Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani
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, the 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 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
Actor
as Zakir
as Smelting Refinery Guard
as Nadeem
as Mack Mallard (voice)
as Hajee Estree
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Haja Estree
as Self - Kingo
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
as Self
as Howell (voice)
as Haja Estree
as Vik (voice)
as Kumail Nanjiani
as Kingo
as Self
as Self
as Arjit Pondicherry
as Rudy Thurber
as Kingo (voice)
as Bark Multiverse
as Jibran
as Plimpton (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Stu Prasad
as Pawny (voice)
as Self
as Jesus (voice)
as Jesus Christ (voice)
as Self
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
as Samir Wassan
as Jake
as Self
as Self
as Jay (voice)
as Kumail Nanjiani
as Officer Mehar
as himself (voice)
as Rich
as Riggleman
as Keanu
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
as Eddie Lizzard
as Eddie Lizard
as Self
as Nasir
as Dave the Demon (voice)
as Damon
as Ro
as Brad
as Self
as Prosecutor Leonard
as Thor (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Punit
as George the Counter Guy
as Raza
as Self
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
as Howell (voice)
as Jordan
as Dinesh Chugtai
as Dick Genie (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Benny Calitri
as Arjit Pondicherry
as Cable Guy
as Bobbi
as Himself
as Gary
as Alfred Dalton
as Self
as Lakota Chief
as Self
as Self
as Pakistani Chef
as Zakir
as Self
as Statistician
as College Kid #1
as Pindar Singh
as Cell Phone Salesman
as Birthday Loan Officer
as Human Bandwidth Manager
as Denim Salesman
as SoCal Waiter
as Skip Marooch (voice)
as Skip (voice)
as Simon
as Self
as Prismo (voice)
as Neilando Patel (voice)
as Lapari
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Kumail
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest Host
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Pasha
as Theo (voice)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Writer
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Writer