Arka Das

Arka Das is an Australian actor, screenwriter and director who was born in Bangladesh, moved to Australia as a child and was raised in the Sydney suburb of Ashfield. He has worked widely in television, with roles in series such as Shantaram, Pulse, Bite Club, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Safe Home and Bali 2002, and appeared in the films UnIndian (2015), Lion (2016), Mulan (2020) and The Portable Door (2023). On stage he appeared in Animals Out of Paper and Beached, and his work earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2010 Sydney Theatre Awards. He also writes and directs, co-creating the comedy web series The Casuals in 2014 and making the short film Khana Khazana, which won awards at the Made in the West Film Festival in 2020. His performance in Here Out West brought a 2023 Logie nomination, and he hosted the ABC series 8 Nights Out West in 2022.