Kumail Nanjiani
Age: N/A | From: Karachi, Pakistan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Kumail Ali Nanjiani , 쿠마일 난지아니 , Κουμάιλ Ναντζιάνι , Кумэйл Нанджиани , クメイル・ナンジアニ , 库梅尔·南贾尼 , Κουμέιλ Ναντζιάνι , 庫梅爾·南賈尼 , คูเมล นานจิเอนี , کمیل نانجیانی
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 20
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
RuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Guest Judge
The X-Files
(1993) Pasha
The Boys
(2019) Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
What If...?
(2021) Kingo (voice)
Poker Face
(2023) Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
The Twilight Zone
(2019) Samir Wassan
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
(2022) Vik (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(2022) Haja EstreeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Kingo | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2024 | Smelting Refinery Guard | |
| Nadeem | ||
| Self | ||
| 2023 | Mack Mallard (voice) | |
| Spartan Army Leader (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson | ||
| 2022 | Somen 'Steve' Banerjee | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Haja Estree | ||
| Howell (voice) | ||
| Haja Estree | ||
| Vik (voice) | ||
| Self - Kingo | ||
| Kumail Nanjiani | ||
| 2021 | Kingo | |
| Self | ||
| Rudy Thurber | ||
| Kingo (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2020 | Bark Multiverse | |
| Jibran | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Plimpton (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
| Jesus (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited) | ||
| Stu Prasad | ||
| Pawny (voice) | ||
| Samir Wassan | ||
| Self | ||
| 2018 | Jake | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2017 | himself (voice) | |
| Jay (voice) | ||
| Perry | ||
| Kumail Nanjiani | ||
| Officer Mehar | ||
| 2016 | Rich | |
| Riggleman | ||
| Eddie Lizzard | ||
| Eddie Lizard | ||
| Keanu | ||
| Jared the Airport Security Guard | ||
| Self | ||
| 2015 | Nasir | |
| Dave the Demon (voice) | ||
| Damon | ||
| Prosecutor Leonard | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Ro | ||
| Thor (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Brad | ||
| Self | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Cute-ling Mayor (voice) | ||
| Jordan | ||
| Self | ||
| 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 | ||
| Self | ||
| Gary | ||
| Alfred Dalton | ||
| 2012 | N/A | |
| Zakir | ||
| Self | ||
| Pakistani Chef | ||
| Statistician | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| College Kid #1 | ||
| 2011 | Pindar Singh | |
| Cell Phone Salesman | ||
| Birthday Loan Officer | ||
| Human Bandwidth Manager | ||
| Denim Salesman | ||
| SoCal Waiter | ||
| Skip Marooch (voice) | ||
| Skip (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Self | |
| Simon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Prismo (voice) | ||
| Neilando Patel (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Lapari | |
| Farooq Ashkani (voice) | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Kumail | ||
| Self - Guest Judge | ||
| 2003 | Self - Guest | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1993 | Pasha | |
| 1989 | Theo (voice) | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| Self - Host | ||
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2017 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Screenplay | |
| 2013 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |