Munish Sharma is an actor, writer and producer. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan Munish graduated from the University of Regina and eventually moved to Vancouver. He began his career as the co-creator of the hit underground cult sketch group, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Chicken. His first work as a playwright, Mrs. Singh and Me won Pick of the Fringe honours at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. His most recent commissioned play #34 celebrated the life of the late great CFL legend George Reed. It premiered at Regina’s Globe Theatre. His latest show Danceboy premieres in 2026. Munish also plays Bhima, in Why Not Theatre’s adaptation of the ancient epic Mahabharata, which premiered in 2023 at the Shaw Festival and at the Barbican Theatre in London, England. He is currently on tour with the Mahabharata which stops in Perth, Toronto, Ottawa, and New York.
Performance
Ensemble in Twelfth Night at Bard on the Beach
Cast of Mahabharata with Why Not
Mrs. Singh (Nimet Kanji) and Raj (Munish)
Promo for Mrs. Singh and Me
Claudius in Hamlet at Bard on The Beach
Poster for the multilingual Himmat
Munish and Jeremiah Sparks
#34 at the Globe Theatre
Hikari Terasawa, Munish, L Danger
Cast of East Van Panto: Beauty & the Beast
Munish, Laara Sadiq, Andrew Cownden
Promo for The Orchard at Arts Club
“Stand-out performances included Munish Sharma as the passionate avenger of the wrongs done to Draupadi;“
– Nicholas Routley
Mahabharata review, Australian Stage
Writing
In 2026, the full-length production co-produced with Pi Theatre & Theatre Conspiracy
Contact
Van Gogh Talent
Agent: Nancy Van Gogh,
vangoghtalent@gmail.com
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