Kumail Nanjiani
Known for Acting · 146 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 Boys
2019
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989
as Theo (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (85)
The Boys
2019
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989
as Theo (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
The X-Files
1993
as Pasha
Conan
2010
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Skip Marooch (voice) / Skip (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Adventure Time
2010
as Prismo (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Community
2009
as Lapari
Archer
2009
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
What If...?
2021
as Kingo (voice)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
Fallout
2024
as Xander Harkness
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Rudy Thurber
Veep
2012
as Statistician
Big Mouth
2017
as himself (voice)
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Silicon Valley
2014
as Dinesh Chugtai
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Pindar Singh
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Prismo (voice)
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
Drunk History
2013
as Lakota Chief
Poker Face
2023
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Bees (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Key & Peele
2012
as College Kid #1
Krapopolis
2023
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
After Midnight
2024
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Portlandia
2011
as Cell Phone Salesman / Birthday Loan Officer / Human Bandwidth Manager / Denim Salesman / SoCal Waiter
Broad City
2014
as Benny Calitri
Chelsea
2016
as Self
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Haja Estree
The Twilight Zone
2019
as Samir Wassan
Deli Boys
2025
as Danyal Khan
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Vik (voice)
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Good Morning America
1975
as Self - Guest
History of the World: Part II
2023
Burning Love
2012
as Zakir
Bless the Harts
2019
as Jesus (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Movies (61)
Over Your Dead Body
2026
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
The Breadwinner
2026
as Peyton
Migration
2023
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex Tape
2014
as Punit
Eternals
2021
as Kingo
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Nadeem
Men in Black: International
2019
as Pawny (voice)
Dolittle
2020
as Plimpton (voice)
Central Intelligence
2016
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
as Jay (voice)
Ella McCay
2025
as Trooper Nash
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Haja Estree
The Big Sick
2017
as Kumail Nanjiani
Life As We Know It
2010
as Simon
Fist Fight
2017
as Officer Mehar
Driver's Ed
2026
as Mr. Rivers
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Pakistani Chef
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Keanu
Stuber
2019
as Stu Prasad
Hell and Back
2015
as Dave the Demon (voice)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Brad Syed
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Kingo
The Kings of Summer
2013
as Gary
Death to 2020
2020
as Bark Multiverse
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Nasir
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
as Self
Duck Butter
2018
as Jake
Bad Milo!
2013
as Bobbi
Hell Baby
2013
as Cable Guy
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
as Self
The Late Bloomer
2016
as Rich
Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
Brother Nature
2016
as Riggleman
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
The Lovebirds
2020
as Jibran
The Wrong Girls
2026
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017
as Perry
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
as Self
Flock of Dudes
2015
as Ro
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020
as Self
The Arrangement
2013
as Alfred Dalton
Poop Talk
2018
as Self
Timms Valley
2013
as Arjit Pondicherry
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Damon
The Comeback King
2027
Destroy All Neighbors
2024
as Smelting Refinery Guard
Is / Was \ Will
2025
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
It Started As a Joke
2019
as Self
Loaded
2014
as Raza
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014
as George the Counter Guy
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
Green Bank
All Day & All Night
Blackout
2013
as Oregon Power Employee
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013
as Himself
Compulsive Liar
as Simon
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 146 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Kumail Nanjiani has appeared in 61 films and 85 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kumail Nanjiani Movies
- Over Your Dead Body (2026) — as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
- The Breadwinner (2026) — as Peyton
- Migration (2023) — as Mack Mallard (voice)
- Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sex Tape (2014) — as Punit
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