Kumail Nanjiani
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1978-05-02 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Also known as
- Kumail Ali Nanjiani
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
The Simpsons
1989
as Theo (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Boys
2019
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (84)
The Simpsons
1989
as Theo (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Boys
2019
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Pasha
Conan
2010
as Self
Adventure Time
2010
as Prismo (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Skip Marooch (voice)
Silicon Valley
2014
as Dinesh Chugtai
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Community
2009
as Lapari
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
After Midnight
2024
as Self
Fallout
2024
as Xander Harkness
Chelsea
2016
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Archer
2009
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Rudy Thurber
What If...?
2021
as Kingo (voice)
Veep
2012
as Statistician
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Prismo (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
as himself (voice)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Bees (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
Krapopolis
2023
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
Poker Face
2023
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Pindar Singh
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Key & Peele
2012
as College Kid #1
Drunk History
2013
as Lakota Chief
Broad City
2014
as Benny Calitri
Portlandia
2011
as Cell Phone Salesman / Birthday Loan Officer / Human Bandwidth Manager / Denim Salesman / SoCal Waiter
HarmonQuest
2016
as Eddie Lizzard
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Haja Estree
The Twilight Zone
2019
as Samir Wassan
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Vik (voice)
Ugly Americans
2010
as Neilando Patel (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
Good Morning America
1975
as Self - Guest
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Vatsyayana
Burning Love
2012
as Zakir
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
as Jordan
Movies (60)
The Breadwinner
2026
as Peyton
Over Your Dead Body
2026
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
Driver's Ed
2025
as Mr. Rivers
Migration
2023
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Eternals
2021
as Kingo
Men in Black: International
2019
as Pawny (voice)
Sex Tape
2014
as Punit
Dolittle
2020
as Plimpton (voice)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Nadeem
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
as Jay (voice)
Central Intelligence
2016
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Haja Estree
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Pakistani Chef
The Big Sick
2017
as Kumail Nanjiani
Life As We Know It
2010
as Simon
Ella McCay
2025
as Trooper Nash
The Kings of Summer
2013
as Gary
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Brad Syed
Stuber
2019
as Stu Prasad
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Keanu
The Lovebirds
2020
as Jibran
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
as Self
The Arrangement
2013
as Alfred Dalton
Hell and Back
2015
as Dave the Demon (voice)
Death to 2020
2020
as Bark Multiverse
The Late Bloomer
2016
as Rich
Fist Fight
2017
as Officer Mehar
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Nasir
Bad Milo!
2013
as Bobbi
The Wrong Girls
2026
as GG (voice)
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
Duck Butter
2018
as Jake
Destroy All Neighbors
2024
as Smelting Refinery Guard
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
Compulsive Liar
as Simon
Hell Baby
2013
as Cable Guy
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
All Day & All Night
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
as Self
It Started As a Joke
2019
as Self
The Comeback King
2027
Flock of Dudes
2015
as Ro
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017
as Perry
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Damon
Brother Nature
2016
as Riggleman
Green Bank
Is / Was \ Will
2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Kingo
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014
as George the Counter Guy
Timms Valley
2013
as Arjit Pondicherry
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013
as Himself
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020
as Self
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
as Self
Loaded
2014
as Raza
Poop Talk
2018
as Self
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
About Kumail Nanjiani
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 wo… With 144 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Kumail Nanjiani has appeared in 60 films and 84 TV shows.
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- The Breadwinner (2026) — as Peyton
- Over Your Dead Body (2026) — as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
- Driver's Ed (2025) — as Mr. Rivers
- Migration (2023) — as Mack Mallard (voice)
- Eternals (2021) — as Kingo
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