Talwalkar launched his professional acting career as a hip origami prodigy in
Animals out of Paper, which opened
East West Players’ 50th season. He was cast in
Operation Othello, a pilot for a
virtual reality series that was not picked up. In 2018, he was cast in the
ABC drama pilot
False Profits as a series regular. He is best known for his main role as Tobin in NBC's
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. He reprised the role in the Roku film
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas.'''' He performed the songs "
Don't Speak", "
Tracks of My Tears", "
Sing", "
Shake It Off", "
One", "
Kiss Me" and "
It's the Hard-Knock Life" during the run of the series, and "
Home Sweet Home" during the movie. Talwalkar also had a recurring role in
Nickelodeon’s animated series,
The Loud House. In late 2021, he joined the casts of NBC's
Night Court and the reboot of
Charmed on
The CW. On December 28, 2023, it was announced that Kapil Talwalkar will depart after one season of
Night Court. He was also lead in the
independent film Paper Flowers, released in 2024. In 2025, it was announced that Talwalkar would join the cast of
Peacock’s ''
The 'Burbs'' as a series regular. Talwalkar has also performed in a number of theatrical productions and plays such as
Philip Ridley's
Radiant Vermin. He also appeared in
Saheem Ali's
Twelfth Night; or What You Will at
The Public Theater’s
Free Shakespeare in the Park at the
Delacorte Theater, playing the role of Fabian opposite
Lupita Nyong'o,
Sandra Oh and
Peter Dinklage which was broadcast on November 25, 2025 as a part of
PBS'
Great Performances. == Personal life ==