Kumail Nanjiani
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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.
Known for
Credits
Driver's Ed (2026)
as Mr. Rivers
Over Your Dead Body (2026)
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
Migration (2023)
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Sex Tape (2014)
as Punit
Eternals (2021)
as Kingo
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Nadeem
Central Intelligence (2016)
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
Men in Black: International (2019)
as Pawny (voice)
The Breadwinner (2026)
as Peyton
Dolittle (2020)
as Plimpton (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)
as Self - Haja Estree
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
as Jay (voice)
Life As We Know It (2010)
as Simon
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ella McCay (2025)
as Trooper Nash
Fist Fight (2017)
as Officer Mehar
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
as Keanu
The Big Sick (2017)
as Kumail Nanjiani
Stuber (2019)
as Stu Prasad
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
as Nasir
Duck Butter (2018)
as Jake
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
as Pakistani Chef
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
as Brad Syed
Bad Milo! (2013)
as Bobbi
Death to 2020 (2020)
as Bark Multiverse
The Kings of Summer (2013)
as Gary
The Wrong Girls (2026)
as GG
The Lovebirds (2020)
as Jibran
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025)
as Self
Hell and Back (2015)
as Dave the Demon (voice)
Hell Baby (2013)
as Cable Guy
The Comeback King (2027)
Actor
The Late Bloomer (2016)
as Rich
Poop Talk (2018)
as Self
Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals (2022)
as Self - Kingo
Thread: An Insidious Tale (—)
Actor
Timms Valley (2013)
as Arjit Pondicherry
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas (2026)
as Self
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Damon
Brother Nature (2016)
as Riggleman
Attack of the Doc! (2023)
as Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019)
as Self
The Arrangement (2013)
as Alfred Dalton
A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
as Perry
Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
as Smelting Refinery Guard
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020)
as Self
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018)
as Self
Flock of Dudes (2015)
as Ro
Is / Was \ Will (2025)
Actor
It Started As a Joke (2019)
as Self
All Day & All Night (—)
Actor
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
as Self
Green Bank (—)
Actor
Loaded (2014)
as Raza
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
Blackout (2013)
as Oregon Power Employee
The Last of the Great Romantics (2014)
as George the Counter Guy
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy? (2010)
Actor
Compulsive Liar (—)
as Simon
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013)
as Himself