RIFFA Jury 2024

Rajeev Varma is an Indian actor who resides in New Zealand and America. He’ll soon appear in season two of Raised By Refugees andMiles From Nowhere on New Zealand TV. Raj appeared on Broadway in Roundabout’s Indian Ink, Seattle Rep’s Pride and Prejudice (Best Supporting Actor nomination, Gregory Awards), Holmes and Watson (Watson) in Texas and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in North Carolina. Raj co-created the award winning one-man show D’Arranged Marriage, which toured ten countries over ten years, including Off-Broadway for two years. Raj was nominated for a Chapman Tripp Award for his portrayal of Casper in Albert Belz’s Awhi Tapu and was in the original production of The Taro King by Vela Manuasate. Select NZ TV credits include the Emmy Award-winning Inside, The Blue Rose, Shortland Street, and The Millen Baird Show. Film credits include 1nite, The Price of Milk, Vindaloo Empire, Impossible Monsters and The Overnight.