SANYU SRIKANTH

Sanyu Srikanth is a South Asian SAG-AFTRA Eligible actor with over a decade of experience across film and theatre, with credits spanning 20+ films and 15 stage productions. Based in New York City and Washington, D.C., she is drawn to emotionally grounded, character-driven stories where vulnerability, humor, and intensity can exist in the same person. She is often drawn to characters that blend awkward and comedic instincts with emotional complexity, while bringing strong physical awareness to roles requiring movement, transformation, and action.

She is represented by Brilliant Talent Management and holds a B.F.A. in Acting for Film from the New York Film Academy, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, was named to the Dean’s List every semester, and served as commencement speaker. Her training includes on-camera and theatrical work, Shakespeare, voiceover, improvisation, audition technique, movement, stage combat, and stunt training. She also completed the Advanced On-Camera Technique Workshop at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting with casting director Todd Thaler.

Her credits include CONCUSSION CHRONICLES, ACCENT, FOR HIM, BEAN DIP,  and MURDERS IN THE HEIR, along with additional work across film and theatre. Her voiceover work includes SPOTIFY RESERVED, where she was a featured voice for a major Spotify campaign.

Beyond acting, Sanyu created FOR HIM and WHEN SPARK MEETS STILLNESS, serving as writer and editor and leading the project from concept to completion. She continues to pursue select creative projects in writing and filmmaking alongside her acting career.

With a background in Classical Indian dance and singing, she brings discipline, precision, and presence to her performances. As a first-generation South Asian artist with family roots in Tamil Nadu, India, she is committed to telling grounded, honest stories and bringing complex characters to life while contributing to more authentic representation in film, theatre, and media.