Kapil Talwalkar
Indian American actor
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Kapil Talwalkar is an Indian American actor and musician. He is best known for portraying Tobin in NBC's musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Neil Valluri in the sequel sitcom Night Court.
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| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupations | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Biography
Born in India,[1] Talwalkar grew up in Cupertino, California. He has been acting since he was a teenager.
Talwalkar majored in international relations at USC Dornsife. He has a minor at the USC School of Dramatics Arts.[2][3]
Career
Talwalkar launched his professional acting career as a hip origami prodigy in Animals out of Paper, which opened East West Players’ 50th season.[4] He was cast in Operation Othello, a pilot for a virtual reality series that was not picked up.[5] In 2018, he was cast in the ABC drama pilot False Profits as a series regular.[6][7]
He is best known for his main role as Tobin in NBC's Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. He reprised the role in the Roku film Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas.[8] He performed the songs "Don't Speak", "Tracks of My Tears", "Sing", "Shake It Off", "One", "Kiss Me" and "It's the Hard-Knock Life" during the run of the series, and "Home Sweet Home" during the movie. Talwalkar also had a recurring role in Nickelodeon’s animated series, The Loud House. In late 2021, he joined the casts of NBC's Night Court[9] and the reboot of Charmed on The CW.[10] On December 28, 2023, it was announced that Kapil Talwalkar will depart after one season of Night Court.[11] He was also lead in the independent film Paper Flowers, released in 2024.[12][13]
In 2025, it was announced that Talwalkar would join the cast of Peacock’s The 'Burbs as a series regular.[14] Talwalkar has also performed in a number of theatrical productions and plays such as Philip Ridley's Radiant Vermin.[15][16] He also appeared in Saheem Ali's Twelfth Night; or What You Will at The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater, playing the role of Fabian opposite Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage which was broadcast on November 25, 2025 as a part of PBS' Great Performances.[17]
Personal life
His girlfriend is actress Avery Kristen Pohl.[18]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Love Pyar Whatever | Sid | |
| 2015 | Prep School | Joe | |
| 2017 | Geeta | Keshav | Short film |
| 2018 | Saint Paul | Amir | Short film |
| 2021 | Americanish | Shahid | |
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Tobin Batra | |
| 2024 | Paper Flowers | Shalin Shah | |
| 2024 | Hema | Sahil | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | False Profits | Ramesh | Television pilot |
| 2019 | Arranged | Jay Patel | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019 | American Princess | Subodh | Episode: "You Can Always Trust Your Vaganya" |
| 2020 | Bollyweird | Tyler | |
| 2020–2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Tobin Batra | Series regular; 24 episodes |
| 2020–present | The Loud House | Raj, Spa Caddie (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Charmed | Dev | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Home Economics | Terrance | Episode: "Poker Game, $800 Buy-In" |
| 2022 | Mira, Royal Detective | Viju (voice) | Episode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flight" |
| 2023 | Night Court | Neil | Series regular; 16 episodes |
| 2024 | Station 19 | Sanjay | Episode: "This Woman's Work" |
| 2024 | My Dreams of You | Michael Roy | Television film |
| 2026 | The ‘Burbs | Naveen | Main role |
Podcast series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Teardrop Hunting | Dr. Abhi Shekar | 3 episodes |