Karan Choudhary

Karan Choudhary (born on 11 November 1989) is an Indian actor, model, and filmmaker pursuing his career in New York.He is best known for filmmaking and acting, his films have won and received several awards in the short film category. Choudhary is also a popular face in tv commercials and has appeared in The History Channel, Bud Light Beer, T-Mobile, Perrier Sparkling Water, Captain Morgan Rum, Canon Cameras, Budweiser Beer, NYU Langone Hospitals, Stella Artois Beer, Intercontinental Hotels and On Vocal Headphones.
Choudhary has been credited for his indie projects including “Careful What You Wish For”, “Mommy Heist”, and “Callie & Izzy”. His story of becoming a filmmaker has been covered by several mainstream media outlets. As of June 2020, Choudhary has appeared in over 15 shorts films, TV series and TV movies.
In his early career, Choudhary has created a buzz by receiving several nominations for his work on the "global film" festival circuits.
== Early life and education ==
Karan Choudhary was born on 11 November 1989 in Faridabad, India. He completed his graduation from Delhi university in business and marketing in 2010. While studying theatre, Choudhary worked as a model in Mumbai.He moved to New York in 2013 after being accepted to the famous Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. There, he studied the Sanford Meisner technique of acting and graduated in 2015.
== Career ==
Choudhary is among the few models who have successfully transitioned to a career in acting. Choudhary started his filmmaking career in 2017 through a short documentary film, Dedication. The documentary received many accolades, nominations and awards in film festivals including best short documentary and best message.
In 2018, Choudhary made his second film, a short comedy, New York'd. It was nominated in more than 25 international film festivals and won over six awards. In 2019, his third Short film Timepiece was nominated for Best Short Film, Best Dark Comedy, Best International Short Film and won Best LGBT Film, Best Writing at the International film festivals circuit.
== Filmography ==
Year	Work 	Category 	Role
2021	Swiped Out 	Short 	Director, Writer, Actor
2020	Main Justice 	TV Movie 	Acting
2019	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 	TV Series 	Acting
2019	The Timepiece 	Short 	Acting, director, producer, writer
2018	New York'd 	Short 	Acting, director, producer, writer
2018	The Looming Tower 	TV Mini-Series	Acting
2017	Dedication 	Short 	Director, producer, editor
2017	Yo Gotti: Lifestyle ft. Lunchmoney Lewis	Video short 	Acting
2016	Callie & Izzy 	TV Series 	Acting
2016	Sully 	Film 	Acting
2016	Mommy Heist 	Short 	Acting
2016	Schmactor 	Short 	Acting, director, producer, writer
2016	Daredevil 	TV Series 	Acting
2016	Whistleblowers 	TV Movie 	Acting
2015	Careful What You Wish 	Video short 	Acting
2016	Bull 	TV series 	Acting
2023	Extrapolations 	TV series 	Acting
== Awards ==
Year	Award 	Movie name 	Category 	Result	Festival
2018	Best Screenplay 	New York'd 	Short Film Award 	 	15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival
2018	Best Comedy 	New York'd 	Short Film 	 	Alternative Film Festival
2017	Best Documentary (Short Category) 	Dedication 	Festival Prize 	 	Alternative Film Festival
2018	Best International Film 	New York'd 	Best Short Film 	 	Birmingham Film Festival
2019	Best Short Film 	The Timepiece	Golden Angel Award 	 	Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F.)
2019	Best LGBT Film 	The Timepiece	Monthly Edition Award 	 	Crown Wood International Film Festival
2019	Best Dark Comedy 	The Timepiece	Short Film Award 	 	Georgia Shorts Film Festival
2019	September 	The Timepiece	Special Mention 	 	Global Shorts, Los Angeles
2018	Best Film 	New York'd 	Special Mention 	 	Global Shorts, Los Angeles
2019	Best LGBT Short 	The Timepiece	December Award 	 	Indie Short Fest
2018	Best Documentary Short 	Dedication 	International Competition	 	Jaipur International Film Festival
2019	Best Short Film 	The Timepiece	Short Film Award 	 	Moondance International Film Festival
2019	Best International Short Film 	The Timepiece	Jury Prize 	 	Overcome Film Festival
2018	Best Film 	New York'd 	Jury Prize 	 	Overcome Film Festival
2019	Best Writing in a Narrative or Dramatic Short Film	The Timepiece	SOFIE 	 	The Short Film Awards
2019	Best Writing 	The Timepiece	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2019	Best Actor 	The Timepiece	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2019	Best Short 	The Timepiece	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2018	Best Humor 	New York'd 	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2018	Best Actor 	New York'd 	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2018	Best Short 	New York'd 	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2017	Best Documentary Short 	Dedication 	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
2017	Best Message 	Dedication 	Top Indie Film Awards 	 	Top Indie Film Awards
== Personal life ==
Choudhary was born in the family of Om Prakash and Shrimati Choudhary. He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Spanish. 
== In the media ==
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== Gallery ==
== References ==
== External links ==
* Personal website
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* The Timepiece
* New York'd
Category:Indian actors
Category:Indian models
Category:Indian filmmakers
Category:Actors from New York City
Category:American actors of Indian descent
Category:American male actors of Indian descent