Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieThe Wrong Girls
2026
GG (voice)
movieThe Breadwinner
2026
Peyton
tvFunny AF with Kevin Hart
2026
Self - Judge
movieOver Your Dead Body
2026
Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
tvThe Screener
2026
Parker Harrison
movieElla McCay
2025
Trooper Nash
movieDriver's Ed
2025
Mr. Rivers
tvDeli Boys
2025
Danyal Khan
movieDestroy All Neighbors
2024
Smelting Refinery Guard
tvFallout
2024
Xander Harkness
movieMigration
2023
Mack Mallard (voice)
tvKrapopolis
2023
Spartan Army Leader (voice)
tvAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
Prismo (voice)
movieMoney Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvHistory of the World: Part II
2023
Vatsyayana
tvPoker Face
2023
Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
tvWelcome to Chippendales
2022
Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
movieObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Self - Haja Estree
tvBee and PuppyCat
2022
Howell (voice)
tvObi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Haja Estree
tvThe Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
Vik (voice)
tvMurderville
2022
Kumail Nanjiani
movieEternals
2021
Kingo
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021
Rudy Thurber
tvWhat If...?
2021
Kingo (voice)
movieDeath to 2020
2020
Bark Multiverse
movieThe Lovebirds
2020
Jibran
movieDolittle
2020
Plimpton (voice)
tvBless the Harts
2019
Jesus (voice)
tvThe Boys
2019
Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
movieStuber
2019
Stu Prasad
movieMen in Black: International
2019
Pawny (voice)
tvThe Twilight Zone
2019
Samir Wassan
tvBig Mouth
2017
himself (voice)
movieThe Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
Jay (voice)
movieThe Big Sick
2017
Kumail Nanjiani
movieFist Fight
2017
Officer Mehar
movieBrother Nature
2016
Riggleman
tvHarmonQuest
2016
Eddie Lizzard
movieCentral Intelligence
2016
Jared the Airport Security Guard
tvChelsea
2016
Self
movieHell and Back
2015
Dave the Demon (voice)
tvThe Grinder
2015
Prosecutor Leonard
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvTaskmaster
2015
Self
tvMajor Lazer
2015
Thor (voice)
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self / Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movieHot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
Brad Syed
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
movieSex Tape
2014
Punit
movieThe Last of the Great Romantics
2014
George the Counter Guy
tvSilicon Valley
2014
Dinesh Chugtai
tvTripTank
2014
Dick Genie (voice)
movieLoaded
2014
Raza
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
tvBroad City
2014
Benny Calitri
movieTimms Valley
2013
Arjit Pondicherry
movieHell Baby
2013
Cable Guy
movieBad Milo!
2013
Bobbi
tvDrunk History
2013
Lakota Chief
tvNewsreaders
2013
Amir Larussa
movieThe Arrangement
2013
Alfred Dalton
tvBurning Love
2012
Zakir
movieThe Five-Year Engagement
2012
Pakistani Chef
tvVeep
2012
Statistician
tvKey & Peele
2012
College Kid #1
tvFranklin & Bash
2011
Pindar Singh
tvPortlandia
2011
Cell Phone Salesman / Birthday Loan Officer / Human Bandwidth Manager / Denim Salesman / SoCal Waiter
tvBob's Burgers
2011
Skip Marooch (voice)
tvConan
2010
Self
tvAdventure Time
2010
Prismo (voice)
tvUgly Americans
2010
Neilando Patel (voice)
tvCommunity
2009
Lapari
tvArcher
2009
Farooq Ashkani (voice)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
tvAqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Bees (voice)
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe X-Files
1993
Pasha
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Theo (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
tvGood Morning America
1975
Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter
Production10
movieSee You When I See You
2026
Producer
movieKumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
Executive Producer
movieIs / Was \ Will
2025
Executive Producer
tvProject Greenlight
2023
Executive Producer
tvWelcome to Chippendales
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe Lovebirds
2020
Executive Producer
tvLittle America
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Big Sick
2017
Executive Producer
Compulsive Liar
Executive Producer
Sex Criminals
Executive Producer
Writing5
Creator1
Sex Criminals
Creator