Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
🎂 1978-05-02
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.
Cast credits(139)
Self - Guest
2014
2019
2015
Self
2015
Self
2014
Self
2010
Self
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Theo (voice)
1989
Self
2015
Self - Guest
2015
Self
2014
1988
Self
1997
Self - Guest
1997
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Self
2012
Prismo (voice)
2010
Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
2019
Self
2015
Self
2013
Self
2016
Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
2023
Pasha
1993
Farooq Ashkani (voice)
2009
Skip Marooch (voice)
2011
Skip (voice)
2011
Self
2013
Self
2003
Self - Guest Host
2003
Self
2024
Rudy Thurber
2021
Self
2003
Lapari
2009
Kingo (voice)
2021
Dinesh Chugtai
2014
Statistician
2012
Haja Estree
2022
himself (voice)
2017
Self
2014
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Self - Host
1975
Lakota Chief
2013
Self
2015
Samir Wassan
2019
College Kid #1
2012
Spartan Army Leader (voice)
2023
Self
2022
Pindar Singh
2011
Benny Calitri
2014
Vik (voice)
2022
Cell Phone Salesman
2011
Birthday Loan Officer
2011
Human Bandwidth Manager
2011
Denim Salesman
2011
SoCal Waiter
2011
Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
2022
2023
Dick Genie (voice)
2014
Neilando Patel (voice)
2010
Self - Guest
2012
Eddie Lizzard
2016
Eddie Lizard
2016
Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
2014
Howell (voice)
2022
Self
2013
Mack Mallard (voice)
2023
Jesus (voice)
2019
Self
2014
Self
2019
Self
2023
Self
2010
Kumail Nanjiani
2022
Thor (voice)
2015
Self
2020
2012
Kingo
2021
Zakir
2012
Nadeem
2024
Self
2018
Jordan
2014
Jared the Airport Security Guard
2016
Pawny (voice)
2019
Punit
2014
Plimpton (voice)
2020
Prosecutor Leonard
2015
Kumail
2009
Jay (voice)
2017
Self
2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Officer Mehar
2017
Simon
2010
Keanu
2016
Brad
2015
Pakistani Chef
2012
Kumail Nanjiani
2017
Stu Prasad
2019
Bark Multiverse
2020
Jibran
2020
Self - Haja Estree
2022
Self
2019
Jake
2018
Gary
2013
Self
2024
Self - Kingo
2022
Rich
2016
Nasir
2015
Bobbi
2013
Self
2018
Self
2023
Dave the Demon (voice)
2015
Self
2015
Smelting Refinery Guard
2024
2025
Riggleman
2016
2010
Damon
2015
Self
2025
Arjit Pondicherry
2013
Self
2018
Perry
2017
Cable Guy
2013
George the Counter Guy
2014
Alfred Dalton
2013
Ro
2015
Self
2019
Self
2021
2025
Raza
2014
2026
Self
2021
Self
2020
Himself
2013
