Arjun Sriram was born in Pomona Valley California, to Srividhya Sriram, a teacher, and Sriram Srinivasan, an HR consultant. Both his parents hold South Asian roots in Tamil Nadu, as they are both raised in India. The first role Arjun had taken on was the role of Pete on the Disney Channel show Sydney to the Max (2018). He now stars as Kamal Pradeep in the new Amazon and Sony-produced show Pradeeps of Pittsburgh (2023) alongside Naveen Andrews and Sindhu Vee.