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