Karan Brar (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor. He had his big break portraying Chirag Gupta in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film franchise (2010-12) and landed his breakthrough role as Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie (2011-2015) and its spin-off series Bunk'd (2015-2018). He had lent his voice to animated projects such as Sofia the First (2012-2013), Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014), Mira, Royal Detective (2020-22) and Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023) while his film credits include Invisible Sister (2015), Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Stargirl, The F**k-It List and Hubie Halloween (all in 2020).
Early life Karan Brar was born on January 18, 1999, in Redmond, Washington, to parents who are of Punjabi ancestry. He was raised in Bothell, Washington, and has an older sister named Sabreena. Brar attended Cedar Wood Elementary School. He studied acting at John Robert Powers and Patti Kalles workshops.
Career Brar began his acting career at the age of 11, starring as Indian middle schooler Chirag Gupta in the comedy feature film Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Brar naturally speaks with an American accent and worked with a dialect coach to perfect his Indian accent for the role.
In March 2011, Brar reprised his role as Chirag Gupta in the feature film sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. In October 2011, it was confirmed that he would also be reprising his role as Chirag for the third installment of the Wimpy Kid franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, released on August 3, 2012. In April 2010, he appeared in the Seeds of Compassion advertorial campaign announcing the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle, as well as appearing in commercials for Shell Gasoline and Committee for Children.
From 2011 to 2015, Brar starred in Jessie as Indian adoptee Ravi Ross. Ravi was originally intended to be a South American boy named Javier, but casting directors were impressed with Brar during the audition process and reimagined the character for him.
In February 2015, the Jessie spinoff Bunk'd was announced, in which Brar reprised his role as Ravi Ross. That year, he played the role of George in the Disney Channel film Invisible Sister. In 2018, he had a minor role in the science fiction film Pacific Rim Uprising.
In 2026, he appeared in Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway.Culwell-Block, Logan Matthew Libby's Data Sets New York Stage Premiere Off-Broadway Playbill, November 18, 2025
Personal life Brar lived in the Los Angeles area with his parents and older sister, until he moved in with fellow actors Cameron Boyce and Sophie Reynolds in May 2019. On November 30, 2023, Brar penned an essay for Teen Vogue, detailing his struggles with PTSD and major depressive disorder, and coming out as bisexual.
Filmography Film + Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Diary of a Wimpy KidChirag Gupta 2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Chilly Christmas Caps Direct-to-video 2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman MasonVoice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Suresh Khuran 2020 Stargirl Kevin The F**k-It List Nico Gomes The Argument Actor Brett Hubie Halloween Deli Mike Mundi 2023 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Sanjay "Jay" Tawde Voice, direct-to-video 2025 Queens of the Dead Officer Trayvis
Television + Television Year Title Role Notes 2011–2015 Jessie Ravi Ross Main role 2012 Pair of Kings Tito Episode: "I Know What You Did Last Sunday" 2013 Sofia the First Prince Zandar Voice, 4 episodes 2013–2015 Teens Wanna KnowHimself 3 episodes 2013–2014 Pass the Plate 11 episodes2014 Lab Rats Kal Zar Episode: "Alien Gladiators" Chasing LAHimself 1 episode Storyline Online Ultimate Spider-Man Ravi Ross Voice, episode: "Halloween Night at the Museum" 2015–2018, 2021, 2022 Bunk'd Ravi Ross Main role (seasons 1–3), directed 3 episodes 2015 Invisible Sister George Television film 2016 The Night Shift Omed Episode: "The Thing With Feathers" 2018 Youth & Consequences Dipankar Gosh Recurring role Champions Arjun 1 episode 2019 Schooled Reza Alavi Episode: "There's No Fighting in Fight Club" Epic Night Lillis 4 episodes Cleopatra in Space Gozi Voice 2020–2022 Mira, Royal Detective Prince Veer Voice, main role 2023 Family Guy Chase Voice, episode: "Vat Man and Rob 'Em" 2024 Hailey's On It! Sanjay Singh Voice, episode: "I Wanna Dance With My Buddy"
Theater Year Title Role Notes 2026 Data Maneesh Lucille Lortel Theatre
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2024 Concord Daw
Podcast + Podcast Year Title Role Notes 2021 The Beautiful Liar Evan 7 episodes
Awards and nominations Awards Year Award Category Work Result Ref.2011Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble CastDiary of a Wimpy Kid 2012Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young ActorDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Best Performance in a TV series – Supporting Young ActorJessie 2013Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young ActorDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young ActorJessie 2014 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program (Series or Special)2018Young Entertainer AwardsBest Young Ensemble – Television SeriesBunk'd 2019 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star
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