Kumail Nanjiani
Age: 46 | From: Karachi, Pakistan
Person Details
Birthday: 1978-02-21 10:07:27
Aliases: Kumail Ali Nanjiani , 쿠마일 난지아니 , Κουμάιλ Ναντζιάνι
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 11
Most Famous Work
Biography
Kumail Nanjiani (born February 21, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, film and television actor, and podcast host, best known as main cast member of the television series "Silicon Valley", as well as for providing the voice of Prismo on the animated series "Adventure Time". He also co-hosts the Comedy Central show "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail", and two podcasts: "The Indoor Kids" and "The X-Files Files". In 2017, Nanjiani starred in "The Big Sick", a semi-autobiographical film that he co-wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon, loosely based on their own relationship. The film earned the couple a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Most Famous Work
RuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Judge
The X-Files
(1993) Pasha
The Boys
(2019) Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
(2022) Vik (voice)
The Twilight Zone
(2019) Samir Wassan
Bee and PuppyCat
(2014) Howell (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(2022) Haja Estree
Eternals
(2021) KingoActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | N/A | |
| Smelting Refinery Guard | ||
| 2023 | Mack Mallard (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2022 | Somen 'Steve' Banerjee | |
| N/A | ||
| Self - Haja Estree | ||
| Howell (voice) | ||
| Haja Estree | ||
| Vik (voice) | ||
| Self - Kingo | ||
| Kumail Nanjiani | ||
| 2021 | Kingo | |
| Self | ||
| Arjit Pondicherry | ||
| Self | ||
| 2020 | Bark Multiverse | |
| Jibran | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| Plimpton (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
| Jesus (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited) | ||
| Stu | ||
| Pawny (voice) | ||
| Samir Wassan | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2018 | Self | |
| Jake | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| 2017 | himself (voice) | |
| Jay (voice) | ||
| Perry | ||
| Kumail Nanjiani | ||
| Officer Mehar | ||
| 2016 | Rich | |
| Riggleman | ||
| Eddie Lizard | ||
| Eddie Lizzard | ||
| Keanu | ||
| Jared the Airport Security Guard | ||
| Self | ||
| 2015 | Nasir | |
| Dave the Demon (voice) | ||
| Damon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Ro | ||
| Thor (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Brad | ||
| Self | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Cute-ling Mayor (voice) | ||
| Howell (voice) | ||
| Jordan | ||
| Himself | ||
| Punit | ||
| George the Counter Guy | ||
| Self | ||
| Dinesh Chugtai | ||
| Dick Genie (voice) | ||
| Raza | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Benny Calitri | ||
| 2013 | Arjit Pondicherry | |
| Self | ||
| Cable Guy | ||
| Bobbi | ||
| Himself | ||
| Lakota Chief | ||
| Self | ||
| Gary | ||
| Alfred Dalton | ||
| 2012 | N/A | |
| Zakir | ||
| Self | ||
| Pakistani Chef | ||
| Statistician | ||
| 2011 | Pindar Singh | |
| SoCal Waiter | ||
| Denim Salesman | ||
| Cell Phone Salesman | ||
| Birthday Loan Officer | ||
| Human Bandwidth Manager | ||
| Skip (voice) | ||
| Skip Marooch (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Self | |
| Simon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Prismo (voice) | ||
| Neilando Patel (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Lapari | |
| Self - Judge | ||
| 2003 | Self - Guest | |
| Self | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1993 | Pasha | |
| 1989 | Theo (voice) | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| Self - Cameo (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2017 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Screenplay | |
| 2013 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Writer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |