Gyanendra Tripathi, born in a village called "Baraon" and brought up in Bhopal is an Indian film and television actor. After doing his BSc in physics honours he worked with Infosys BPO for few years and then went on to take formal training in acting from Film and television Institute of India (FTII) Pune.

He is best known for his portrayals of various characters in Sony Entertainment's Crime Patrol show and films like Gabbar is back, The Legends of Michael Mishra, Poorna (2017) directed by Rahul Bose, Romeo Akbar Walter (2019), Netflix's Raat Akeli Hai (2020) and Chaman Bahar. An independent film called "Barah by Barah" in which he plays the protagonist "Sooraj" is currently part of various prestigious film festivals in India and abroad. He has also done several critically acclaimed short films like Takasal, Kaun Kamleshwar, The Dinner, Gulabi, etc ...