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