Rushi Kota

Rushi Kota is an Indian American actor who moved into acting in New York after the Great Recession changed his plans away from automotive engineering. Born in Secunderabad, India, and raised in Queens, New York, he studied at Farmingdale State College before training at Harvard University's MFA acting program and interning at Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theater School. In 2017 he took his first major recurring role, playing Dr. Vik Roy on Grey's Anatomy across 16 episodes. He is best known for playing Prashant on the Netflix series Never Have I Ever. His later television work includes a role on iCarly. He appeared on Ordinary Joe. On stage, he has performed in Guards at the Taj with the Marin Theater Company. He also acted in Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity for the Capital Stage Company. He appeared in The Divorce Party (2019). His other film work includes Useless Humans (2021). He had a role in The One I Wrote For You.