Arka Das
Arka Das is an Australian actor, director and screenwriter. For his performance in Here Out West, he was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actor.[2] He wrote and starred in the Brotherhood segment of the film and featured in the next chapter, The Eternal Dance.[3] He also received a nomination for the 2021 AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Awards in the Original Feature Film category for the same project.
Arka Das | |
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Born | Bangladesh[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Other roles he has played include the TV series Shantaram, Pulse, Bite Club, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Safe Home and Bali 2002,[4] films Lion, Mulan,[5] The Portable Door and UnIndian[6] and on stage in Beached at Sydney's Griffin Theatre and Animals Out of Paper at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre [7] for which he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010 Sydney Theatre Awards.
References
- Vella, Joanne (24 January 2022), "Western Sydney in feature film Here Out West", Blacktown Advocate
- Kelly, Vivienne (19 June 2023), "Logie Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees Revealed", Variety
- Kellar, Jim (12 August 2022), "ABC movie Here Out West airs on Sunday showing the kaleidoscope of cultures in the suburbs", The Canberra Times
- Yee, Hannah-Rose (27 May 2022), "Close-up: the system finds its new generation of stars", The Australian
- Vella, Joanne (26 March 2020), "Mulan actor Arka Das uses time off for creativity", Parramatta Advertiser
- Dent, Nick (11 October 2015), "Romcom bowled squarely at cricket-mad Indians", The Daily Telegraph
- Blake, Elissa (4 April 2010), "Animals Out of Paper", The Sun Herald