Chetan Kumar (Kannada: ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ್) (born 24 February 1983 is an Indian actor in Kannada cinema who made his debut in the 2007 film Aa Dinagalu. He is the recipient of Udaya Film Awards for the Best actor in his debut. He is a theater artist who has appeared in a series of Kannada plays. Although Chetan was born and brought up in Chicago, he is fluent in Kannada.