Karan Brar

Karan Brar (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor, best known for his child roles as Chirag Gupta in the Wimpy Kid feature film franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, as well as for his co-starring role as Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie, and its subsequent spin-off Bunk'd.
== Contents ==
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* 1Early life
* 2Career
* 3Personal life
* 4Filmography
* 5Awards and nominations
* 6References
* 7External links
== Early life ==
Karan Brar was born on January 18, 1999 in Redmond, Washington, to parents Harinder and Jasbinder Brar, who are of Indian ancestry.[1][2][3][4] He was raised in Bothell, Washington, and has one older sibling, a sister named Sabreena.[2][3][4] Brar attended Cedar Wood Elementary School and studied acting at John Robert Powers and Patti Kalles workshops.[1][3]
== Career ==
Brar began his acting career at the age of 11, starring as Indian middle schooler Chirag Gupta in the comedy feature film Diary of a Wimpy Kid.[2][3]Born and raised in the United States, Brar naturally speaks with an American accent and worked with a dialect coach to perfect his Indian accent for the role.[3][5]
In March 2011, Brar reprised his role as Chirag Gupta in the feature film sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.[2] In October 2011, it was confirmed that he would also be reprising his role as Chirag for the third installment of the Wimpy Kid franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, released on August 3, 2012.[6] In April 2010, he appeared in the Seeds of Compassion advertorial campaign announcing the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle, as well as appearing in commercials for Shell Gasoline and Committee for Children.[2][4]
Brar begain starring in the role of 10-year-old Indian adoptee Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie in September 2011.[2][7] During pre-production of the show, the role of Ravi was originally intended to be an Hispanic boy named Javier from South America, but casting directors were impressed with Brar during the audition process and ultimately decided to recreate the role for him.[8][9][10]
In February 2015, a new Disney Channel series Bunk'd, a spin-off of Jessie, was announced, in which Brar would reprise his role as Ravi Ross, co-starring alongside Peyton List and Skai Jackson.[11]
== Personal life ==
Brar lives in the Los Angeles area with his parents and older sister.[2] He is fluent in English, Punjabi and Hindi.[1][12] When he is not busy working, Brar enjoys figure skating, roller skating, swimming, hip-hop dancing, rapping and playing video games.[1][2] He also starred in one of YouTuber Lilly Singh's videos.[13]
== Filmography ==
Film roles
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	2010	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Chirag Gupta	
2011	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Chirag Gupta	 	 	 	 	
2012	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 	Chirag Gupta	 	 	 	 	
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman 	Mason 	Voice role 	 	 	 	
2018	Pacific Rim: Uprising 	Suresh 	Post-production	 	 	 	
Television roles
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	2011–2015	Jessie	Ravi Ross	Main role
2012–2013 	Pair of Kings 	Tito 	Episode: "I Know What You Did Last Sunday"	 	 	 	
2013 	Sofia the First 	Prince Zandar	Voice role; 4 episodes (season 1) 	 	 	 	
2013–2015 	Teens Wanna Know	Himself 	3 episodes 	 	 	 	
2013–2014 	Pass the Plate 	Himself 	Co-host; 11 episodes 	 	 	 	
2014 	Lab Rats 	Kal Zar 	Episode: "Alien Gladiators" 	 	 	 	
2014 	Chasing LA 	Himself 	Web series; 1 episode 	 	 	 	
2014 	Storyline Online	Himself 	Web series; 1 episode 	 	 	 	
2015–present	Bunk'd 	Ravi Ross 	Main role 	 	 	 	
2015 	Invisible Sister	George 	Disney Channel Original Movie 	 	 	 	
2016 	The Night Shift 	Omed 	Episode: "The Thing With Feathers" 	 	 	 	
== Awards and nominations ==
Awards	Awards 	Awards 	Awards 	Awards 	Awards	Awards
Year 	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result 	Ref. 	
2011 	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast
(with Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick,
Alex Ferris, Chloë Grace Moretz, Laine MacNeil and Grayson Russell)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 	Won 	[14] 	
2012 	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Nominated	[15] 	
2012 	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV series – Supporting Young Actor 	Jessie 	Won 	[15] 	
2013 	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 	Nominated	[16] 	
2013 	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast
(with Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Peyton List, Laine MacNeil
Connor & Owen Fielding, Devon Bostick and Grayson Russell)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 	Won 	[16] 	
2013 	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor 	Jessie 	Nominated	[16] 	
2014 	NAACP Image Award 	Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program (Series or Special)	Jessie 	Nominated	[17]