Aparna Brielle

2.1. Birth and Family Background

Aparna Brielle was born as Aparna Parthasarathy on February 5, 1994, in Clackamas, Oregon. Her parents, Partha Rajagopal and Girija Parthasarathy, are both Indian American of Tamil descent. She was raised in the Cedar Mill area, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area in Portland, Oregon. She has one younger brother named Vijay.

2.2. Education and Early Artistic Activities

As a child, Brielle attended Valley Catholic School in Beaverton, Oregon, which was then known as St. Mary of the Valley. At the age of nine, she achieved a significant milestone in dance: she became one of the youngest Bharatanatyam dancers globally to complete an Arangetram performance, a debut on-stage solo recital, after only three years of intensive training. Later, she attended the Arts & Communications High School, where she continued to hone her performance skills. During her time there, she appeared in various productions, including the fall 2011 staging of Godspell, where she performed under her birth name, Aparna Parthasarathy. Following high school, Brielle enrolled at Linfield College, where she pursued a major in Marketing.

3.1. Debut and Early Roles

Brielle made her television debut in 2014 on NBC's supernatural drama Grimm. She continued to secure roles in other popular series, appearing in TNT's The Librarians in 2015. In 2016, she was featured in Fox's short-lived series Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life, further establishing her presence in the television landscape.

3.2. Breakthrough and Digital Projects

In 2017, Brielle landed a pivotal role as Sarika in the NBC comedy A.P. Bio, which premiered in 2018. Her character, Sarika, was described as a "career-driven student who's constantly trying to do everything right and climb the ladder." This role significantly increased her public profile. Concurrently, Brielle ventured into digital media, starring as Lorna Reddy in Dead Girls Detective Agency. This series was one of several new digital shows produced by NBCUniversal and Snap Inc. as part of their Snap Originals series. The first season of Dead Girls Detective Agency launched on October 22, 2018, with daily new episodes. Its popularity led to renewals for third and fourth seasons, which began airing new episodes on August 11, 2019.

3.3. Recent and Upcoming Works

In early 2019, Brielle joined Kevin Smith's cinematic universe, the View Askewniverse, taking on the role of Jihad in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which was released on October 15 of that year. Kevin Smith characterized her character, the "plucky Jihad," as part of a girl gang, with their specific grouping serving as a commentary on the prevalent focus on youth and diversity in Hollywood's reboots and remakes. This marked her first collaboration with the director.
On May 12, 2020, it was announced that Brielle secured a starring role as Banner Bruce in the sequel to Mallrats, titled Twilight of the Mallrats. In this film, she portrays the daughter of Brodie Bruce (Jason Lee) and Rene Mosier (Shannen Doherty). Kevin Smith expressed significant admiration for her talent, stating, "I was so impressed with Aparna Brielle, I built [Twilight of the Mallrats] around her."
In August 2021, Brielle joined the cast of Netflix's Boo, Bitch, where she played Riley, depicted as a "mean girl who disguises her meanness through calculated manipulation," having made life difficult for the protagonist since their freshman year. The mini-series was released on July 8, 2022. In April 2022, Netflix further announced Brielle's casting in FUBAR, a spy series led by Arnold Schwarzenegger. She portrays Tina, an NSA analyst on loan to the CIA. Despite her youth, Tina is characterized as "extremely capable and intelligent," though somewhat intimidated by her new colleagues. In 2023, she also took on a voice role as Ava Patel in the animated series Mech Cadets.

4.1. Television

4.2. Film

4.3. Web