Uday Surya is an Indian actor who came into the limelight after appearing as a contestant in Bigg Boss OTT Kannada in 2022.He began his acting career in 2011.From 2013 to 2015, he was associated with the Bengaluru-based media company Pocket Money Entertainment.He starred in the 2013 short film Vetkai. Uday Surya featured on the banner of the short film Vetkai (2013).Thereafter, he starred in the Kannada short film Sulige Sikkidaaga in which he played the role of Kumar.In 2015, he started working as a model. Uday Surya walking his first ramp in for the designer Kaushal Vishu in 2015.Later, he made small appearances in the advertisements of numerous recognised brands like Hero for Hero HF Dawn bike, Red FM 93.5, Cleartrip wallet, and Schneider Electric. Uday Surya in Hero HF Dawn bikes advertisement.In 2017, he appeared in the Kannada daily soap Avalu in which he played a negative role; the show was telecast on Udaya TV. In the same year, he appeared in Colors Kannadas TV serial Nagakannike. A collage of Uday Suryas stills from the Kannada TV show Nagakannike.He played the role of Alok in the 2017 American short film The Benefaction, which was shot in Bangalore.In the same year, he appeared in the Kannada TV show Putmalli as Yathiraaj; the show was telecast on Star Suvarna.