Kumail Nanjiani
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.
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All Credits (145)
Green Bank
as Unknown
Thread: An Insidious Tale
as Unknown
The Comeback King
as Unknown
The Wrong Girls
as GG (voice)
The Breadwinner
as Peyton
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
as Self
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
as Self - Judge
Over Your Dead Body
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
The Screener
as Parker Harrison
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
as Self
Ella McCay
as Trooper Nash
Driver's Ed
as Mr. Rivers
Deli Boys
as Danyal Khan
Is / Was \ Will
as Unknown
Destroy All Neighbors
as Smelting Refinery Guard
Grave Conversations
as Self
Fallout
as Xander Harkness
Migration
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Krapopolis
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
as Prismo (voice)
Dr Phil LIVE!
as Self
Project Greenlight
as Self
Attack of the Doc!
as Self
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
History of the World: Part II
as Vatsyayana
Poker Face
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Welcome to Chippendales
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Haja Estree
Bee and PuppyCat
as Howell (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Haja Estree
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Vik (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
as Self - Kingo
Murderville
as Kumail Nanjiani
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
as Rudy Thurber
What If...?
as Kingo (voice)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
Death to 2020
as Bark Multiverse
The Lovebirds
as Jibran
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
Reunited Apart
as Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self
Bless the Harts
as Jesus (voice)
Game Changer
as Self - Judge
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
as Self
Stuber
as Stu Prasad
Men in Black: International
as Pawny (voice)
The Twilight Zone
as Samir Wassan
It Started As a Joke
as Self
Duck Butter
as Jake
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Self
Poop Talk
as Self
Big Mouth
as himself (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Jay (voice)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Perry
The Big Sick
as Kumail Nanjiani
Fist Fight
as Officer Mehar
The Late Bloomer
as Rich
Brother Nature
as Riggleman
HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizzard
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Keanu
Central Intelligence
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
Chelsea
as Self
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Nasir
Hell and Back
as Dave the Demon (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
as Damon
The Grinder
as Prosecutor Leonard
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Taskmaster
as Self
Flock of Dudes
as Ro
Major Lazer
as Thor (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
as Self
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Brad Syed
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
Garfunkel and Oates
as Jordan
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
as Self
Sex Tape
as Punit
The Last of the Great Romantics
as George the Counter Guy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
Silicon Valley
as Dinesh Chugtai
TripTank
as Dick Genie (voice)
Loaded
as Raza
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Broad City
as Benny Calitri
Timms Valley
as Arjit Pondicherry
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
Hell Baby
as Cable Guy
Bad Milo!
as Bobbi
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
as Himself
Drunk History
as Lakota Chief
The Jeselnik Offensive
as Self
The Last Leg
as Self
The Kings of Summer
as Gary
Newsreaders
as Amir Larussa
The Arrangement
as Alfred Dalton
Bunk
as Unknown
Burning Love
as Zak
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
The Five-Year Engagement
as Pakistani Chef
Veep
as Statistician
Key & Peele
as College Kid #1
Franklin & Bash
as Pindar Singh
Traffic Light
as Paul
Portlandia
as Cell Phone Salesman
Portlandia
as Birthday Loan Officer
Portlandia
as Human Bandwidth Manager
Portlandia
as Denim Salesman
Portlandia
as SoCal Waiter
Bob's Burgers
as Skip Marooch (voice)
Conan
as Self
Life As We Know It
as Simon
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
as Unknown
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
Adventure Time
as Prismo (voice)
Ugly Americans
as Neilando Patel (voice)
Community
as Lapari
Archer
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Michael & Michael Have Issues
as Kumail
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Bees (voice)
The View
as Self
The View
as Self - Guest
The X-Files
as Pasha
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Simpsons
as Theo (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
Laugh Factory
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Indian Reporter (uncredited)
Good Morning America
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter