Anjali Bhimani

Anjali Bhimani is an award-winning actor whose career spans across Broadway, feature films, television, video games, animation, and digital content.

Anjali is a globally recognized talent in the gaming industry, celebrated for her work in AAA projects. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Symmetra in Overwatch and Rampart in Apex Legends, Grammy-nominated Stray Gods, the Fallout series, Starfield, and many more.

Anjali will bring her talents to Avowed, Obsidian’s highly anticipated first-person RPG, as Yatzli, a main companion character. Additionally, she will voice the Game Master and all NPCs in Sunderfolk, a tactical couch co-op RPG by DreamHaven. Both games are set for release in 2025.

Anjali is a familiar face in the world of tabletop roleplaying games, appearing in wildly popular series like Critical Role’s Candela Obscura, Dimension 20’s The Ravening War, the LEGO x Dungeons and Dragons collaboration Game Night for LEGO and Wizards of the Coast. Anjali produced and starred in DesiQuest, an actual play series featuring an all South Asian leading cast and set in a fantasy world inspired by India. 

Anjali created, produced, and led The Puppy Roll as Dungeon Master in a 2024 livestream event benefitting Petco Love and raising over $40,000. Anjali was honored by Petco Love with the Love Amplified award at the 2024 HCA Astras for using her platform to spread awareness for animal rescue work nationwide. Both DesiQuest and The Puppy Roll received recognition at the 2024 Anthem Awards for Social Impact, with The Puppy Roll winning three awards across multiple categories. 

As Global Ambassador for Games for Change, Anjali co-hosted the Games and SDG Summit at the United Nations, showcasing the potential of gaming to advance the UN’s sustainable development goals.

Onscreen, Anjali portrayed Auntie Ruby in Disney+’s Ms. Marvel, earning a 2023 HCA Astra nomination for her performance. Other notable television credits include Dead to Me, Special, The Blacklist, Grace and Frankie, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, NCIS:LA, Law and Order: SVU, and Modern Family. 

Anjali was an original cast member of the Tony-winning Metamorphoses and the Tony-nominated Bombay Dreams on Broadway. She spent years performing across the country in top organizations like Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, and The Goodman Theatre.

In 2022 her debut book, I Am Fun Size, and So Are YOU!, based on her YouTube series, achieved bestseller status on The Wall Street Journal, Amazon, USA Today, and Barnes and Noble bestseller lists.

Anjali is also the executive producer and co-host of the Character Select Podcast along with longtime collaborator Julia Bianco Schoeffling. The show explores iconic games at every stage of creation and development, featuring guest appearances from game creators and performers who share insights on what makes a game truly special.

Anjali can be found in Los Angeles, most likely with a cup of coffee and rollers in her hair, walking her sweet, trusty pup, Charley.