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.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 24, 1985 (41)
- Actor, producer and writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Vinay Virmani's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Rajveer Singh in Breakaway (2011)
- Heroas David in David (2013)
- Heroas Dr. Deepak Veer Chopra in Dr. Cabbie (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Vinay Virmani's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Vinay Virmani's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Saints And Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Racisme sur la glace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Black Ice(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Grizzlie Truth(2022)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Pretty Hard Cases(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Grizzlies(2018)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Little Italy(2018)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Steps(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Two Lovers and a Bear(2016)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Dr. Cabbie(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
David(2013)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Breakaway(2011)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 2011 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Little Italy (2018)
Highest rated
The Grizzlies (2018)
Most popular right now
Little Italy (2018)
Film career
- 2011Screen debut· Breakaway
- 2011First top-billed film· Breakaway
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Vinay Virmani's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Vinay Virmani work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vinay Virmani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Slone shares the most, 4.
Editors
- Michele ConroyShared titles: Little Italy (2018), The Grizzlies (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Michele Conroy
Producers
- Mark SloneShared titles: The Grizzlie Truth (2022), Two Lovers and a Bear (2016), The Steps (2015), Dr. Cabbie (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Slone
- Ajay VirmaniShared titles: Little Italy (2018), Two Lovers and a Bear (2016), Dr. Cabbie (2014), Breakaway (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Ajay Virmani
- Pauline DhillonShared titles: Little Italy (2018), Dr. Cabbie (2014), Breakaway (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Pauline Dhillon
- Karen VoldenShared titles: Black Ice (2022), Anything Is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Karen Volden
Mixed roles
- Manu ChopraShared titles: Little Italy (2018), Dr. Cabbie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Manu Chopra