | ''[Gangor](/source/Gangor_(film))'' || Ujan || |- | 2011 || ''[Desperate Endeavors](/source/Desperate_Endeavors)'' || Adesh || Short film |- | rowspan="2" |2012 || ''[Midnight's Children](/source/Midnight's_Children_(film))'' || Wee Willie Winkie || |- | ''[Price Check](/source/Price_Check)'' || Eddie || |- | rowspan="2" |2013 || ''[Vishwaroopam](/source/Vishwaroopam)'' || rowspan="2" | Deepak Chatterjee || Tamil film |- | ''[Vishwaroop](/source/Vishwaroopam)'' || Hindi film |- | rowspan="2" rowspan"2" |2014 || ''[The Ladies of the House](/source/The_Ladies_of_the_House)'' || Derek || |- | ''[Unfreedom](/source/Unfreedom)'' || Anees || |- | 2015 || ''[Beyond the Mask](/source/Beyond_the_Mask)'' || Basil || |- | 2016 || ''[Wiener-Dog](/source/Wiener-Dog_(film))'' || Dr. Farhard Rahman || |- | 2017 || ''[Viceroy's House](/source/Viceroy's_House_(film))'' || Moshin || |- | rowspan="4" rowspan"4" |2018 | ''[The Kindergarten Teacher](/source/The_Kindergarten_Teacher_(2018_film))'' || Sanjay Roy || |- | ''[Nancy](/source/Nancy_(film))'' || Raj || |- | ''[Vishwaroopam 2](/source/Vishwaroopam_2)'' || rowspan="2" | Deepak Chatterjee || Tamil film |- | ''[Vishwaroop 2](/source/Vishwaroopam_2)'' || Hindi film |- | 2019 || ''[Stray Dolls](/source/Stray_Dolls)'' || Sal || |- | 2020 || ''[I'll Meet You There](/source/I'll_Meet_You_There_(film))'' || Dr. Sahil Khan || |- | 2021 || ''[Leylak](/source/Leylak_(film))'' || Abdul || Short film |- | 2025 || ''[Didn't Die](/source/Didn't_Die)'' || Hari || |} == Television roles == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | rowspan="3" |2004 || ''[The Sopranos](/source/The_Sopranos)'' ([HBO](/source/HBO)) || Dr. Onkar Singh || Episode: "[Marco Polo](/source/Marco_Polo_(The_Sopranos))" |- | ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'' ([NBC](/source/NBC)) || Hydar Raheem || Episode: "Enemy" |- | ''[Hope and Faith](/source/Hope_and_Faith)'' [(ABC)](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) || DJ || Episode: "Jack's Back" |- | 2006 || ''[Love Monkey](/source/Love_Monkey)'' ([CBS](/source/CBS)) || Engineer || Episode: "Opportunity Knocks" |- | 2007 || ''[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)'' ([NBC](/source/NBC)) || Tariq Amir || Episode: "World's Fair" |- | 2008 || ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'' [(ABC)](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) || Saad Pertiwi || Episode: #1.10018 |- | rowspan="2" |2009 || ''[Damages](/source/Damages_(TV_series))'' [(FX)](/source/FX_(TV_channel)) || Manu Singh || Episodes: "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney" and "New York Sucks" |- | ''[Celebrity Ghost Stories](/source/Celebrity_Ghost_Stories)'' [(The Biography Channel)](/source/FYI_(American_TV_channel)) || Pharmacist || (TV Series documentary) |- | rowspan="3" |2010 || ''[Bored to Death](/source/Bored_to_Death)'' ([HBO](/source/HBO)) || Akhil || Episode: "Forty-Two Down!" |- | ''[In Treatment](/source/In_Treatment_(American_TV_series))'' ([HBO](/source/HBO))|| Arun Sanyal || Episode: "Sunil: Week One" |- | ''[30 Rock](/source/30_Rock)'' ([NBC](/source/NBC)) || Ramesh || Episode: "College" |- | rowspan="2" |2013 || ''[The Carrie Diaries](/source/The_Carrie_Diaries_(TV_series))'' ([The CW](/source/The_CW)) || Doc || Episode: "I Heard a Rumor" |- | ''[Blue Bloods](/source/Blue_Bloods_(TV_series))'' ([CBS](/source/CBS)) || Parmar Hameed || Episode: "[Mistaken Identity](/source/Blue_Bloods_(season_4))" |- | 2014 || ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'' ([NBC](/source/NBC)) || Mr. Salim || Episode: "Criminal Stories" |- | 2015 || ''[Mr. Robot](/source/Mr._Robot)'' ([USA Network](/source/USA_Network)) || Rohit "Ron" Mehta || Episode: eps1.0_hellofriend.mov |- | rowspan="2" |2016 || ''[NCIS: New Orleans](/source/NCIS%3A_New_Orleans)'' ([CBS](/source/CBS)) || rowspan="2" |Jenner Blye || Episode: "Sister City: Part 1" |- | ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))'' ([CBS](/source/CBS)) || Episode: "Sister City: Part 2" |- | rowspan="2" |2017 || ''[Bull](/source/Bull_(2016_TV_Series))'' ([CBS](/source/CBS)) || Sean Laheri ||Episode: "What's Your Number?" |- |''[The Problem with Apu](/source/The_Problem_with_Apu)'' ([TruTV](/source/TruTV)) || Himself || Documentary |- | rowspan="2" |2020 || ''[Homeland](/source/Homeland_(TV_series))'' ([Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network))) || Ambassador Rashad || Episode: "[Designated Driver](/source/Designated_Driver_(Homeland))" |- | ''[Little Voice](/source/Little_Voice_(TV_series))'' ([Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B)) || Anil || 5 episodes |- | 2021 || ''[Bull](/source/Bull_(2016_TV_Series))'' ([CBS](/source/CBS)) || Jai ||Episode: "The Boy Who Cried Murder" |} == Videogames == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | rowspan="3" |2005 || ''[SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs](/source/SOCOM_3_U.S._Navy_SEALs)'' || Additional South Asia AO voices |- | ''[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_Liberty_City_Stories)'' || {{N/A}} |- | ''[SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo](/source/SOCOM_U.S._Navy_SEALs%3A_Fireteam_Bravo)'' || Additional South Asia AO voices |- | 2013 || ''[Grand Theft Auto V](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_V)'' || The Local Population |- | 2014 || ''[Far Cry 4](/source/Far_Cry_4)'' || Additional voices |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{official|http://www.samratchakrabarti.com}} * {{IMDb name|1589782}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakrabarti, Samrat}} Category:1975 births Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male actors of Indian descent Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:American people of Bengali descent Category:Brandeis University alumni Category:English emigrants to the United States Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Living people Category:English people of Bengali descent --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Samrat Chakrabarti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samrat_Chakrabarti) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samrat_Chakrabarti?action=history)). 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