Background:

Indian born actor Abhi Sinha has appeared in the films “The Social Network” (2010), “I Melt with You” (2011), “In Time” (2011) and “People Like Us” (2012) as well as in episodes of television series “Ghost Whisperer,” “CSI: Miami” and “Bones,” to name a few.  

Sinha plays the saxophone, tennis and ice-hockey.


Saxophonist

Childhood and Family:

Abhi Sinha was born on February 20, 1990, in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Growing up, he mostly lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he enrolled at the esteemed Shadyside Academy. Abhi was a competitive hockey player and a skilled saxophonist. His family later relocated to the west coast, where he attended The Webb Schools in Claremont, California and started acting in his school's productions. After graduating from Webb, he spent his freshman year at USC before taking an indefinite leave of absence to concentrate on his acting career.

Abhi is a big fan of Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins.      


In Time

Career:

Abhi Sinha made his television debut as Aneesh in an episode of “The Bernie Mac Show” called “The Music Mac” (2005). He went on to make guest appearances in television shows like “The Cleaner” (2009, as Vishal Shah), “How I Met Your Mother” (2009), “Ghost Whisperer” (2010, as Aaron), “CSI: Miami” (2010) and “Hank” (2010).

In 2010, Sinha broke into the wide screen with a small role as Vikram in the drama “The Social Network,” depicting the founding of social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. Directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, the film earned widespread acclaim, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, and won three for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Film Editing. It also was a huge success at the box office by collecting a total of $224,920,315 worldwide against a budget of $40 million.  

In 2011, Sinha appeared with Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe and Christian McKay in the arthouse thriller “I Melt with You,” directed by Mark Pellington. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2011. He played the role of Ross in “In Time” (2011), a dystopian science fiction film starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer, Vincent Kartheiser, and Johnny Galecki. The film, written, directed and produced by Andrew Niccol, was a box office hit despite receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics. He was cast opposite Justin Bell, Amber Bembry and Duncan Bravo in the short film “Second Best” (2011), helmed by Jason Z. Wong.   

The same year, Sinha appeared in the made for television film “The Craigslist Killer,” starring Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner and Joshua and directed by Stephen Kay. He also made guest appearances in “Greek” and “Melissa & Joey.”  

In 2012, Sinha guest starred as Nick Samuel in the episode “The Suit on the Set” of “Bones.” He played Manager in “People Like Us,” the directorial debut of Alex Kurtzman. It starred Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Sinha has completed filming the supporting role of Kavi in the upcoming drama/fantasy film “The Philosophers” (2012), written and directed by John Huddles. His co-stars in the film include James D'Arcy, Bonnie Wright and Daryl Sabara. He is set to play Danny in the ABC TV film “Terminales” (2013), opposite Haley Ramm, Mary Page Keller and Italia Ricci.


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