Utkarsh Ambudkar

Utkarsh Ambudkar, also known by his stage name UTK the INC, is an American actor, rapper, and singer, born on December 8, 1983. His diverse career spans both film and television, with a variety of roles that have showcased his unique talent and charisma. His movie credits include notable films like Pitch Perfect (2012), Game Over, Man! (2018), Blindspotting (2018), Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019), The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020), Free Guy (2021), Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021), and World's Best (2023). In the realm of television, Ambudkar has graced screens through roles in The Mindy Project, White Famous, Never Have I Ever, and Ghosts.

He made his illustrious Broadway debut in Lin-Manuel Miranda's improvisational hip-hop show Freestyle Love Supreme in 2019. A graduate of Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Ambudkar is a descendant of the lawyer and jurist Sir Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar through his mother. His career has seen him as a former VJ for MTV Desi, the original Aaron Burr in the developmental readings of Hamilton, and a part of the hip-hop improv group Freestyle Love Supreme as UTK the INC. He has also made a significant contribution to web comedy, appearing in several Youtube sketch comedy skits including the comedy groups CollegeHumor and Key & Peele.