# Aparna Brielle
**Aparna Brielle** began performing as a professional child dancer and, while studying marketing at Linfield College, switched her attention to acting[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle). She graduated early and moved to Los Angeles, where her dance background has informed her acting work[10](https://adoptapet.production.omega.aapdev.org/blog/lifestyle/aparna-brielle).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994, Clackamas, Oregon, USA; birth name Aparna Parthasarathy[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/) |
| Breakout role | Sarika, a career-driven student in *A.P. Bio* (NBC, 2018– ), the sitcom created by Mike O'Brien and executive-produced by Seth Meyers[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/) • [12](https://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/04/portland_native_aparna_brielle.html) |
| Leading role | Tina Mukerji in Netflix's *FUBAR*, 15 episodes, 2023–2025, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4367180) • [4](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/actress-aparna-brielle-dishes-fubar-career/) |
| Education | Studied marketing at Linfield College before switching to acting; began performing as a professional child dancer[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle) |
| Screen debut | Short film *Dinner with Wendy* (2011)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle) |
| Award | 2019 San Diego Film Award, Best Actress, winner[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/aparna-brielle/bio/3030635748/) |
## Early career
Her screen debut came in the short film *Dinner with Wendy* (2011), and a year later she played one of the titular urban legends in the supernatural drama *Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids* (2012)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle). After appearing in the web series *Infinite Issues* (2013), she landed her first leading role in the short *Intruder* (2013), as a young suicidal girl convinced to live by the thief who breaks into her house[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/).
Her first television appearance was as shoplifter Jenny in a 2014 episode of the fairy-tale police procedural *Grimm* (NBC, 2011–17), followed by cameo roles as a flirty waitress in the fantasy adventure *The Librarians* (TNT, 2014– ) and in the short-lived sitcom *Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life* (Fox, 2016)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/).
## A.P. Bio
Brielle's first recurring role, and the one that brought her wide recognition, was as Sarika, a career-driven (in some listings, do-gooder) student in *A.P. Bio*, the NBC high-school sitcom created by Mike O'Brien and executive-produced by [Seth Meyers](https://www.edgepedia.org/seth-meyers) about a biology teacher[12](https://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/04/portland_native_aparna_brielle.html) who uses his classes for revenge on his job-stealing arch-rival[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/). On the podcast *That One Audition*, she said she based the character on [Reese Witherspoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/reese-witherspoon)'s role in *[Election](https://www.edgepedia.org/election-1999-film)* and that her wardrobe helped win her the part[5](https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/aparna-brielle-the-strategic-leap-from-teen-roles-to/id1262208420?i=1000713218280).
## FUBAR and later work
In *FUBAR*, the Netflix action comedy in which she stars alongside [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://www.edgepedia.org/arnold-schwarzenegger), Brielle plays Tina Mukerji, an extremely smart NSA analyst who becomes part of a group of long-established agents as the newcomer and youngest member[3](https://composuremagazine.com/cm-by-composure-aparna-brielle/) • [4](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/actress-aparna-brielle-dishes-fubar-career/). She has said the role required intense research and heavy line memorization in fast-paced scripts, and that Schwarzenegger would pat her on the back when she stumbled on lines, saying, "Now you're one of us"[4](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/actress-aparna-brielle-dishes-fubar-career/). Season 1 premiered in 2023 to critical praise, and season 2 premiered on 12 June 2025; in the second season, her favorite storyline was the uncovering of Tina's true identity and its fallout[7](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-aparna-brielle). The show ultimately revealed Tina as the NIA data analyst and a Russian double agent[8](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/hollywood/story/why-american-films-and-shows-often-cast-indians-as-villains-eastern-antagonism-2745967-2025-06-26).
Her other credits include Riley in the Netflix miniseries *[Boo, Bitch](https://www.edgepedia.org/boo-bitch)* (2022), the voice of Ava Patel in *[Mech Cadets](https://www.edgepedia.org/mech-cadets)* (2023), Jihad in *[Jay and Silent Bob Reboot](https://www.edgepedia.org/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot)* (2019), and Alexis in *Afterlifetime* (2021)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/). She has described a common thread across these roles as characters who seem knowable on the surface but carry more than meets the eye, saying she loves taking tropes and subverting them[11](https://lyfestyle.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LYFESTYLE_MAGAZINE_ISSUE1c.pdf).
## Recognition
[TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) lists her as the winner of the 2019 San Diego Film Award for Best Actress[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/aparna-brielle/bio/3030635748/). On Rotten Tomatoes, her highest-rated film credit is *Jay and Silent Bob Reboot* (2019) at 67 percent[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle).
## References
1. [Aparna Brielle Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparna_brielle)
2. [Aparna Brielle – Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aparna-brielle/)
3. [CM by Composure: Aparna Brielle, Composure Magazine](https://composuremagazine.com/cm-by-composure-aparna-brielle/)
4. ['FUBAR' Star Aparna Brielle Is 'Paving Her Own Path', Grazia Magazine](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/actress-aparna-brielle-dishes-fubar-career/)
5. [Aparna Brielle: The Strategic Leap from Teen Roles to Netflix's FUBAR, That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse (Apple Podcasts)](https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/aparna-brielle-the-strategic-leap-from-teen-roles-to/id1262208420?i=1000713218280)
6. [Aparna Brielle Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/aparna-brielle/bio/3030635748/)
7. [In Conversation with Aparna Brielle, Numéro Netherlands](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-aparna-brielle)
8. [Why American films and shows often cast Indians as villains, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/hollywood/story/why-american-films-and-shows-often-cast-indians-as-villains-eastern-antagonism-2745967-2025-06-26)
9. [Aparna Brielle, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4367180)
10. [Aparna Brielle's Kitty Is "a Gateway Cat" to Lifelong Pet Parenthood, Adopt-a-Pet](https://adoptapet.production.omega.aapdev.org/blog/lifestyle/aparna-brielle)
11. [Aparna Brielle On Her Return As Tina In FUBAR Season 2, Lyfestyle Magazine](https://lyfestyle.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LYFESTYLE_MAGAZINE_ISSUE1c.pdf)
12. [Beaverton's Aparna Brielle on playing a brainy student in NBC's 'A.P. Bio', oregonlive.com](https://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/04/portland_native_aparna_brielle.html)
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