
Piyush Mishra
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-01-13
Biography
Piyush Mishra is an Indian film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer, and scriptwriter. Mishra grew up in Gwalior and graduated from the National School of Drama, Delhi in 1986. Thereafter, he started his career in Hindi theatre in Delhi. Over the next decade, he established himself as a theatre director, actor, lyricist, and singer. He moved to Mumbai in 2002, receiving acclaim for his acting in Maqbool (2003) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
Most Known For

The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self

Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
as Himself

Illegal
as Janardhan Jaitley

Katran

Rockstar
as Dhingra

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
as Nasir

Matsya Kaand
as Anand Pandit

JL50
as Prof. Biswajit Mitra

Maqbool
as Kaka

Azaad
as Rai Bahadur

Pink
as Prashant Mehra

Salt City

Tamasha
as Storyteller

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
as Nasir

Dil Se..
as CBI Investigation Officer

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
as The Astrologer (voice)

Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
as Kishan Singh

Rahu Ketu
as Foofa
