Piyush Mishra (born 13 January 1963) is an Indian film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer, scriptwriter. Mishra grew up in
Gwalior, and went to graduate from
National School of Drama, Delhi in 1986. Thereafter, he started his career in
Hindi theatre in Delhi. Over the next decade he established himself as a theatre director, actor, lyricist and singer. He shifted to Mumbai in 2002, actor, lyricist and screenwriter, and receiving acclaim for his acting in
Maqbool (2003) and
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).