Sunny Moza is an Indian actor from Jammu-Kashmir who is currently based in California, USA. He has performed in over 100 theater productions, TV shows and independent films. Although he mostly appears in commercials, music videos, plays and independent movies, he has a versatile background with a Masters degree in Computer Engineering and is very passionate about various aspects of film making – acting, directing, writing and editing.
Sunny’s short film KURSE, which he wrote, directed and acted in, premiered at Club Albertos to a full house, received the ‘Audience Choice Award’ at the Northern California Film Festival and also screened at the Mississippi International Film Festival. His other short film LOVE FOOL, which also premiered to a full house at Serra Theaters with Jose “Joe” Esteves, the Mayor of Milpitas, as the Chief Guest, was the official selection at the Silicon Valley Film Festival. Both films were covered by reputed newspapers and TV channels.
Besides his home productions, Sunny has acted alongside Ali Fazal in the short film ACCORDING TO PLAN A which won ‘Best of the Fest’ at the Riverside International Film Festival. He was the lead actor in the music video “Ab Laut Aa” by Sunidhi Chauhan which received the ‘Best Music Video Award’ at the VIMA Music Awards and more than a million views on YouTube. Sunny was also the lead actor in the short film YELLOW which made it to IFFSA Toronto and NDTV’s Profit-Prime channel. Most recently, his Kannada film BABRU with Suman Nagarkar was released worldwide in theaters in 2019, and his Punjabi film SONGS OF SILENCE was released on the PTC Punjabi channel in 2020.
Besides acting, Sunny is regularly invited as a speaker at many events like the Fremont Area Writers meet which is a branch of the California Writers Club. He has been invited as a guest speaker on Film Making at Irvington High School where he has been the Film Judge for the Reflections Program at the Irvington PTA for 4 consecutive years as well. In the past, he has served as the G4 Area Director in District-4 and has won many of the Toastmasters’ international speech contests at Club, Area and Division levels. His promotional video for the Toastmasters Club received the ‘Diamond Director Award’ at the District Conference.
Sunny’s other talents include performing stand-up comedy, emceeing live events and hosting radio shows on Radio Zindagi 1170 AM. He has been an MC/Host and standup comedian at standup comedy shows, live dance shows, Bollywood parties, music concerts and celebrity events like –
Year | Project | Role | Language | Medium | Production House | Note |
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2023 | Je Tu Aaje | Lead (G-paul) | Punjabi | Music Video | The State Musik | Click Here to Watch |
2022 | Kaaya | Lead (Sahil) | Hindi | Film | Flying SwANN Films | Writer & Producer |
Alice Memorial Park | Lead (Rohan) | Hinglish | Film | Short Cut Productions | Watch Here | |
2021 | Gurmukh Singh ki Vasiyat | Lead | Urdu | Radio Play | Naatak | January 2021 |
2020 | Untouchable | Lead | English | Theatre | Same Boat Theater Collective | October 2020 |
Sahana Vavatu | Lead | Hindi | Theatre | Naatak | August 2020 | |
Songs of Silence | Lead (Roshan Pannu) | Punjabi | Film | Director: Sukhwant Dhadda | April 2020 (on PTC Punjabi) | |
Jaspreet Singh Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dembi Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act (March 2020) | |
2019 | Babru | Federico | Kannada | Film | Yuga Creations | Available on Amazon Prime |
Anjaneya: Origins | Hanuman | English | Theatre | RLMZ Media | October 2019 | |
Karunesh Talwar Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dembi Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act (August 2019) | |
Ideation | Sandeep | English | Theatre | Mendocino Theatre Company | June/July 2019 | |
The Bridge | Hanuman | English | Theatre | RLMZ Media | May 2019 | |
Kenny Sebastian Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dembi Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act in Multiple Shows (April 2019) | |
Rehearsal for Murder | Alex Dennison | English | Theatre | Rungmunch | April 2019 | |
