Saurabh Sachdeva Biography: Age, Wife, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies & Web Series, Awards

Saurabh Sachdeva is an Indian actor, acting coach, director, and writer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. He gained widespread recognition for playing Suleiman Isa in Netflix’s Sacred Games and later earned major attention for roles in Animal, Bambai Meri Jaan, Vadh, Jaane Jaan, Pushpa 2: The Rule, and Dhadak 2.

He is also the founder of The Actor’s Truth, an acting-training institute in Mumbai.

Saurabh Sachdeva
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Name:	Saurabh Sachdeva
Born:	September 24, 1978 (age 48 years old)
Place of Birth:	Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
Nationality:	Indian
Ethnicity:	Punjabi
Height:	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Religion:	Hinduism
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Sachdeva
Occupation:	Actor, Acting Coach, Director, Writer
Net Worth:	$700,000–$1 million

Early Life and Education

Saurabh Sachdeva was born on September 24, 1978, in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India, and was raised in Delhi in a Punjabi family. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sachdeva, and there is no information about his siblings. He is Punjabi by ethnicity and follows Hinduism.

Saurabh Sachdeva studied at Model Senior Secondary School, Saket, Delhi, before beginning formal acting training at Barry John’s Imago Acting School in 2001.

His training became the foundation for a career that initially developed around theatre and acting education before he moved into screen acting.

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Career

Saurabh Sachdeva began teaching acting at Imago Acting School in 2002, while also participating in street theatre and developing his own performance work.

In 2005, he joined Barry John Acting School in Mumbai, where he spent approximately 11 years as an acting coach.

During this period, he trained numerous actors who later became prominent in Indian cinema, including Varun Dhawan, Rana Daggubati, Richa Chadha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vaani Kapoor, Dulquer Salmaan, Arjun Kapoor, Triptii Dimri, Harshvardhan Rane, and others.

His own screen career developed later. He made his feature-film acting debut in Maroon (2016) and directed the short film Gul the same year.

His breakthrough performance came in 2018, when he portrayed Suleiman Isa in Netflix’s Sacred Games. The role brought him considerable attention and established him as a character actor capable of playing intense and complex figures.

Saurabh Sachdeva subsequently appeared in Manmarziyaan, Laal Kaptaan, Housefull 4, Vadh, Haddi, Kaala, Bambai Meri Jaan, Jaane Jaan, and Animal.

His performance as Abid Haque in Animal received particular attention, while his role as Haji Maqbool in Bambai Meri Jaan further strengthened his reputation for dramatic supporting performances.

He continued his screen work in Pushpa 2: The Rule, Maalik, Dhadak 2, Thammudu, Eko, and Satluj. In 2026, he also appeared in Ishqnama and Don’t Trouble the Trouble.

His upcoming projects include Ramayana: Part I, The Peasant, The Wives of Bollywood, Broken Souls, and Animal Park. He joined the cast of Dev Patel’s historical action thriller The Peasant in 2026.

Alongside acting, Sachdeva remains active as an educator. In 2017, he founded The Actor’s Truth, where he teaches acting based on techniques including the approaches of Eric Morris and Stephen Book.

The institute has trained thousands of students and continues to operate in Mumbai.

Awards And Nominations

• Iconic Gold Awards — Best Supporting Actor of the Year, Animal (2024).
• News18 REEL Movie Award — Best Performance in a Negative Role, Dhadak 2 (2026).
• SIIMA nomination — Best Actor in a Negative Role, Eko (2026).

Social Media

• Instagram: @saurabhsachdeva77

Personal Life

Saurabh Sachdeva is 47 years old and is currently single and not married. In an interview discussing his personal life, he stated that he was neither married nor in a relationship at the time.

More recent profiles continue to describe him as unmarried, and there is no confirmed spouse or partner to list. There is also no confirmed information about his children.

Saurabh Sachdeva has devoted much of his life to acting education alongside his own career as a performer.

He is particularly associated with The Actor’s Truth, where he mentors aspiring actors and works on performance techniques, character development, improvisation, and camera acting.

He has also expressed interests in photography, dancing, and travelling. His height is 180 cm (5 ft 11 in).

Net Worth

Saurabh Sachdeva’s net worth is approximately $700,000 to $1 million. His income comes from acting in films and streaming productions, acting coaching, theatre work, workshops, directing, and his role as founder of The Actor’s Truth.

His growing filmography, major performances in Animal and Dhadak 2, and continued work as an acting mentor have broadened his professional income sources.

Filmography

• Gul — Director, short film (2016)
• Maroon — Inspector R. Negi (2016)
• Manmarziyaan — Kaka Ji (2018)
• Sacred Games — Suleiman Isa (2018)
• Laal Kaptaan — supporting role (2019)
• Housefull 4 — supporting role (2019)
• Ranjish Hi Sahi — Mahesh Bhatt-inspired character (2021)
• Good Luck Jerry — supporting role (2022)
• Vadh — Prajapati Pandey (2022)
• Taish — supporting role (2020)
• Haddi — supporting role (2023)
• Kaala — Himmat Singh Maan (2023)
• Bambai Meri Jaan — Haji Maqbool (2023)
• Jaane Jaan — Ajit Mhatre (2023)
• Animal — Abid Haque (2023)
• Pushpa 2: The Rule — supporting role (2024)
• Badass Ravi Kumar — Police Commissioner Awasthi (2025)
• Maalik — supporting role (2025)
• Thammudu — Agarwal (2025)
• Dhadak 2 — Shankar (2025)
• Eko — Kuriyachan (2025)
• Ishqnama — (2026)
• Satluj — Senior Constable Satnam Singh (2026)
• Don’t Trouble the Trouble — (2026)
• Ramayana: Part I — Mareech (upcoming, 2026)
• The Peasant — upcoming
• The Wives of Bollywood — upcoming
• Broken Souls — upcoming
• Animal Park — Abid Haque (upcoming)

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