Biography

Satya Bhabha is director, writer, and performer whose work has played at multiple festivals including TIFF, SXSW, Palm Springs, Telluride Film Festival, and OutFest. He has recently directed series for Apple, Showtime, Amazon, Max, and Peacock, and acted in the recent Netflix hit series "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. He has developed and sold original projects to Amazon and Conde Nast.

As an actor, Satya is known for playing the lead role of Saleem Sinai in Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", Matthew Patel in "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World", and the recurring role of Shivrang in the TV show "New Girl". He also recurred on the Wachowski's "Sense8" and the Peabody Award winning "Key & Peele." Satya has also acted extensively in theatre, at venues such as The Public Theatre, The Signature Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe in London, and the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.

Satya has also created award-winning immersive theatre experiences such as the 48-hour long luxury travel adventure The Headlands Gamble. He has toured original live performance work throughout Europe and the USA and is the artistic director of LA based theatre company Public Assembly.

Satya graduated from Yale University where he was awarded the Sudler Prize for the arts. He has been playing the cello since he was very young and has performed around the world in symphonies, chamber ensembles, and bands. He played cello for the LA-based band He's My Brother She's My Sister. He has been married to his husband since 2016.