Wayne was born to Unnikrishnan & Soumini in Wayanad, on 19 August 1983. His original name is Sujith. He is an alumnus of Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology ,

Sunny Wayne's first work was Second Show which was released in 2012. Indiaglitz.com praised Wayne's portrayal of Kurudi. After that he did a cameo appearance in Vineeth Sreenivasan's musical-romance film Thattathin Marayathu. In 2013, Wayne played a supporting character in Rajeev Ravi's Annayum Rasoolum. He portrayed Rasool's friend Ashley and story unveils through his narration. The Sify.com reviewer stated "Sunny Wayne underlines why he is regarded as one of the most talented actors to have happened to Malayalam cinema during recent times and his narration sets the mood very well." Wayne went on to play the cosmetic surgeon Roshan in Nee Ko Njaa Cha directed by debutant Gireesh. The Times of India wrote "Sunny Wayne throws himself into the character of Dr Roshan, a seasoned playboy with calm elegance. He looks sleek, stylish and sometimes genuinely funny." He appeared in Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi directed by Sameer Thahir. He also portrayed the character Satan Xavier in the film Aadu directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. On the very next year his character poombata Gireesh in the film Annmariya Kalippilannu(2016) was well acclaimed by the audience. He portrayed the role of Vijay fan in the Movie Pokkiri Simon(2017).