Son of former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy, Nikhil Gowda is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in Telugu and Kannada film industry. The actor made his silver screen debut with the 2016 Kannada film Jaguar, for which he won the SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Actor (Male) - Kannada. His 2019 releases include Seetharama Kalyana and Kurukshetra. He then featured in Rider (2021).