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Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

ActorProducerWriter May 2 (age 47) Karachi, Pakistan 1979–2026 (47 year career)
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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…

Known For

Eternals
Film

Eternals

Kingo
Silicon Valley
Film

Silicon Valley

Dinesh Chugtai
The Big Sick
Film

The Big Sick

Kumail Nanjiani
Migration
Film

Migration

Mack Mallard (voice)
Central Intelligence
Film

Central Intelligence

Jared the Airport Security Guard
Life As We Know It
Film

Life As We Know It

Simon
Dolittle
Film

Dolittle

Plimpton (voice)
Men in Black: International
Film

Men in Black: International

Pawny (voice)

Filmography

Acting (143)

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Movies (58)

The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

2026 Upcoming

as Peyton

May 28

Thread: An Insidious Tale

Thread: An Insidious Tale

2026
Ella McCay

Ella McCay

2025

as Trooper Nash

5.5
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

2025

as Self

7.1
Driver's Ed

Driver's Ed

2025

as Mr. Rivers

10.0
Is / Was \ Will

Is / Was \ Will

2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

as Nadeem

6.5
Destroy All Neighbors

Destroy All Neighbors

2024

as Smelting Refinery Guard

6.1
Migration

Migration

2023

as Mack Mallard (voice)

7.3
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.8
Attack of the Doc!

Attack of the Doc!

2023

as Self

5.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

as Self - Haja Estree

6.8
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

2022

as Self - Kingo

7.1
Eternals

Eternals

2021

as Kingo

6.8
Roll Up Your Sleeves

Roll Up Your Sleeves

2021

as Self

7.5
A Night at the Academy Museum

A Night at the Academy Museum

2021

as Self

7.0
Dolittle

Dolittle

2020

as Plimpton (voice)

6.6
The Lovebirds

The Lovebirds

2020

as Jibran

6.1
Death to 2020

Death to 2020

2020

as Bark Multiverse

6.5
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020

as Self

8.6
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

2019

as Pawny (voice)

5.9
Stuber

Stuber

2019

as Stu Prasad

6.6
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019

as Self

7.1
It Started As a Joke

It Started As a Joke

2019

as Self

4.8
Poop Talk

Poop Talk

2018

as Self

4.5
Duck Butter

Duck Butter

2018

as Jake

5.4
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

2018

as Self

5.1
The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

as Jay (voice)

6.5
The Big Sick

The Big Sick

2017

as Kumail Nanjiani

7.3
Fist Fight

Fist Fight

2017

as Officer Mehar

6.0
A Happening of Monumental Proportions

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017

as Perry

5.3
Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence

2016

as Jared the Airport Security Guard

6.4
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

2016

as Keanu

6.0
The Late Bloomer

The Late Bloomer

2016

as Rich

5.4
Brother Nature

Brother Nature

2016

as Riggleman

5.1
Addicted to Fresno

Addicted to Fresno

2015

as Damon

5.2
Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

as Brad Syed

5.2
Hello, My Name Is Doris

Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015

as Nasir

6.4
Hell and Back

Hell and Back

2015

as Dave the Demon (voice)

5.3
Flock of Dudes

Flock of Dudes

2015

as Ro

5.7
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy

2015

as Self

6.0
Sex Tape

Sex Tape

2014

as Punit

5.4
Loaded

Loaded

2014

as Raza

4.2
The Last of the Great Romantics

The Last of the Great Romantics

2014

as George the Counter Guy

The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer

2013

as Gary

7.0
The Arrangement

The Arrangement

2013

as Alfred Dalton

4.6
Timms Valley

Timms Valley

2013

as Arjit Pondicherry

6.2
Hell Baby

Hell Baby

2013

as Cable Guy

5.1
Bad Milo!

Bad Milo!

