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