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Represented by:

Canopy Media Partners (CA) (424) 234-6917 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Print, Hosting / Public Appearances

Play Management Inc. (BC) 604-677-7529 (Vancouver) / 647-404-7529 (Toronto) Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Print, Hosting / Public Appearances

FILM & TELEVISION

SKYMED

SERIES LEAD

CBC/PARAMOUNT+

JERSEY BOY

LEAD

Indepdendent

ALLEGIANCE

RECURRING GUEST STAR

Dir. Various, NBC Universal

FAMILY LAW

GUEST STAR

GLOBAL/CW

MOTHERLAND

RECURRING GUEST STAR

FREEFORM/HULU

NANCY DREW

RECURRING GUEST STAR

CBS/CW

OCTOBER FACTION

SERIES REGULAR

NETFLIX

ARROW

GUEST STAR

CW

THEATRE (Selected)

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo (Lead)

Canadian Stage Toronto

Robin Hood (musical)

Marion (Supporting)

Canadian Stage Toronto

Hamlet

Hamlet (Lead)

Stratford Festival

Behind the Moon

Ayub (Lead)

Arts Club Theatre Vancouver

Mahabharata

Krishna (Lead)

Shaw Festival/ Lincoln Centre

Someone Like You (musical)

Harjit (Lead)

Arts Club Theatre Vancouver

Cowboy Tempest (musical)

Ferdinand (Lead)

Musical Stage Company Toronto

Blackhorse (musical)

Johnny (Lead)

Citadel Theatre Edmonton

The Penelopiad (musical)

Odysseus

Grand Theatre London

VOICEOVER/MO-CP (Selected)

My Pet Ate What?

Narrator

Crave/CTV/Discovery Channel

The Chant

Sonny (Lead)

Playstation/XBOX

Deepa & Anoop

Various Recurring Characters

NETFLIX

The Deep

Zaka (Guest Star)

Amazon Prime

Praneet Akilla is an award winning Indian-Canadian Actor & Producer best known for his leading roles on The CW's Nancy Drew, Disney Freeform's Motherland Fort Salem, and Netflix's October Faction. He is a series lead on the Canadian Screen Award nominated medical drama -Skymed- on CBC Gem & Paramount Plus. As a theatre actor/producer, Praneet has also made the successful transition into producing a variety of critically acclaimed short films and digital series with his new production company Akilla Express.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 150 lbs

Musical Theatre, Shakespeare, Singing- Tenor, Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Combat - Stage, Cricket, Cycling - Mountain Biking, Frisbee, Rollerblading, Running - General, Skateboard - street, Snow Skiing - Cross Country, Snow Skiing - Downhill, Snow Skiing - General, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - butterfly, Swimming - freestyle, Weight Lifting, Dance Jazz, Host, Improvisation, Percussion, Piano, Singer, Vocal Range: Tenor, Voiceover, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Texan Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, British - Yorkshire Accent, Canadian Accent, East Indian Accent, Eastern European Accent, French Accent, Iraqi Accent, Quebecois Accent, West Indian Accent, Fluent French Canadian, Fluent Hindi