2013

as Bobbi

5.7
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

2013

as Himself

5.7
Blackout

Blackout

2013

as Oregon Power Employee

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

as Pakistani Chef

5.9
Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It

2010

as Simon

6.9
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

2010
6.0
The Wrong Girls

The Wrong Girls

All Day & All Night

All Day & All Night

Any Person, Living Or Dead

Any Person, Living Or Dead

Compulsive Liar

Compulsive Liar

as Simon

Television (85)

The Screener

The Screener

2026

as Parker Harrison

Fallout

Fallout

2024

as Xander Harkness

8.1
After Midnight

After Midnight

2024

as Self

5.5
Grave Conversations

Grave Conversations

2024

as Self

10.0
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

2023

as Prismo (voice)

8.7
History of the World: Part II

History of the World: Part II

2023
5.6
Krapopolis

Krapopolis

2023

as Spartan Army Leader (voice)

7.3
Poker Face

Poker Face

2023

as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson

7.5
Dr Phil LIVE!

Dr Phil LIVE!

2023

as Self

10.0
Project Greenlight

Project Greenlight

2023

as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self

5.6
Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022

as Haja Estree

7.0
The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

2022

as Vik (voice)

7.1
Welcome to Chippendales

Welcome to Chippendales

2022

as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee

6.4
Bee and PuppyCat

Bee and PuppyCat

2022

as Howell (voice)

8.5
Murderville

Murderville

2022

as Kumail Nanjiani

6.4
What If...?

What If...?

2021

as Kingo (voice)

8.1
Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building

2021

as Rudy Thurber

8.5
Ultra City Smiths

Ultra City Smiths

2021

as Arjit Pondicherry

6.2
Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

2020

as Self

5.5
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4
The Boys

The Boys

2019

as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)

8.4
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

2019

as Samir Wassan

6.7
Bless the Harts

Bless the Harts

2019

as Jesus Christ (voice)

6.6
Bless the Harts

Bless the Harts

2019

as Jesus (voice)

6.6
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

2019

as Self

6.9
Big Mouth

Big Mouth

2017

as himself (voice)

7.6
HarmonQuest

HarmonQuest

2016

as Eddie Lizard

7.8
Chelsea

Chelsea

2016

as Self

5.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

as Self

7.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self

5.2
Taskmaster

Taskmaster

2015

as Self

8.3
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2
The Grinder

The Grinder

2015

as Prosecutor Leonard

6.7
Major Lazer

Major Lazer

2015

as Thor (voice)

6.6
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Self

7.8
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

2014

as Dinesh Chugtai

8.1
Broad City

Broad City

2014

as Benny Calitri

7.1
Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014

as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)

7.2
TripTank

TripTank

2014

as Dick Genie (voice)

5.2
Garfunkel and Oates

Garfunkel and Oates

2014

as Jordan

6.9
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

2014

as Self

6.0
The Last Leg

The Last Leg

2013

as Self

5.7
Drunk History

Drunk History

2013

as Lakota Chief

6.8
@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013

as Self

5.2
The Jeselnik Offensive

The Jeselnik Offensive

2013

as Self

7.4
Newsreaders

Newsreaders

2013

as Amir Larussa

7.5
Veep

Veep

2012

as Statistician

7.5
Key & Peele

Key & Peele

2012

as College Kid #1

7.7
TableTop

TableTop

2012

as Self - Guest

8.2
The Eric Andre Show

The Eric Andre Show

2012

as Self

7.9
Burning Love

Burning Love

2012

as Zakir

7.3
Bunk

Bunk

2012
Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers

2011

as Skip (voice)

7.8
Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

2011

as Pindar Singh

7.2
Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

2011

as Pindar Singh

7.2
Portlandia

Portlandia

2011

as Cell Phone Salesman

7.0
Conan

Conan

2010

as Self

7.1
Adventure Time

Adventure Time

2010

as Prismo (voice)

8.5
Ugly Americans

Ugly Americans

2010

as Neilando Patel (voice)

8.2
The Green Room with Paul Provenza

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

2010

as Self

7.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1
Community

Community

2009

as Lapari

8.0
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5
Archer

Archer

2009

as Farooq Ashkani (voice)

8.0
Michael & Michael Have Issues

Michael & Michael Have Issues

2009

as Kumail

5.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

as Self - Guest Host

5.4
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

as Bees (voice)

7.5
The View

The View

1997

as Self

4.3
The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

as Pasha

8.4
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4
MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

as Self - Presenter

8.1
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

as Theo (voice)

8.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self

5.4
Laugh Factory

Laugh Factory

1979

as Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

7.0
Good Morning America

Good Morning America

1975

as Self - Guest

4.8
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self - Presenter

7.0
Sex Criminals

Sex Criminals