Sahana Srinivasan Ethnicity

Sahana Srinivasan is an American actor and comedian. They are prominently known for appearing in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, For All Mankind, and Brain Child.

Born on 4 September 1996 in Houston, Texas, USA, Srinivasan is a 28-year-old actress with over 20 acting credits.

Quick Info

Real NameSahana Srinivasan
Age28 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceHouston, Texas, USA
EducationUniversity of Texas
Height5 feet 3 inches [160 cm]
WeightN/A

Ethnicity

Sahana Srinivasan is of Indian descent. They hail from a Tamil Hindu household. However, they are an American citizen.

Their parents are Balaji and Krithiga Srinivasan. Per LinkedIn, their father Balaji works as a Senior Director & Global Head of Education at Cloudera. Their mother previously worked at Crompton Greaves.

They have a younger sister named Malavi Srinivasan. She is an alum of Texas A&M University.

Personal Life

As a kid, Srinivasan participated in talent shows including acting and dance. Participation in such activities helped them recognize their love for performing arts.

They learned about a local acting studio during their teenage years and enrolled at Cathryn Sullivan’s Acting for Film to sharpen their acting skills.

Sahana graduated high school from Allen High School in 2015. They pursued General Studies for a year at the University of Texas at Arlington before transferring to UT Austin to study Radio and TV.

They are non-binary.

Career

In 2013, Sahana Srinivasan made her debut with the film Space Warriors. They first earned the spotlight by hosting the Netflix show Brainchild in 2018.

They began actively acting in 2020. That year, they made two appearances i.e., Dear Leo and Damsels in the DMs. In 2021, they played Nadia Gopal in the three episodes of Insecure Season 5.

In 2022, they made a total of 12 appearances. Most prominent were Yazmine in Grow-ish, Nuri Prabakar in For All Mankind, and Neda Raj in Sex Appeal. In 2024, they played the lead Bhanu Pradeep in Prime Video series The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh.

Apart from acting, they enjoy doing standup comedy. They have performed across the US and Canada. In fact, their performances have been featured on the JustForLaughs YouTube channel.

Unknown Facts

  • They appeared on the Manga Bae Podcast.
  • They resides in Los Angeles, California.

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Photo credit: @sahana__srinivasan – Instagram.