- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 2, 1978
- Place of Birth
- Karachi, Pakistan
Kumail Nanjiani
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 th…
Filmography
movieThe Comeback King
2027
movieThe Wrong Girls
2026 · GG (voice)
movieThe Breadwinner
2026 · Peyton
movieThe A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Self
tvFunny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 · Self - Judge
movieOver Your Dead Body
2026 · Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
movieSee You When I See You
2026 · Producer
tvThe Screener
2026 · Parker Harrison
movieKumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 · Self, Writer, Executive Producer
movieElla McCay
2025 · Trooper Nash
movieDriver's Ed
2025 · Mr. Rivers
tvDeli Boys
2025 · Danyal Khan
movieIs / Was \ Will
2025 · , Executive Producer
movieDestroy All Neighbors
2024 · Smelting Refinery Guard
tvGrave Conversations
2024 · Self
tvFallout
2024 · Xander Harkness
movieGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Nadeem
tvAfter Midnight
2024 · Self
movieMigration
2023 · Mack Mallard (voice)
tvKrapopolis
2023 · Spartan Army Leader (voice)
tvAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023 · Prismo (voice)
tvDr Phil LIVE!
2023 · Self
tvProject Greenlight
2023 · Self, Executive Producer
movieAttack of the Doc!
2023 · Self
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, Executive Producer
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
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)
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022 · Self - Kingo
tvMurderville
2022 · Kumail Nanjiani
movieEternals
2021 · Kingo
movieA Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · Self
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021 · Rudy Thurber
tvWhat If...?
2021 · Kingo (voice)
movieRoll Up Your Sleeves
2021 · Self
movieDeath to 2020
2020 · Bark Multiverse
movieThe Lovebirds
2020 · Jibran, Executive Producer
movieGraduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Self
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
tvLittle America
2020 · Executive Producer
movieDolittle
2020 · Plimpton (voice)
movieCelebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019 · Self
tvBless the Harts
2019 · Jesus (voice)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvGood Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019 · Self
tvThe Boys
2019 · Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
movieStuber
2019 · Stu Prasad
movieMen in Black: International
2019 · Pawny (voice)
tvThe Twilight Zone
2019 · Samir Wassan
movieIt Started As a Joke
2019 · Self
movieDuck Butter
2018 · Jake
movieSeth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018 · Self
moviePoop Talk
2018 · Self
tvBig Mouth
2017 · himself (voice)
movieThe Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 · Jay (voice)
movieA Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017 · Perry
movieThe Big Sick
2017 · Kumail Nanjiani, Executive Producer, Writer
movieFist Fight
2017 · Officer Mehar
movieThe Late Bloomer
2016 · Rich
movieBrother Nature
2016 · Riggleman
tvHarmonQuest
2016 · Eddie Lizzard
movieMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016 · Keanu
movieCentral Intelligence
2016 · Jared the Airport Security Guard
tvChelsea
2016 · Self
movieHello, My Name Is Doris
2015 · Nasir
movieHell and Back
2015 · Dave the Demon (voice)
movieAddicted to Fresno
2015 · Damon
tvThe Grinder
2015 · Prosecutor Leonard
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
tvTaskmaster
2015 · Self
movieFlock of Dudes
2015 · Ro
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
movieMisery Loves Comedy
2015 · Self
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
tvGarfunkel and Oates
2014 · Jordan
tvThe Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014 · Self
movieSex Tape
2014 · Punit
movieThe Last of the Great Romantics
2014 · George the Counter Guy
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
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
tvOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
tvBroad City
2014 · Benny Calitri
movieTimms Valley
2013 · Arjit Pondicherry
tv@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Self
movieHell Baby
2013 · Cable Guy
movieBad Milo!
2013 · Bobbi
movieKumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013 · Himself, Writer
tvDrunk History
2013 · Lakota Chief
movieBlackout
2013 · Oregon Power Employee
tvThe Jeselnik Offensive
2013 · Self
tvThe Last Leg
2013 · Self
movieThe Kings of Summer
2013 · Gary
tvNewsreaders
2013 · Amir Larussa
movieThe Arrangement
2013 · Alfred Dalton
tvBunk
2012
tvBurning Love
2012 · Zakir
tvThe Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
movieThe Five-Year Engagement
2012 · Pakistani Chef
tvVeep
2012 · Statistician
tvKey & Peele
2012 · College Kid #1
tvFranklin & Bash
2011 · Pindar Singh
tvTraffic Light
2011 · Paul
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
movieLife As We Know It
2010 · Simon
movieReggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
tvThe Green Room with Paul Provenza
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
tvMichael & Michael Have Issues
2009 · Kumail
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
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)
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
tvLaugh Factory
1979 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host
tvGood Morning America
1975 · Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
movieThread: An Insidious Tale
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Compulsive Liar
movieCompulsive Liar
— · Simon, Screenplay, Executive Producer
All Day & All Night
movieAll Day & All Night
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movieGreen Bank
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Very Young Frankenstein
tvVery Young Frankenstein
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Sidekicks
movieSidekicks
— · Screenplay
Sex Criminals
tvSex Criminals
— · Executive Producer, Creator