Zubin Varla (born 1970) is a British actor and singer. He played the role of Judas in the 1996 West End revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, alongside Steve Balsamo (Jesus), Joanna Ampil (Mary Magdalene), and David Burt (Pilate). This production was staged at Lyceum Theatre. He starred in the Off-West End production of Ghost Quartet and in 2022, he appeared in Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre, for which he won the 2023 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Career
Varla was trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he performed as Renato di Rossi in Do I Hear a Waltz? in July 1992 at the Barbican Theatre, London.
In 2001 he played the role of Frederick Trumper in a Danish production of Chess.
He took a leading role in the Silent Witness episode "Cargo" as Detective Superintendent Vijay Asher. In 2010, he appeared in I, Claudius as Herod Agrippa. which premiered at Theatre Royal Stratford East, In 2014 he featured in 5 episodes of The BBC's production of Our Girl as Qaseem. and was nominated for the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
In 2019 he played the Astronomer, the Subway Driver, and Edgar Usher in the Off-West End production of Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet in its London premiere.
In 2023 he played the role of Harold Stein in Hanya Yanagihara‘s "A Little Life". Originally performed at The Harold Pinter theatre in London, it later transferred to The Savoy Theatre for an extended run.
In 2026, Varla has been cast to appear in the season three of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Filmography
Television
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| 2026 || The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power || || Upcoming role
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Theater
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| 2009 || Mad Sad & Bad || Hardeep ||
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| 2020 || A Midsummer Night's Dream || Theseus, Oberon ||
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