Arpan Thapa

Arpan Thapa (Nepali: अर्पण थापा) (born 15 November 1973)^[1] is a Nepalese actor, director, and scriptwriter.

Arpan Thapa
Thapa in 2015, during the filming of Bir Bikram
Born	(1973-11-15) 15 November 1973 (age 51) Kathmandu, Nepal[1]
Nationality	Nepalese
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, writer
Years active	2007–present
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]

He studied acting in Mumbai in 2002 before returning to Nepal to start his career in the Nepali film industry. He sold CDs at Mahabouddha, to promote the business of a friend, where he met Murray Kerr, the director.^[3]

Thapa began his acting career with the Nepali film Sick City, playing the lead role as Krishna.^[3] He has directed the movie Mukhauta , which was released on 13 June 2014.^[4]

Thapa cites Daniel Day-Lewis as his inspiration^[3] and has expressed respect for other Nepalese actors, including Hari Bansha Acharya and Madan Krishna Shrestha.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2011	Sick City	Krishna		[6]
2011	Batch No: 16	Guru		[7]
2012	Dhanda	Arjun		[8]
2013	Chhadke	Bhokse		[9]
2013	Badhshala	Captain Thapa		[10]
2013	Maun	Aman		[11]
2014	Mukhauta	Pandit
2014	Suntali	Tailor		[12]
2015	Dying Candle	Mukunda		[13]
2016	Bir Bikram	Aaitey		[14]
2016	Bato Muni ko Phool 2	Abhay		[15]
2016	Hamlet	Hamlet		[16]
2016	Anaagat	Suresh		[17]
2017	America boys			[18]
2017	Lappan Chhappan	Chamero Don		[19]
2018	Changa Chet			[20]
2018	Firke			[21]
2019	Ghar	Shiva	Also writer and director.	[22]
2020	Teen Jantu	Maila
2022	Chiso Manchhe			[23]
2023	Prasad 2

Director

He has directed several films; Mukhauta in 2014,^[24] a drama Aadha Love in 2017,^[22] Sunkesari,^[25] Ghar in 2019,^[22] and the upcoming Teen Jantu in 2020.