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Name
Kumail Nanjiani

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1978-05-02 (48 years old)

Place of Birth
Karachi, Pakistan

Biography

Kumail Ali Nanjiani (/kʊˈmeɪl ˌnɑːndʒiˈɑːni/; Sindhi: ڪميل علي نانجياڻي‎; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Twilight Zone executive produced by Jordan Peele in 2019.

Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time and starred in the TNT series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and played various roles on the comedy series Portlandia. He also played Kingo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Eternals and What If...? Episode What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?, con artist Haja Estree in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi and celebrity scientist Vik in the television series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and The Boys. In 2022, he starred in the lead role of the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales. In 2023, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category for his work in Welcome to Chippendales.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2021 A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
2021 Eternals as Kingo
2023 Money Shot: The Pornhub Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Nadeem
2020 Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self
2023 Migration as Mack Mallard (voice)
2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Kingo
2013 The Kings of Summer as Gary
2023 Attack of the Doc! as Self
2013 Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male as Himself
2014 Loaded as Raza
2025 Ella McCay as Trooper Nash
2016 Brother Nature as Riggleman
2018 Poop Talk as Self
2013 The Arrangement as Alfred Dalton
2014 Sex Tape as Punit
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Haja Estree
2015 Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2024 Destroy All Neighbors as Smelting Refinery Guard
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris as Nasir
2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Brad Syed
2015 Flock of Dudes as Ro
2015 Hell and Back as Dave the Demon (voice)
2013 Timms Valley as Arjit Pondicherry
2013 Hell Baby as Cable Guy
2016 Central Intelligence as Jared the Airport Security Guard
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie as Jay (voice)
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates as Keanu
2016 The Late Bloomer as Rich
2017 The Big Sick as Kumail Nanjiani
2017 Fist Fight as Officer Mehar
2013 Bad Milo! as Bobbi
2012 The Five-Year Engagement as Pakistani Chef
2018 Duck Butter as Jake
2018 Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity as Self
2019 Stuber as Stu Prasad
2017 A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Perry
2020 The Lovebirds as Jibran
2019 Men in Black: International as Pawny (voice)
2019 It Started As a Joke as Self
2019 Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
2014 The Last of the Great Romantics as George the Counter Guy
2020 Dolittle as Plimpton (voice)
2010 Life As We Know It as Simon
2020 Death to 2020 as Bark Multiverse
2015 Addicted to Fresno as Damon
2021 Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
2010 Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2025 Is / Was \ Will
2026 Driver's Ed as Mr. Rivers
2026 The Breadwinner as Peyton
2025 Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts as Self
Soon Compulsive Liar as Simon
Soon All Day & All Night
2026 The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas as Self
Soon Green Bank
2026 Over Your Dead Body as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
2027 The Comeback King
2026 The Wrong Girls as GG (voice)
Soon Howl

2019 Bless the Harts ( 4 episodes ) as Jesus (voice)
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2012 Burning Love ( 20 episodes ) as Zak
2014 Silicon Valley ( 53 episodes ) as Dinesh Chugtai
2022 Welcome to Chippendales ( 8 episodes ) as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
2011 Franklin & Bash ( 31 episodes ) as Pindar Singh
2009 Community ( 2 episodes ) as Lapari
2010 Ugly Americans ( 1 episode ) as Neilando Patel (voice)
2012 Bunk ( 3 episodes )
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2014 The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail ( 24 episodes ) as Self
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 Big Mouth ( 1 episode ) as himself (voice)
2023 Project Greenlight ( 10 episodes ) as Self
2014 Broad City ( 1 episode ) as Benny Calitri
2012 The Eric Andre Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2010 The Green Room with Paul Provenza ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Cell Phone Salesman
2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Birthday Loan Officer
2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Human Bandwidth Manager
2022 Murderville ( 1 episode ) as Kumail Nanjiani
2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Denim Salesman
2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero ( 1 episode ) as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
2016 Chelsea ( 1 episode ) as Self
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical ( 1 episode ) as Vik (voice)
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi ( 3 episodes ) as Haja Estree
1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Theo (voice)
2011 Bob's Burgers ( 3 episodes ) as Skip Marooch (voice)
2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2014 TripTank ( 1 episode ) as Dick Genie (voice)
2019 The Boys ( 2 episodes ) as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
2013 @midnight with Chris Hardwick ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2015 Major Lazer ( 1 episode ) as Thor (voice)
2023 Krapopolis ( 1 episode ) as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
2019 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Samir Wassan
2011 Portlandia ( 7 episodes ) as SoCal Waiter
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
2012 Veep ( 1 episode ) as Statistician
1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2013 The Jeselnik Offensive ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2019 Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik ( 1 episode ) as Self
2016 HarmonQuest ( 2 episodes ) as Eddie Lizzard
2009 Archer ( 1 episode ) as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
2022 Bee and PuppyCat ( 3 episodes ) as Howell (voice)
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2013 Drunk History ( 1 episode ) as Lakota Chief
2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Pasha
2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
2023 History of the World: Part II ( 1 episode ) as Vatsyayana
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2010 Adventure Time ( 6 episodes ) as Prismo (voice)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Host
2014 Garfunkel and Oates ( 1 episode ) as Jordan
2010 Conan ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2021 Only Murders in the Building ( 7 episodes ) as Rudy Thurber
2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues ( 7 episodes ) as Kumail
2013 The Last Leg ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Grinder ( 2 episodes ) as Prosecutor Leonard
2021 What If...? ( 1 episode ) as Kingo (voice)
2023 Dr Phil LIVE! ( 1 episode ) as Self
2012 Key & Peele ( 1 episode ) as College Kid #1
2024 After Midnight ( 1 episode ) as Self
2023 Poker Face ( 1 episode ) as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
2024 Grave Conversations ( 1 episode ) as Self
2000 Aqua Teen Hunger Force ( 1 episode ) as Bees (voice)
2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake ( 3 episodes ) as Prismo (voice)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2015 Taskmaster ( 10 episodes ) as Self
2026 The Screener ( 5 episodes ) as Parker Harrison
1979 Laugh Factory ( 3 episodes ) as Self
2024 Fallout ( 2 episodes ) as Xander Harkness
1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
2013 Newsreaders ( 3 episodes ) as Amir Larussa
1975 Good Morning America ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2026 Funny AF with Kevin Hart ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Judge
2011 Traffic Light ( 1 episode ) as Paul
Soon Very Young Frankenstein ( 1 episode )
2025 Deli Boys ( 2 episodes ) as Danyal Khan
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Indian Reporter (uncredited)
2019 Game Changer ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge

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