Arka Das is an Australian actor, director and screenwriter.

Early life

Das born in Bangladesh and emigrated to Australia with his family as a child. He grew up in Ashfield in Sydney's western suburbs, where he attended school and university. His father was a writer, which meant he was introduced to the arts from a young age, partaking in community and school programs.

Career

Das has played roles in numerous television series, including '' Shantaram,

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, Bite Club, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Safe Home'' and '' Bali 2002'' He has also appeared in films '' UnIndian'' (2015), the multi-Academy Award-nominated film ''

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'' (2016), the live-action remake of ''

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'' (2020), and '' The Portable Door'' (2023). His stage credits include ''Beached'' at Sydney's Griffin Theatre and ''Animals Out of Paper'' at Sydney's

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, for which he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010

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. Das is also a writer & director, having made short films, web series and documentaries. In 2014, he co-created comedy web series ''The Casuals'', which was streamed in the US. His short documentary film ''Phoenix'' was a finalist at Focus on Abilities Film Festival in 2016. He then wrote and directed short film ''Khana Khazana'', which screened at several film festivals in Australia and overseas, and won several awards at Made in the West Film Festival 2020. It is being developed into a full-length feature film. For his performance in 2021 anthology film '' Here Out West'', Das was nominated for the

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Most Outstanding Supporting Actor. One of eight writers, he wrote and starred in the ''Brotherhood'' segment of the film and featured in the next chapter, ''The Eternal Dance''. He also received a nomination for the 2021 AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Awards in the Original Feature Film category for the same project. Off the back of the film, Das went on to host ABC's television series ''8 Nights Out West'' in 2022, where he explored different cuisines across Sydney, based on the cultural backgrounds of each of the '' Here Out West'' writers.

Filmography

Television

Film

Stage

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Arka Living people Australian stage actors Australian film actors Australian television actors 21st-century Australian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Bangladeshi emigrants to Australia Australian Hindus