Kaushik Das is an Indian Australian actor, writer and director who works in both English and Indian cinema. He was recently seen in Apple TV’s television adaptation of Gregory David Robert’s best-selling novel “Shantaram” and the award-winning Australian western, "The Furnace" which premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival.

As a child, Kaushik witnessed the horrifying civil unrest in his mother's hometown of Dhubri in Assam, India. The horrific violence he saw as a young boy on the streets of this small town, never left him and inspired him to pursue a career in Law. Kaushik spent his college days volunteering in Legal Aid services providing advice on legal matters for those who could not access legal help. He also worked in the Criminal Courts in Queensland, Australia until one day he was ambushed by a criminal he was prosecuting. On that day, he decided to trade in the real life drama for some "reel" life drama.

Growing up on a childhood diet of Bollywood and Western films, Kaushik decided it was time for a career change and finally pursued his childhood dream of becoming a performing artist and storyteller. His first performance as a child was that of playing the Indian Monkey God "Hanuman" in an outdoor theatre in front of a packed house of more than 500 people.

In 2021 he was awarded the John Dommett Medal from his old alma mater the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory for outstanding industry achievement.

Kaushik also produced "ReFraction" which won Best Short Film at Delhi International Film Festival and also screened at the prestigious New York Indian Film Festival and the Kolkata International Film Festival.

Kaushik is currently in development of a television series and a feature film.