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Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Actor · Born 1978-05-02 · Karachi, Pakistan

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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+ m…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Boys (2019) — Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
  2. The Simpsons (1989) — Theo (voice)
  3. Eternals (2021) — Kingo
  4. Central Intelligence (2016) — Jared the Airport Security Guard
  5. Men in Black: International (2019) — Pawny (voice)
  6. What If...? (2021) — Kingo (voice)
  7. Sex Tape (2014) — Punit
  8. Dolittle (2020) — Plimpton (voice)
  9. The X-Files (1993) — Pasha
  10. Life As We Know It (2010) — Simon
  11. Adventure Time (2010) — Prismo (voice)
  12. Fallout (2024) — Xander Harkness
  13. The Big Sick (2017) — Kumail Nanjiani
  14. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) — Keanu
  15. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) — Haja Estree
  16. Migration (2023) — Mack Mallard (voice)
  17. Only Murders in the Building (2021) — Rudy Thurber
  18. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Nadeem
  19. Community (2009) — Lapari
  20. Silicon Valley (2014) — Dinesh Chugtai
  21. Archer (2009) — Farooq Ashkani (voice)
  22. Stuber (2019) — Stu Prasad
  23. The Five-Year Engagement (2012) — Pakistani Chef
  24. Fist Fight (2017) — Officer Mehar
  25. The Kings of Summer (2013) — Gary
  26. Big Mouth (2017) — himself (voice)
  27. The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) — Jay (voice)
  28. Bob's Burgers (2011) — Skip Marooch (voice)
  29. Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) — Self - Haja Estree
  30. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) — Brad Syed
  31. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) — Self
  32. Death to 2020 (2020) — Bark Multiverse
  33. The Lovebirds (2020) — Jibran
  34. Ugly Americans (2010) — Neilando Patel (voice)
  35. Veep (2012) — Statistician
  36. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) — Nasir
  37. Poker Face (2023) — Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
  38. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  39. Over Your Dead Body (2026) — Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
  40. The Twilight Zone (2019) — Samir Wassan