Kumail Nanjiani
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 2, 1978 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Credits
- 146
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
2019TV
Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989TV
Theo (voice)
Eternals
2021Movie
Kingo
Central Intelligence
2016Movie
Jared the Airport Security Guard
Men in Black: International
2019Movie
Pawny (voice)
What If...?
2021TV
Kingo (voice)
Filmography
The Comeback King
2027Movie
The Wrong Girls
2026Movie
GG (voice)
The Breadwinner
2026Movie
Peyton
Driver's Ed
2026Movie
Mr. Rivers
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026Movie
Self
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026TV
Self - Judge
Over Your Dead Body
2026Movie
Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
The Screener
2026TV
Parker Harrison
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025Movie
Self
Ella McCay
2025Movie
Trooper Nash
Deli Boys
2025TV
Danyal Khan
Is / Was \ Will
2025Movie
Destroy All Neighbors
2024Movie
Smelting Refinery Guard
Grave Conversations
2024TV
Self
Fallout
2024TV
Xander Harkness
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024Movie
Nadeem
After Midnight
2024TV
Self
Migration
2023Movie
Mack Mallard (voice)
Krapopolis
2023TV
Spartan Army Leader (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023TV
Prismo (voice)
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023TV
Self
Project Greenlight
2023TV
Self
Attack of the Doc!
2023Movie
Self
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
History of the World: Part II
2023TV
Vatsyayana
Poker Face
2023TV
Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Welcome to Chippendales
2022TV
Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022TV
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022Movie
Self - Haja Estree
Bee and PuppyCat
2022TV
Howell (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022TV
Haja Estree
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022TV
Vik (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022Movie
Self - Kingo
Murderville
2022TV
Kumail Nanjiani
Eternals
2021Movie
Kingo
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021Movie
Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021TV
Rudy Thurber
What If...?
2021TV
Kingo (voice)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021Movie
Self
Death to 2020
2020Movie
Bark Multiverse
The Lovebirds
2020Movie
Jibran
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020Movie
Self
Reunited Apart
2020TV
Self
Dolittle
2020Movie
Plimpton (voice)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019Movie
Self
Bless the Harts
2019TV
Jesus (voice)
Game Changer
2019TV
Self - Judge
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019TV
Self
The Boys
2019TV
Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
Stuber
2019Movie
Stu Prasad
Men in Black: International
2019Movie
Pawny (voice)
The Twilight Zone
2019TV
Samir Wassan
It Started As a Joke
2019Movie
Self
Duck Butter
2018Movie
Jake
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018Movie
Self
Poop Talk
2018Movie
Self
Big Mouth
2017TV
himself (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017Movie
Jay (voice)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017Movie
Perry
The Big Sick
2017Movie
Kumail Nanjiani
Fist Fight
2017Movie
Officer Mehar
The Late Bloomer
2016Movie
Rich
Brother Nature
2016Movie
Riggleman
HarmonQuest
2016TV
Eddie Lizzard
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016Movie
Keanu
Central Intelligence
2016Movie
Jared the Airport Security Guard
Chelsea
2016TV
Self
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015Movie
Nasir
Hell and Back
2015Movie
Dave the Demon (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
2015Movie
Damon
The Grinder
2015TV
Prosecutor Leonard
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
Taskmaster
2015TV
Self
Flock of Dudes
2015Movie
Ro
Major Lazer
2015TV
Thor (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015TV
Self, Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015Movie
Brad Syed
Misery Loves Comedy
2015Movie
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014TV
Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
Garfunkel and Oates
2014TV
Jordan
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014TV
Self
Sex Tape
2014Movie
Punit
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014Movie
George the Counter Guy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014TV
Self
Silicon Valley
2014TV
Dinesh Chugtai
TripTank
2014TV
Dick Genie (voice)
Loaded
2014Movie
Raza
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014TV
Self
Broad City
2014TV
Benny Calitri
Timms Valley
2013Movie
Arjit Pondicherry
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013TV
Self
Hell Baby
2013Movie
Cable Guy
Bad Milo!
2013Movie
Bobbi
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013Movie
Himself
Drunk History
2013TV
Lakota Chief
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013TV
Self
The Last Leg
2013TV
Self
The Kings of Summer
2013Movie
Gary
Newsreaders
2013TV
Amir Larussa
The Arrangement
2013Movie
Alfred Dalton
Bunk
2012TV
Burning Love
2012TV
Zak
The Eric Andre Show
2012TV
Self
The Five-Year Engagement
2012Movie
Pakistani Chef
Veep
2012TV
Statistician
Key & Peele
2012TV
College Kid #1
Franklin & Bash
2011TV
Pindar Singh
Traffic Light
2011TV
Paul
Portlandia
2011TV
Cell Phone Salesman, Birthday Loan Officer, Human Bandwidth Manager, Denim Salesman, SoCal Waiter
Bob's Burgers
2011TV
Skip Marooch (voice)
Conan
2010TV
Self
Life As We Know It
2010Movie
Simon
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010Movie
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010TV
Self
Adventure Time
2010TV
Prismo (voice)
Ugly Americans
2010TV
Neilando Patel (voice)
Community
2009TV
Lapari
Archer
2009TV
Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009TV
Kumail
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009TV
Self - Guest Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000TV
Bees (voice)
The View
1997TV
Self, Self - Guest
The X-Files
1993TV
Pasha
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992TV
Self - Presenter
The Simpsons
1989TV
Theo (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self
Laugh Factory
1979TV
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Indian Reporter (uncredited)
Good Morning America
1975TV
Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953TV
Self - Presenter
Very Young Frankenstein
TV
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Movie
Green Bank
Movie
Compulsive Liar
Movie
Simon
All Day & All Night
Movie
Howl
Movie