Acting Resume

RAO RAMPILLA

HEIGHT: 5'6" SAG-AFTRA/DG HAIR : Brown
WEIGHT : 135 lbs. www.imdb.me/raorampilla EYES : Brown
THAT'S MY BOY Supporting (7 scenes) opposite Adam Sandler Dir: Sean Anders Columbis Pictures
UNREACHABLE BY CONVENTIONAL MEANS Principal
AUSTIM PENDLETON PROJECT Principal  
FAMILY ON BOARD Principal

 
ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND Looping (Dir: Griffin Dunne) INTERMEDIARY Inc
IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE Principal (Dir: Zeina Durran)  
DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY Principal Bollywood Film
DON'T LET ME DROWN Principal (Dir: Cruz Angeles)  
MATTIE FRESNO AND THE HOLOFLUX UNIVERSE Principal (Dir: Phillip Gallo) GALLO
MAN PUSH CART Principal (Dir: Ramin Bahrani)  
SHOOTS & LADDERS Principal (Dir: Greene/ Wernick)  
SIX FEET IN SEVEN MINUTES (Best Film Award) Engineer (Lead) (Dir: Rafael Del Toro)  
SITE AT FISHKILL CREEK (Film Festivals) Boyfriend (Lead) (Dir: John C. Magary)  
SEEING YOU IN CIRCLES (LOGO TV Channel) Pianist (Dir: Sam McConnell)  
OFF DUTY Ashish (Dir: Zac Nicholson)  
TELEVISION    
BOLLYWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD Star (Talk Show Host) Cable
LET IT GO Co-Star (Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld) ABC PILOT
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Co-Star (Dir: Jeffrey Reiner) NBC
30 ROCK Co-Star (Dir: Adam Bernstein) NBC
SEX AND THE CITY Co-Star HBO
CONAN O'BRIEN SHOW Co-Star NBC
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY Guest Star (Comedian) NBC
COLIN QUINN SHOW Guest Star COMEDY CENTRAL
COURT TV Co-Star CRT
MTV Co-Star MTV

FILM    

THEATRE    
A FAR SHORE Dr. Ambedkar (Lead)(Dir: Peter Cook) The Castillo Theatre
DRESSED IN YOUR DREAMS Father (Dir: Jess Fisch) The Public Theatre, NYC
THE CRAZY LADY OF CHAILLOT Dr. Jadin (Dir: Barbara Vann) Medicine Show Theatre
RANGOON Moti Lal (Dir: Kaipo Schwab) The Pan Asian Repertory, NYC
CHE News Reporter (Dir: Madelyn Chapman) The Castillo Theatre
POONA PACT - A SKETCH COMEDY Obama mediating Gandh & Ambedkar Columbia University
GANDHI, UNTOUCHABLES AND ME One Man Show NYC
MACBETH Old Man & Messenger (Dir. Jose) La Tea Theatre, NYC
OTHELLO Duke and Musician (Dir. Jose) La Tea Theatre, NYC
ROMEO AND JULIET Serving Man & Musician La Tea Theatre, NYC
(Reproduced during the Immigrant Heritage Week, NYC
HAPPY HOUR Recurring role (Dir. Michael Horn) Michael Chekhov Thetre, NYC
A CARIBBEAN CHRISTMAS CAROL Scrooge (Dir: J. Wade) Washington Irving Theatre, NYC
CAMILLE Baron Varville (Dir:Cormack) Common Basis Theatre, NYC
(Reviews - oobr.com:'capable of cruelty' Columbia Spectator:'inspires the revulsion of Varville')
AMERICAN BUFFALO Donny (Dir: Anna Strasberg) NYC Showcase
NEERU POYANDI (WATER IT) Poet Showcase in India


VOICEOVERS
DIGITAL SYNAPSE (VIDEO GAME); TANQERINE; LOWE’S RADIO; MTV; ESPN; ALL INDIA RADIO & TV


COMMERCIALS
25 National Commercials including a 2002 Super Bowl VISA Commercial with Kevin Bacon
Conflicts and Other Jobs Available Upon Request

TRAINING  
Alan Arkin of The Second City
Austin Pendleton of The Steppenwolf Theatre (5 years)
Nancy Bishop Workshop (Prague)
Suzanne Shepherd of Meisner
The Juilliard School (NYC)  
The Lee Strasberg Institute (NYC)
The School for Film & TV (NYC): Meisner & Script Analysis (Milton Justice of The Stella Adler)  

SPECIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Barry Harris Jazz Choir, Celebrity in India, Writer, Poet, Tai-Chi, Yoga Teacher, Stick-fight, Drivers License, Dance; Sing, Harmonica, Piano, Trial Attorney (International, Native American Casino Gambling), Diplomat/UN, Professor, Judge, Accents (US, Indian, Oxford Indian, Middle East), Speak (Telugu, Hindi, Urdu), Current Passport.
Degrees: LL.M. (U.Ga. US); Diploma (VUB, Brussels); B.S., J.D., LL.M. (INDIA)