Sugith Varughese

Sugith Varughese

actor, writer, director

Sugith Varughese was born on Apr 25, 1958 in India. Sugith Varughese's big-screen debut came with Quiet Killer directed by Sheldon Larry in 1992, strarring Sara's Doorman. Sugith Varughese is known for Transplant directed by Stefan Pleszczynski, Hamza Haq stars as Bashir Hamed and Laurence Leboeuf as Magalie Leblanc. The most recent award Sugith Varughese achieved is Writers Guild of Canada. The upcoming new movie Sugith Varughese plays is Ashgrove which will be released on Apr 01, 2022.

Born in India and raised in Canada, he is an award-winning screenwriter, short film director and actor with several series regular and recurring character credits. He broke into television as a writer, and is best known as one of the original writers of the classic Muppet TV show Fraggle Rock. He starred in a CBC TV movie he wrote, Best of Both Worlds, which launched his acting career. He was the first visible minority to attend the prestigious Canadian Film Centre as a writer-director, where he was trained by renowned directors Norman Jewison and Daniel Petrie, Sr. as well as famed editor Lou Lombardo and Oscar-winning composer James Horner among many others. His award-winning short films have screened at numerous festivals worldwide. Also a stage actor and produced playwright. Member of the Writers Guild of Canada, ACTRA and Canadian Actors Equity as well as a voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. He has taught screenwriting and acting at the college level and given seminars across Canada.

  • Birthday

    Apr 25, 1958
  • Place of Birth

    Kochi, Kerala, India

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Writers Guild of Canada
2002
Talespinners Collection I (2001)
Winner - WGC Award
Talespinners Collection I (2001)

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