Amit Tandon Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | People Media Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act (March 2019) | |
Appurv Gupta Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | As U Like It | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act (March 2019) | |
2018 | Rahul Subramanian & Kunal Kamra Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dime Era Ent. Dembi Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act in Multiple Shows (November/December 2018) |
Sundara | Hanuman | English | Theatre | RLMZ Media | October 2018 | |
Abhishek Upmanyu Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dembi Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act in Multiple Shows (September 2018) | |
Zakir Khan Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | As U Like It | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act in Multiple Shows (June/July 2018) | |
Varun Thakur Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dembi Productions | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act in Multiple Shows (May 2018) | |
Lord Hanuman: The Spirit of the Ramayana | Hanuman | English | Theatre | RLMZ Media | April 2018 | |
Amit Tandon Show | Stand-up | Hindi/English | Stand-up Comedy | Dime Era Ent. | Opening Stand-up Comedy Act in Multiple Shows (February/April 2018) | |
2017 | Blood and Dolly: A Macbeth story | McDuff | English | Theatre | Writers: Sophia Naylor & Tunuviel Luv-Agnew | Staged Reading |
Face-Off | Hanuman | English | Theatre | RLMZ Media | September 2017 | |
Dance USA Dance | Host | English | TV | Zee TV | With Saroj Khan | |
Take Me There | Uber driver | English | Film | |||
Aao | Kishore | Hindi | Radio Play | Naatak | By Saadat Hasan Manto | |
Headwind | Doctor | English | Film | May Yam Studios | April 2017 | |
The Leap | Hanuman | English | Theatre | Dir: Paramesh Gopi | April 2017 | |
Kronos | Zuhaal | English | Theatre | Solskrit | Sci-Fi Bollywood Dance Drama | |
Ideation | Sandeep | English | Theatre | City Lights Theater | Award-winning Play by Aaron Loeb | |
2016 | Matthew Briar and the Age of Resurrection | Vijay | English | Theatre | Epic Immersive | October 2016 |
Sitayascaritam Mahat | Hanuman | English/Sanskrit | Theatre | Dir: Paramesh Gopi | September 2016 | |
Radio Zindagi TV Commercial | Actor / Director | Hindi | TV | S.A.D Entertainment | Concept & Direction: Sunny Moza | |
Robocopp | Lead | English/Hindi | Commercial | Robocopp | ||
Saware | Lead | Hindi | Film | Cover Version of 'Saware' | Music Video | |
Carrier-3 | Dr. Goswami | English | Film | May Yam Studios | Sci-Fi | |
Vibrations of Pulse | Bunty | English/Hindi | Theatre | Dance Dil Se | Dance/Drama/Musical | |
2015 | Out at Sea | Lead | Haryanvi | Theatre | Naatak | Nicholas Bethel |
Yellow | Lead | Silent | Film | Cinephile Film Arts Inc | Director: Sreedhar Rao | |
Quite Limited | Roshan | Hindi | Theatre | Writer: Swapnil Dixit | Street Play (Nukkad Naatak) | |
East Essence | Lead | English | Commercial | East Essence | Zee TV and International TV | |
MCIS TV Commercial 'Right Choice' | Actor / Director | English | TV | S.A.D Entertainment | Concept & Direction: Sunny Moza | |
2014 | MCIS TV Commercial 'Dog in the Park' | Director | English | TV | S.A.D Entertainment | National TV Commercial |
Gokula Nirgamana | Golla | Sanskrit/Kannada | Theatre | Dir: Alamelu Iyengar | Padsmashree Dr. Puthi Narasimhachar | |
2013 | Shuddh Desi Improv | actor | Hinglish | Theatre | Naatak | |
Jaya Jaya Vijayee Raghurama | Vishnu / Hanuman | Sanskrit/Kannada | Theatre | Dir: Chinmayi & Ramya | Padsmashree Dr. Puthi Narasimhachar | |
East Essence | Lead | English | Commercial | East Essence | Aired on Zee TV | |
Polycom | Rakesh | English | Commercial | John McNeil Studio | ||
Jai Jagannath | King Indradyumna | English | Theatre | Dir: Bhaktimarga Swami | Festival of India | |
Indal-Haran | Alha & Laakhan | Hindi | Theatre | Dir: Dr. Devendra Sharma | Nautanki @ Austin, Texas | |
MI: Virtual Instruments | Dusty Loader | English | Film | Guerilla Wanderers Films | Premiered @ Venetian, Las Vegas | |
Ab Laut Aa | Lead | Hindi | Music Video | Dir: Robert Rippberger | Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan Lyricist: Niranjan | |
