Draft:Vinny Chhibber
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Vinny Chhibber is an American actor and producer. He is known for portraying Liam Bhatt in the CBS limited series The Red Line and Jag Bhullar in the second season of ABC's Big Sky. He is also a co-founder of The Salon, a networking and mentorship initiative for South Asian professionals in film and television.[1][2][3]
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Stella Adler Studio of Acting
- Actor
- producer
Vinny Chhibber | |
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| Alma mater | Emory University Stella Adler Studio of Acting |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Organization | The Salon |
Career
Acting
Raised in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Chhibber graduated from Emory University and trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in 2007.[4][5][6]
Ahead of the 2018 pilot season, Vanity Fair identified Chhibber as part of a broader increase in South Asian representation on American television.[7]
His early screen work included appearances on Brothers & Sisters, Chuck, Rules of Engagement, Dollhouse, No Tomorrow, Taken, and Here and Now.[8][4][9][10][11]
In 2019, Chhibber played Liam Bhatt, a series regular in The Red Line, an eight-episode CBS limited series starring Noah Wyle and executive produced by Ava DuVernay and Greg Berlanti.[11] Coverage of the series described Liam as a gay, Muslim, Indian-American teacher.[12][13] Reviews identified Liam as a notable part of the ensemble.[14][15]
Later that year, he had a recurring role in the fourth season of TNT's Animal Kingdom and appeared in episodes of CBS's God Friended Me.[16][8]
In 2021, Chhibber played Jag Bhullar in the second season of Big Sky.[1]
His later screen credits included the films Cover Versions, Marriage Story, 7 Days, and 88, as well as the television series For All Mankind.[17][18][8] In 2025, he was cast as Ravi Charan, a series regular in the Hulu pilot Foster Dade, starring opposite Matt Bomer.[19]
Producing and organizations
Chhibber co-founded Chhibber Mann Productions with Mike C. Manning.[20] Through the company, he worked as an executive producer on Folk Hero & Funny Guy and the documentary Lost in America, and as a co-producer on M.F.A..[21][22][23] The same year, he also co-founded Ammunition Theatre Company with Arjun Gupta.[4]
In 2019, Chhibber co-founded The Salon with Nik Dodani and literary manager Bash Naran.[2] In 2020, the group launched a mentorship program in partnership with 20th Television and Hillman Grad Productions.[3] Additional cohorts followed in 2021 and 2022, and in 2024 the initiative expanded with the launch of the Desi List in partnership with The Black List.[24][25][26]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role/credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Executive producer | [21] |
| 2017 | M.F.A. | Co-producer | [22] |
| 2018 | Cover Versions | Chauncey | [17] |
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Visual Effects Guy | [18] |
| 2020 | Lost in America | Executive producer | Documentary[23] |
| 2021 | 7 Days | Vinny | [8] |
| 2022 | 88 | Ali | [17] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Waiter | Guest appearance[8] |
| 2008 | Chuck | Meathead #2 | Guest appearance[4] |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | — | Guest appearance[8] |
| 2010 | Rules of Engagement | Indian Volunteer | Guest appearance[9] |
| 2016–2017 | No Tomorrow | Rohan | Recurring role[10] |
| 2018 | Here and Now | — | Guest appearance[8] |
| 2018 | Taken | Vikram Desai | Guest appearance[27] |
| 2019 | The Red Line | Liam Bhatt | Series regular[11] |
| 2019 | Animal Kingdom | Rahul | Recurring role[16] |
| 2019–2020 | God Friended Me | Sameer Patel | Guest appearances[8] |
| 2021 | Big Sky | Jag Bhullar | Recurring role[1] |
| 2023 | For All Mankind | Ravi Vaswani | Season 4[8] |
| 2025 | Foster Dade | Ravi Charan | Hulu pilot; series regular[19] |