Shaan Sharma

Born: None

Shaan Sharma is a working commercial and theatrical SAG-AFTRA Actor, booking over 30 top network TV shows and films, and 20 national commercials in the last 4 years, a top Casting Session Director for 45 L.A. Casting Directors over 9 years, casting 400+ projects, a Backstage Expert Contributing Writer with 50+ published advice articles for actors, author of acclaimed book, “Commercial Acting in L.A.: A Session Director’s Guide.” Available at Samuel French and everywhere online, on-camera acting teacher and private coach at two studios in Los Angeles: Shaan Sharma On-Camera Acting Studio, and Westside On-Camera Acting Studio, co-Founded and in partnership with veteran Casting Director Gabrielle Schary, lead educator for SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Member Education, SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Conservatory Committee Member - head of commercial programming, and a guest lecturer for the University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts. Shaan started acting in his home state of Minnesota, where he booked over one hundred on-camera projects and four national commercials before relocating to Los Angeles in 2007. While In Minnesota, Shaan was best known for his passion for protecting aspiring talent from scams and exploitation through the Fresh Face Showcase ('03-'06), an annual fashion, modeling, acting, music, and dance event with the mission to spread awareness on how to safely enter the talent business. In Los Angeles, Shaan has quickly grown into one of the most respected and sought-after educators for on-camera acting craft, acting business knowledge, career strategy, and casting direction. Very few acting coaches are also a casting professional, working actor, and a consistently published writer about all things acting-related.


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Sheryl

as Ted Wozkowski
Released: 2023-12-01

After being dumped by her serial killer boyfriend, a beauty-obsessed woman goes on a...

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The Vortex

as Akosh
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A Paiute woman enters a Las Vegas casino in 1980, triggering strange happenings. The addicted...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Omar Singh
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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NCIS

as Kasim Alfarah
First aired: 2003-09-23

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents...

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Lucifer

as 1st AD
First aired: 2016-01-25

Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to...

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Bones

as Volunteer
First aired: 2005-09-13

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special...

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SEAL Team

as Vince
First aired: 2017-09-27

Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy...

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The Chosen

as Shmuel
First aired: 2019-04-21

The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him called The Chosen.

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9-1-1: Lone Star

as Julian
First aired: 2020-01-19

Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In...

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Scandal

as Male Reporter
First aired: 2012-04-05

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the...

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Scandal

as Anchor
First aired: 2012-04-05

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the...

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Scandal

as BNC News Anchor
First aired: 2012-04-05

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the...

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black-ish

as Man
First aired: 2014-09-24

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a...

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Greenleaf

as Dr. Sunderji
First aired: 2016-06-21

The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where...

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The Mindy Project

as Investment Banker
First aired: 2012-09-25

Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life,...

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Rosewood

as Diego
First aired: 2015-09-23

Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated...

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Life in Pieces

as Abraham
First aired: 2015-09-21

Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately...

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Stitchers

as Bank Manager
First aired: 2015-06-02

A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of...

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Young & Hungry

as Photographer
First aired: 2014-06-25

Two worlds collide when Josh, a wealthy young tech entrepreneur, meets Gabi, a feisty young food...

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Friends with Benefits

as Passerby
First aired: 2011-08-05

Revolving around a group of twentysomething singles as they navigate the difficult, sometimes...

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1600 Penn

as Old Navy Manager
First aired: 2012-12-17

1600 Penn is an American single camera television comedy series about a dysfunctional family...

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Growing Up Fisher

as Cabbie
First aired: 2014-02-23

It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers are...

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A Kid Called Mayonnaise

as Mr. Cavendish
First aired: 2017-09-01

When small-town kid, Mayo Davis, moved to Los Angeles, he knew helping his mom run a motel would...

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