Sunil Pokharel (Nepali: सुनील पोखरेल; born on 16 June 1963) is a Nepalese theatre artist and director.

[4][7] Sunil Pokharel was born in Noula village, in Khotang District in Nepal on 16 June 1963 as the first child of his parents.

[6] Sunil Pokharel started his career as a theatre artist at the age of thirteen, when he was in School.

In initial days, he worked with artist and director Badri Adhikari and Ramesh Budhathoki in Biratnagar.

[8] Later, he moved to Kathmandu and worked in guidance of veteran Nepali theater artist Harihar Sharma.