Nirvan Patnaik is an actor of South Asian descent. He grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and studied theatre performance at the University of Southern California and the British American Drama Academy. Nirvan studied Shakespeare, High Comedy, and Stage Combat, as well as Camera Acting and Voice over the course of his training. He spent several summers in India and speaks conversational Hindi. Nirvan now resides in Los Angeles where he works on stage, screen and new media and is part of the Improv troupe The Pasadonuts, which live-streams Improv sets every weekend.