Satya Baskaran

Satya Baskaran is an actor and director who graduated from the University of Birmingham's Drama and Theatre Arts Course. Since 2014, he has worked in the UK and Dubai in independent, fringe and commercial theatre, earning accolades at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015 and at the Short+Sweet Theatre Festival in Dubai in 2020.

An adaptive and fluid performer, Satya has worked in a variety of productions in roles ranging from dramatic to comedic, contemporary and classical. These have included the lead in Sarah Ruhl's 'Orlando' as well as supporting roles in 'Hamlet' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Satya also starred in Neil LaBute's 'The Shape Of Things' in August 2020 - the first play of Dubai's post-lockdown season, as well as lead the highly acclaimed production of 'Holmes and Watson', both of which opened to great acclaim. Prior to moving to Vancouver in June 2021, Satya produced and starred in 'The Wolf Pack', an original short film which he helped write.

Satya is also a proficient guitarist and singer, both of which are self-taught and he has also completed his Trinity Grade 6 music exam in guitar. A skilled cold-reader, who thrives in evolving situations, Satya revels in the opportunity to improvise with his scene partners. His knowledge of on-camera technique has also been bolstered by his work in short films, as well as a short-course in film acting he has taken since leaving university.

Additionally, Satya is interested in martial arts as a form of fitness and as a hobby as has achieved a yellow belt in kick-boxing. He is also an avid reader, and engages in creative writing in his spare time. He is now looking for opportunities to expand his body of work and gain more experience to build his career.

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