Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 2, 1978
Place of Birth:
Karachi, Pakistan
Social Media
Kumail 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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Screener | Parker Harrison |
| 2024 | After Midnight | Self |
| 2024 | Grave Conversations | Self |
| 2023 | Project Greenlight | Self |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Spartan Army Leader (voice) |
| 2023 | History of the World: Part II | |
| 2023 | Dr Phil LIVE! | Self |
| 2023 | Poker Face | Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson |
| 2023 | Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake | Prismo (voice) |
| 2022 | Welcome to Chippendales | Somen 'Steve' Banerjee |
| 2022 | Murderville | Kumail Nanjiani |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Vik (voice) |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Haja Estree |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2022 | Bee and PuppyCat | Howell (voice) |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Rudy Thurber |
| 2021 | What If...? | Kingo (voice) |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self |
| 2019 | Bless the Harts | Jesus (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | The Boys | Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Samir Wassan |
| 2019 | Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik | Self |
| 2018 | Lie Detector | Self |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | himself (voice) |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self |
| 2016 | HarmonQuest | Eddie Lizzard |
| 2016 | HarmonQuest | Eddie Lizard |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Major Lazer | Thor (voice) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Grinder | Prosecutor Leonard |
| 2015 | Taskmaster | Self |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Dinesh Chugtai |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Broad City | Benny Calitri |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Cute-ling Mayor (voice) |
| 2014 | TripTank | Dick Genie (voice) |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and Oates | Jordan |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self |
| 2013 | The Jeselnik Offensive | Self |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Lakota Chief |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2012 | Burning Love | Zakir |
| 2012 | Bunk | |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show | Self |
| 2012 | Veep | Statistician |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | College Kid #1 |
| 2012 | TableTop | Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | Pindar Singh |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Cell Phone Salesman |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Birthday Loan Officer |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Human Bandwidth Manager |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Denim Salesman |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Skip Marooch (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Skip (voice) |
| 2011 | Portlandia | SoCal Waiter |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Skip Marooch |
| 2010 | Ugly Americans | Neilando Patel (voice) |
| 2010 | The Green Room with Paul Provenza | Self |
| 2010 | Adventure Time | Prismo (voice) |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | Community | Lapari |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | Archer | Farooq Ashkani (voice) |
| 2009 | Michael & Michael Have Issues | Kumail |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest Host |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Bees (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Pasha |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Theo (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |