
Cast
Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
Cast
Kumail Nanjiani
Known for
Acting
Born
1978-05-02
From
Karachi, Pakistan
Also known as Kumail Ali 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, 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.

Over Your Dead Body
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)

The Breadwinner
as Peyton

Migration
as Mack Mallard (voice)

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sex Tape
as Punit

Eternals
as Kingo

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Nadeem

Men in Black: International
as Pawny (voice)

Dolittle
as Plimpton (voice)

Central Intelligence
as Jared the Airport Security Guard

The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Jay (voice)

Ella McCay
as Trooper Nash

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Haja Estree

The Big Sick
as Kumail Nanjiani

Life As We Know It
as Simon

Fist Fight
as Officer Mehar

Driver's Ed
as Mr. Rivers

The Five-Year Engagement
as Pakistani Chef

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Keanu

Stuber
as Stu Prasad

Hell and Back
as Dave the Demon (voice)

Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Brad Syed

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
as Self - Kingo

The Kings of Summer
as Gary

Death to 2020
as Bark Multiverse

Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Nasir

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
as Self

Duck Butter
as Jake

Bad Milo!
as Bobbi

Hell Baby
as Cable Guy

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
as Self

The Late Bloomer
as Rich

Attack of the Doc!
as Self

Brother Nature
as Riggleman

Misery Loves Comedy
as Self

The Lovebirds
as Jibran

The Wrong Girls

A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Perry

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Self

Flock of Dudes
as Ro

Thread: An Insidious Tale

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self

The Arrangement
as Alfred Dalton

Poop Talk
as Self

Timms Valley
as Arjit Pondicherry

Addicted to Fresno
as Damon

The Comeback King

Destroy All Neighbors
as Smelting Refinery Guard

Is / Was \ Will

Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self

It Started As a Joke
as Self

Loaded
as Raza

The Last of the Great Romantics
as George the Counter Guy

A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self

Green Bank

All Day & All Night

Blackout
as Oregon Power Employee

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
as Himself

Compulsive Liar
as Simon