Don't Forget The Staples! | Worker | English | Film | Studio Berezin Film | April 2013 | |
2012 | The Midnight Stranger | Ashutosh | Hindi | Film | Dir: Akshay Prem Vyas | APV Movies & S.A.D Entertainment |
10 Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith | Murad | English | Theatre | IndiStage | Director: Rooben Morgan | |
In My Heart | Ben | English | Film | DeAnza | ||
2's company, 3's a blast | Raj | English | Theatre | Gurus of Dance | Bollywood Musical | |
Spotlight | Anand/Andy | English | Theatre | Gurus of Dance | Bollywood Musical | |
According to Plan A | Raghu | Hindi/English | Film | Director: Anuj Nijhawan | Co-Actor Ali Fazal (from 3 Idiots) | |
2011 | Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya O Jamyai Nai | Hidaayat Hussain | Urdu | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Asghar Wajahat |
Sultana Daku | Mr. Young | Hindi | Theatre | Dir: Dr. Devendra Sharma | Nautanki @ Portland, Oregon | |
Dil Le Chala | Lead | Hindi | Music Video | Dir: Akshay Prem Vyas | Music Composer: Shekhar Hemnani | |
Love Fool | Sahil | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director | |
2010 | Crossing the Void | Gopi | English | Film | Fremont Film Forum | Supporting role |
Improvise | Private Baldridge | English | Film | Gang of Five | Lead | |
Tughlaq | Shahabuddin | Urdu | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Girish Karnad | |
When Rahul Met Anjali | Rahul | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director | |
Suicide Consultant | Raj Malhotra | English | Film | Dir: Cheenu Krishnan | Post-Production | |
Scoping Out Regina | Dick | English | TV | Suburban Squirrel Productions | TV Premiere - February 2011 | |
Irie IT | Reggie | English | TV | Suburban Squirrel Productions | TV Premiere - February 2011 | |
Channeling Ira | Director | English | TV | Suburban Squirrel Productions | Director | |
Maybe Someday | Chris | English | Film | Dir: Anna Dorion | ||
2009 | The Wallet | Lead | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Dir: Nidhi Moza |
Knock Knock | Lead | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Dir: Nidhi Moza | |
Last Dream | Lead | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Dir: Nidhi Moza | |
Patol Babu Filmstar | Chanchal Kumar | English | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Satyajit Ray | |
2008 | Kurse | Sahil | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director |
Strangers | PK | Hindi | Film | Blue Ice Films | ||
Open House | Stranger | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director | |
Final Solutions | Bobby | English | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Mahesh Dattani | |
Boxerwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge | Director | Hindi/English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Concept & Direction: Sunny Moza | |
2007 | Ehsaas - The Realization | Chi-Chi | English | Theatre | Project Pulse | Mentor: Filmfare award winner, Sharmishtha Roy |
2006 | Lo Aaya Samir | Grogy | Hindi | Film | Bon Creative Productions | Supporting Role |
2005 | Choices - The Law of Karma | Director | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Writer, Director |
2004 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Manager | Hindi | TV | Balaji Telefilms | Aired on Star Plus |
Bhabhi | Rahul | Hindi | TV | UTV | Aired on Star Plus | |
Havells Fan Commercial | Boxer | Hindi | Commercial | Directed by Raj Kaushal | ||
Zee Cinestars - India's Best | Bouncer | Hindi | Commercial | Zee TV | ||
2003 | MahaBatein | Rahul Malhotra | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Director |
2002 | Sarhad | Zulfi | Urdu | Theatre | Dir: Amit Ranjan | Based on Tumhari Amrita |
Course | Instructor | Institution |
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MUT Improv House Troupe | Bobby | Made Up Theater |
Professional Acting | Kay Kostopoulos and Marty Pistone | Stanford |
Improv - Level A, B & C | Ben and Dustin | Made Up Theater |
Bollywood Dance | Aditya Patel | Gurus of Dance |
16mm Production | Dennis Irwin | DeAnza College |
Acting for Camera | Tom Blank | Ohlone College |
Screenwriting | Robert Selinske | Ohlone College |
Voice and Diction | Brenda Onholz | Ohlone College |