About Arjun

Name: Arjun Gupta
Birthday: November 28, 1986 (32 years old)
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, USA
Ethnicity: Indian
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6’0.5″

Bio coming soon.

Trivia

• Arjun does not like shoes.
• Arjun’s parents are named Lalit “Al” Gupta and Anubha “Annie” Gupta, and he has two older sisters.
• Arjun played the violin as a child, which he began playing when he was three years old.
• When growing up, Arjun and his family lived in India for a year.
• Arjun holds dual citizenship for both the United States and India.
• Arjun is one of the founders of the Ammunition Theater Company.
• Arjun has a podcast called American Desis with comedian Akaash Singh about life as a South Asian in America.
• He originally auditioned for the role of Eliot (Hale Appleman’s character) on The Magicians, while Appleman auditioned for Penny.

Name Meaning

Arjun (अर्जुन) – Modern version of Arjana, meaning “white, clear” in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hero in Hindu texts, the son of the god Indra and the princess Kunti.
Gupta (गुप्ता) – Means “protected” in Sanskrit.