Suraj was born and raised in New Dehli, India. His mother, Shailaja Sharma, is an economist and his father, Gokul Churai, is a software engineer. He has a brother and sister who are both younger than he. His father is from Thalassery, Kerala and his mother is from Palakkad, Kerala.
Suraj was one of 3,000 to audition for the role of Pi in Life of Pi (2012) and he attended the audition only because his younger brother asked him to. Several rounds of auditions ended when director Ang Lee chose Sharma because of his expressive eyes and innocent appearance. Since appearing in Life of Pi (2012), Sharma has returned to his study of philosophy at St. Stephens College, Delhi of Delhi University. Sharma received a Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Youth in Film for his performance in Life of Pi (2012) as well as an MTV Movie Award and a Saturn Award.
In 2019, he costarred in the sequel Happy Death Day 2U (2019).
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Pantheon (2022)
Guest starring as IT Officer
- Episode 1x08: The Gods Will Not Be Slain (Oct 13, 2022) [Co-Star]
How I Met Your Father (2022)
Starring as Sid
(30 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Okay Fine, It's a Hurricane (Jul 11, 2023)
- Episode 2x19: Shady Parker (Jul 11, 2023)
- Episode 2x18: Parent Trap (Jul 4, 2023)
- Episode 2x17: Out of Sync (Jun 27, 2023)
- Episode 2x16: The Jersey Connection (Jun 20, 2023)
- Episode 2x15: Working Girls (Jun 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x14: Disengagement Party (Jun 6, 2023)
- Episode 2x13: Family Business (May 30, 2023)
- Episode 2x12: Not a Mamma Mia (May 23, 2023)
- Episode 2x11: Daddy (Mar 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: I'm His Swish (Mar 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x09: The Welcome Protocol (Mar 21, 2023)
- Episode 2x08: Rewardishment (Mar 14, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Valentine's Day (Mar 7, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Universal Therapy (Feb 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Ride or Die (Feb 21, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Pathetic Deirdre (Feb 14, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: The Reset Button (Feb 7, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Midwife Crisis (Jan 31, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Cool and Chill (Jan 24, 2023)
- Episode 1x10: Timing Is Everything (Mar 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Jay Street (Mar 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: The Perfect Shot (Mar 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Rivka Rebel (Feb 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Stacey (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: The Good Mom (Feb 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Dirrty Thirty (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: The Fixer (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: FOMO (Jan 18, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 18, 2022)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Suraj Sharma
- Episode 3x101: Rachel Brosnahan, Suraj Sharma, Maverick City Music (Feb 18, 2022)
God Friended Me (2018)
Starring as Rakesh Singh
(42 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: The Mountain (Apr 26, 2020)
- Episode 2x21: Miracles (Apr 26, 2020)
- Episode 2x20: Collateral Damage (Apr 19, 2020)
- Episode 2x19: The Fugitive (Apr 12, 2020)
- Episode 2x18: Almost Famous (Mar 29, 2020)
- Episode 2x17: Harlem Cinema House (Mar 15, 2020)
- Episode 2x16: The Atheist Papers (Mar 8, 2020)
- Episode 2x15: The Last Little Thing (Mar 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x14: Raspberry Pie (Feb 23, 2020)
- Episode 2x13: The Princess and the Hacker (Feb 16, 2020)
- Episode 2x12: BFF (Jan 12, 2020)
- Episode 2x11: A New Hope (Jan 5, 2020)
- Episode 2x10: High Anxiety (Dec 8, 2019)
- Episode 2x09: Prophet & Loss (Nov 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: The Last Grenelle (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Instant Karma (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: The Fighter (Nov 3, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: The Greater Good (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: All Those Yesterdays (Oct 20, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: From Paris with Love (Oct 13, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: The Lady (Oct 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Joy (Sep 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x20: Que Será, Será (Apr 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x19: The Road to Damascus (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 1x18: Return to Sender (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x17: The Dragon Slayer (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x16: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x15: Two Guys, a Girl, and a Thai Food Place (Mar 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x14: The Trouble with the Curve (Feb 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x13: Miracle on 123rd Street (Jan 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x12: Ready Player Two (Jan 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x11: 17 Years (Dec 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Coney Island Cyclone (Dec 9, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: King's Gambit (Nov 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Matthew 621 (Nov 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Prodigal Son (Nov 11, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: A House Divided (Nov 4, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Unfriended (Oct 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Error Code 1.61 (Oct 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Heavenly Taco Truck (Oct 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: The Good Samaritan (Oct 7, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 30, 2018)
Homeland (2011)
Guest starring as Aayan Ibrahim
(7 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: Super Powers (Oct 18, 2015)
- Episode 4x06: From A to B and Back Again (Nov 2, 2014)
- Episode 4x05: About a Boy (Oct 26, 2014)
- Episode 4x04: Iron in the Fire (Oct 19, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Shalwar Kameez (Oct 12, 2014)
- Episode 4x02: Trylon and Perisphere (Oct 5, 2014)
- Episode 4x01: The Drone Queen (Oct 5, 2014)