Kumar Muniandy Actor
I was born in Malaysia as a second-generation Tamil Malaysian. My parents are first-generation Tamil Malaysians, and my grandparents, originally from Tamil Nadu, South India, were brought to Malaysia as coolies by the British for colonial labour in the 1930s. I speak fluent street Tamil, Malay, basic conversational Cantonese, and intermediate German (B1 level). In 2003, I moved to London to pursue acting, and in 2019, I expanded my career to Berlin, which is now my primary home.
Overview
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Malaysia, India
LanguagesTamil (mother tongue), English (fluent), Malay (fluent), English – British (good), Chinese – Cantonese (basic), German (basic)
Born1979, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia
Age range40 - 50
Height176 cm
Ethnic typesSouth Asian / Indian
Place of residenceBerlin - Brandenburg (Germany)
Possible accommodationKuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Madrid - Madrid (Spain), Paris - Centre-Val de Loire (France), Chennai (India), London - England (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Bangalore (India)
Real nameKumar Muniandy
MembershipsActors Equity Association (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
ver.di FilmUnion (Germany)
Work permitEuropean Union, Great Britain
Contact
Kumar Muniandy
Skills/Talents
Languages Tamil (mother tongue), English (fluent), Malay (fluent), English – British (good), Chinese – Cantonese (basic), German (basic)
Dialects Greater London (fluent)
Accents British (very good), English (very good), London (very good)
Dance Dance improvisation (good), Dance theatre (good), Free dance (good), Disco (basic), Indian dance (basic), Stage dance (basic), Standard dance (basic), Street dance (basic)
Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Tenor
Sports Cycling (good), Yoga (good), Badminton (basic), Bowling (basic), Jogging (basic), Soccer (basic)
Appearance
Age range 40 - 50
Height 176 cm
Build Slender
Weight 68 kg
Colour of eyes Black
Colour of hair Black
Hair style balding
Facial hair Beard, Full face beard
Twin No
Ethnic types South Asian / Indian
Tattoo None
Piercing None
Glasses No
Scars Yes, invisible
Training
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Awards/Nominations
2025
Recipient of 2025 Keep It Fringe Award for Edinburgh Fringe (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Award
for Krishna / Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
2025
Recipient of Brighton Fringe's 2025 Mental Health Bursary (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Award
for Krishna / Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
2025
Meadows Award 1st Reserve 2025, Summerhall Programme for Edinburgh Fringe (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Nomination
for Krishna / Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
2025
Nominated for Best New Show Award 2025 at Brighton Fringe (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Nomination
for Krishna / Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
2025
Outstanding Male Performer - Highly Commended by Asian Arts Award for Edinburgh Fringe (Asian Art Fund Scotland) 2025 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Award
for Krishna / Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
CV Highlights CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Commercials
Highlights
2025
Unfortunately_Wonderful_Difficult
Akademie Schloss Solitude 2023
Short film
Experimental, Mystery
Madalina Zaharia & Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Writer, Producer and Director
Lead
I’m Coming For You Anyway is a solo-performance that examines the legacy of male violence alongside the quiet, exhausting reality of caring for ageing parents in queer diasporic families. Written while I was caring for my own parents in Malaysia, the piece grew out of lived urgency rather than theory. It was first shared in Berlin at the Monologfestival with TD Theatre Berlin, where the overlap between these themes became impossible to ignore.
2024 - 2025
Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Camden Fringe Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival, Faki Festival Croatia/Zagreb, Regensburg University Queer against State conference and Ernst Deutsch Theatre, Hamburg.
Theatre
Comedy, Drama, Educational, Family, Informative, Tragedy
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Krishna
Lead
2025 - 2025
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Lead
I’m Coming For You Anyway is a solo-performance that examines the legacy of male violence alongside the quiet, exhausting reality of caring for ageing parents in queer diasporic families. Written while I was caring for my own parents in Malaysia, the piece grew out of lived urgency rather than theory. It was first shared in Berlin at the Monologfestival with TD Theatre Berlin, where the overlap between these themes became impossible to ignore.
CV - Television & Streaming
2019 - 2020
Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst - Spanien Treffer
Securitel Film + Fernsehproduktions- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Network/Distributor: ZDF
Television show
Crime, Drama, Informative
Raoul Heimrich
Directed by
Tanu
Bit Player
2016
The New Blood
BBC / Eleventh Hour Films (New Blood) Ltd
Network/Distributor: BBC
Television series
Drama, Thriller
Anthony Philipson
Directed by
Indian Doctor
Bit Player
CV - Film
2025
Unfortunately_Wonderful_Difficult
Akademie Schloss Solitude 2023
Short film
Experimental, Mystery
Madalina Zaharia & Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Writer, Producer and Director
Lead
I’m Coming For You Anyway is a solo-performance that examines the legacy of male violence alongside the quiet, exhausting reality of caring for ageing parents in queer diasporic families. Written while I was caring for my own parents in Malaysia, the piece grew out of lived urgency rather than theory. It was first shared in Berlin at the Monologfestival with TD Theatre Berlin, where the overlap between these themes became impossible to ignore.
2021
Machines of Loving Grace
HFF München
Short film
Animation, Drama, Science fiction
Viktor Schimpf
Directed by
Dion
Ensemble Leading Part
2021
PLATFORM
Tumult / A Current State
Short film
Animation, Drama, Satire, Science fiction
Steffen Köhn
Directed by
Ramesh
Ensemble Leading Part
2020
BLINDE FLECKEN
German Film and Television Academy Berlin GmbH
Network/Distributor: German Film and Television Academy Berlin GmbH
Short film
Drama
Luis Schubert
Directed by
Tonman
Member of Ensemble
2019
Liebe
German Film and Television Academy Berlin GmbH
Network/Distributor: German Film and Television Academy Berlin GmbH
Short film
Drama
Timo Bénit
Directed by
Barat
Member of Ensemble
2019
Sunny Boy
Sara Moralo
Documentary
Biography, Family, Informative, Sex
Sara Moralo
Directed by
Lead
2016
Sauna The Dead
The Red Deer Production
Short film
Comedy, Horror, Romance, Sex, Thriller
Tom Frederick
Directed by
Aseem
Lead
CV - Theatre
2025 - 2026
Second Class Queer (India Premiere)
Theatre: BLR Hubba 2026, Bangalore International Centre
Theatre
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Lead
2025 - 2025
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Lead
I’m Coming For You Anyway is a solo-performance that examines the legacy of male violence alongside the quiet, exhausting reality of caring for ageing parents in queer diasporic families. Written while I was caring for my own parents in Malaysia, the piece grew out of lived urgency rather than theory. It was first shared in Berlin at the Monologfestival with TD Theatre Berlin, where the overlap between these themes became impossible to ignore.
2024 - 2025
Second Class Queer (UK and European Tour)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Camden Fringe Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival, Faki Festival Croatia/Zagreb, Regensburg University Queer against State conference and Ernst Deutsch Theatre, Hamburg.
Theatre
Comedy, Drama, Educational, Family, Informative, Tragedy
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Krishna
Lead
2024 - 2025
Andy Warhol & The Velvet Underground
English Theatre Berlin
Theatre: English Theatre Berlin
Theatre
Comedy, Educational, Musical
Günther Grosser
Directed by
Anthony (International Art Curator)
Ensemble Leading Part
2024 - 2025
Second Class Queer
English Theatre Berlin
Theatre
Comedy, Drama, Educational, Family, Informative, Monologue, Romance, Sex, Young adult
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Krishna
Lead
2023 - 2024
Second Class Queer
Ernst Deutsch Theatre
Theatre
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Lead
2022 - 2023
O QUILOMBISMO: INDUSTRIAL PARK, PERFORMATIVE READING (OSCAR MURILLO )
Haus der Kulturen der Welt / Oscar Murillo
Theatre: Haus der Kulturen der Welt / Oscar Murillo
Theatre
Absurd theatre, Comedy, Drama, Educational, Fantasy, Informative, Tragedy
Olivia Dowd
Directed by
Performative Reader in German, Tamil and Malay
Ensemble Leading Part
2022 - 2023
White Talcum Powder
Wandering Salon (PLAYS ON BORDERS (Part 2/3)
Monologue
Comedy, Drama, Informative, Monologue, Romance, Sex, Tragedy
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Actor/Writer/Director
Lead
2022 - 2023
Second Class Queer
English Theater Berlin
Theatre: Kumar Muniandy
Theatre
Drama, Family, Romance, Sex
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Writer and Director
Lead
2022
Second Class Queer
English Theater Berlin
Theatre
Drama, Educational, Satire, Sex, Theatrical comedy
Kumar Muniandy
Directed by
Krishna
Lead
2019 - 2020
Then Why Am I Telling You This Story?
Berliner Ringtheater
Theatre: Asian Performing Artists Lab (APAL)
Theatre
Drama, Monologue
Ming Poon & Frederika Tsai
Directed by
Lead
CV - Commercials
2017
NCA Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Campaign: Ramesh
Network/Distributor: National Crime Agency, UK
Journalism
Julie Rainey
Directed by
Ramesh
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