Vinay Virmani was born and raised in Toronto. After graduating York University, Virmani studied filmmaking and theatre at New York's prestigious Lee Strasberg Institute. He wrote and starred in the hockey comedy Breakaway (2011), followed by the highly successful Dr. Cabbie (2014), where he was a writer, lead actor and producer. Dr. Cabbie broke the Canadian record for audience numbers on opening day. He'll be seen next in The Steps, which premiered at TIFF in 2015. Vinay was also be seen as a panelist on CBC's Canada Reads.