Language Breakdown - Indian = Hindi/Urdu
Bala Murali Shingade
- Locations
- Overseas
- Ethnicity
- Indian
- Age Range
- 25 - 35
- Height
- 180cm / 5ft 11in
- Bust/Chest
- 108cm / 43in
- Waist
- 96cm / 38in
- Hips
- 104cm / 41in
Bio
Bala Murali Shingade is a prolific actor, writer, and director based in Auckland. His screen credits include Miles from Nowhere (2024) starring Arlo Green and Roxie Mohebbi, Homebound 3.0 (2023) alongside Michelle Ang, Sam Wang, and Kimberly Crossman, Shortland Street (2024-2025), and award-winning comedian Pax Assadi’s Raised by Refugees (2023).
His work in theatre includes the Pop Up Globe’s Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night directed by David Lawrence, Boom Shankar which he also co-wrote and directed, and A Fine Balance (2019) and a mixtape for maladies (2025), both with Auckland Theatre Company.
Bala’s short film, Perianayaki, premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival, where it won the NZ’s Best Short Film Award, as well as the Emerging Talent Award, a Special Mention award for lead actor Jeyagowri Sivakumaran, and the Audience Choice Award. Perianayaki has since screened at several other international film festivals, including Melbourne International Film Festival, where Bala participated in the MIFF Accelerator Lab and Show Me Shorts Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
In 2020, Bala was one of six recipients of the Arts Foundation’s inaugural Springboard award, which recognises emerging artists with outstanding potential in their fields.
Bala has advanced skills playing cricket, hockey, soccer, and riding motorcycles. He has intermediate skills speaking Hindi/Urdu and Telugu.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant | Dr Sufjan van Peoples | Candlelit Pictures, dir: Sam Wallace & Jordan Mark Windsor | Feature Film |
| 2024 | The Burning of Broken Beak | Officer Hardie | Left Alive Ltc, dir: Christian Carroll | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Shortland Street | Zahid Arshad | South Pacific Productions, dir: Various | Drama |
| 2024 | Miles From Nowhere | Darwish | Neon, The Gibson Group, dir: Ghazaleh Gol | Drama |
| 2023 | Raised by Refugees | David | Kevin & Co | Drama |
| 2022 | Homebound | Aidan | Kevin & Co | Drama |
| 2020 | The Gulf S2 | Shivneil | The Gulf Productions Ltd. | Drama |
Web Series
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dead Strangers (Pilot) | Grief Stricken Man | Annakey Productions Ltd |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | a mixtape for maladies | Anton & Suthan | Auckland Theatre Company (ATC), dir: Jane Yonge | |
| 2024 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | Pop Up Globe | |
| 2024 | Romeo & Juliet | Benvolio | Dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2024 | Twelfth Night | Antonio | Dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2023 | Boom Shankar | Shankar | Q's Matchbox Theatre Season | |
| 2021 | Boom Shankar | Shankar | Agaram Productions, New Zealand International Comedy Festival | |
| 2020 | Yātrā | Karim | Prayas Theatre, dir. Amit Ohdedar | |
| 2019 | First World Problems 2.0 | Boom Shankar | Prayas Theatre & Agaram Productions, dir. Sananda Chatterjee | |
| 2019 | Light vs Dark: The Adventures of Rama | Ravana | Agaram Productions, dir. Ahilan Karunaharan | |
| 2019 | A Fine Balance | Nusswan | Auckland Theatre Company & Prayas Theatre Company | |
| 2018 | Dara | Itbar | Prayas Theatre Company |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Balter Beer | Average Man | Good Oil | |
| 2021 | Watties 'Feed the Love' | Anil | Finch, dir. Abigail Greenwood | |
| 2021 | Auckland Transport "Let's Go There" | Guy | Finch | |
| 2021 | KFC - Popcorn Chicken Slab | Hero Male | Stanley Street & Film 360 Productions |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Advanced Acting for Camera | RADA, UK | ||
| 2026 | Advanced Acting | Collective Acting Studio, UK | ||
| 2026 | Introduction to Globe Performance on Stage | Shakespeare's Globe UK | ||
| 2020 | Advanced Screen Workshop | Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock | ||
| 2019 | Acting for Screen | Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock | ||
| 2019 | Screen Masterclass | Chum Ehelepola | ||
| 2018 | American Accent Course | Chris Stewart | ||
| 2018 | Master of Arts in Screen Production, specializing in Drama directing | University of Auckland | ||
| 2017 | Bachelor of Arts in Screen Production, specializing in Drama directing (First Class Honours) | University of Auckland | ||
| 2017 | Vocal & Acting Workshop | Margaret-Mary Hollins | ||
| 2017 | Making Theatre & Developing Performance Skills Workshop | Ahi Karunaharan |
Languages
Advanced: Indian
Intermediate: Te Reo Māori
Accents
Advanced: Indian | New Zealand
Intermediate: American - General | British | UK - English
Sports
Advanced: Cricket | Hockey | Soccer
Intermediate: Martial Arts
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general) | Motorcycle