Acting · Karachi, Pakistan · Born May 2, 1978
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.
MovieThe Comeback King
2027
MovieThe Wrong Girls
2026
as GG (voice)
MovieThe Breadwinner
2026
as Peyton
MovieThe A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
as Self
TVFunny AF with Kevin Hart
2026
as Self - Judge
MovieOver Your Dead Body
2026
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
TVThe Screener
2026
as Parker Harrison
MovieKumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
as Self
MovieElla McCay
2025
as Trooper Nash
MovieDriver's Ed
2025
as Mr. Rivers
TVDeli Boys
2025
as Danyal Khan
MovieIs / Was \ Will
2025
MovieDestroy All Neighbors
2024
as Smelting Refinery Guard
TVGrave Conversations
2024
as Self
TVFallout
2024
as Xander Harkness
MovieGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Nadeem
TVAfter Midnight
2024
as Self
MovieMigration
2023
as Mack Mallard (voice)
TVKrapopolis
2023
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
TVAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Prismo (voice)
TVDr Phil LIVE!
2023
as Self
TVProject Greenlight
2023
as Self
MovieAttack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
MovieMoney Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVHistory of the World: Part II
2023
as Vatsyayana
TVPoker Face
2023
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
TVWelcome to Chippendales
2022
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MovieObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Haja Estree
TVBee and PuppyCat
2022
as Howell (voice)
TVObi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Haja Estree
TVThe Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Vik (voice)
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Kingo
TVMurderville
2022
as Kumail Nanjiani
MovieEternals
2021
as Kingo
MovieA Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
TVOnly Murders in the Building
2021
as Rudy Thurber
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Kingo (voice)
MovieRoll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
MovieDeath to 2020
2020
as Bark Multiverse
MovieThe Lovebirds
2020
as Jibran
MovieGraduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020
as Self
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
MovieDolittle
2020
as Plimpton (voice)
MovieCelebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
TVBless the Harts
2019
as Jesus (voice)
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVGood Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019
as Self
TVThe Boys
2019
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
MovieStuber
2019
as Stu Prasad
MovieMen in Black: International
2019
as Pawny (voice)
TVThe Twilight Zone
2019
as Samir Wassan
MovieIt Started As a Joke
2019
as Self
MovieDuck Butter
2018
as Jake
MovieSeth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
as Self
MoviePoop Talk
2018
as Self
TVBig Mouth
2017
as himself (voice)
MovieThe Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
as Jay (voice)
MovieA Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017
as Perry
MovieThe Big Sick
2017
as Kumail Nanjiani
MovieFist Fight
2017
as Officer Mehar
MovieThe Late Bloomer
2016
as Rich
MovieBrother Nature
2016
as Riggleman
TVHarmonQuest
2016
as Eddie Lizzard
MovieMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Keanu
MovieCentral Intelligence
2016
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieHello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Nasir
MovieHell and Back
2015
as Dave the Demon (voice)
MovieAddicted to Fresno
2015
as Damon
TVThe Grinder
2015
as Prosecutor Leonard
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
TVTaskmaster
2015
as Self
MovieFlock of Dudes
2015
as Ro
TVMajor Lazer
2015
as Thor (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
MovieHot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Brad Syed
MovieMisery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
TVGarfunkel and Oates
2014
as Jordan
TVThe Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014
as Self
MovieSex Tape
2014
as Punit
MovieThe Last of the Great Romantics
2014
as George the Counter Guy
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
TVSilicon Valley
2014
as Dinesh Chugtai
TVTripTank
2014
as Dick Genie (voice)
MovieLoaded
2014
as Raza
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
TVBroad City
2014
as Benny Calitri
MovieTimms Valley
2013
as Arjit Pondicherry
TV@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MovieHell Baby
2013
as Cable Guy
MovieBad Milo!
2013
as Bobbi
MovieKumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013
as Himself
TVDrunk History
2013
as Lakota Chief
TVThe Jeselnik Offensive
2013
as Self
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
MovieThe Kings of Summer
2013
as Gary
TVNewsreaders
2013
as Amir Larussa
MovieThe Arrangement
2013
as Alfred Dalton
TVBunk
2012
TVBurning Love
2012
as Zakir
TVThe Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
MovieThe Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Pakistani Chef
TVVeep
2012
as Statistician
TVKey & Peele
2012
as College Kid #1
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as Pindar Singh
TVTraffic Light
2011
as Paul
TVPortlandia
2011
as Cell Phone Salesman
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Skip Marooch (voice)
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieLife As We Know It
2010
as Simon
MovieReggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
TVThe Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
as Self
TVAdventure Time
2010
as Prismo (voice)
TVUgly Americans
2010
as Neilando Patel (voice)
TVCommunity
2009
as Lapari
TVArcher
2009
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVMichael & Michael Have Issues
2009
as Kumail
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVAqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Bees (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Pasha
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Theo (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
TVLaugh Factory
1979
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TVGood Morning America
1975
as Self - Guest
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
MovieThread: An Insidious Tale
Compulsive Liar
as Simon
All Day & All Night
MovieGreen Bank
Very Young Frankenstein
