Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1978-05-02 (47 years)
- Place of BirthKarachi, Pakistan
- Also Known AsKumail Ali Nanjiani쿠마일 난지아니Κουμάιλ ΝαντζιάνιКумэйл Нанджианиクメイル・ナンジアニ库梅尔·南贾尼Κουμέιλ Ναντζιάνι庫梅爾·南賈尼คูเมล นานจิเอนีکمیل نانجیانی
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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Ella McCay
As: Trooper Nash
- 2024
Destroy All Neighbors
As: Smelting Refinery Guard
- 2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
As: Nadeem
- 2023
Migration
As: Mack Mallard (voice)
- 2023
Krapopolis
As: Spartan Army Leader (voice)
- 2023
Poker Face
As: Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
- 2022
Welcome to Chippendales
As: Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
- 2022
Bee and PuppyCat
As: Howell (voice)
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi : A Star Wars Story
As: Haja Estree
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi
As: Haja Estree
2022The Boys Presents: Diabolical
As: Vik (voice)
2022Murderville
As: Kumail Nanjiani
- 2021
Eternals
As: Kingo
2021Only Murders in the Building
As: Rudy Thurber
2021What If...?
As: Kingo (voice)
2020Death to 2020
As: Bark Multiverse
2020The Lovebirds
As: Jibran
- 2020
Dolittle
As: Plimpton (voice)
2019Bless the Harts
As: Jesus (voice)
2019The Boys
As: Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
2019Stuber
As: Stu Prasad
- 2019
Men in Black: International
As: Pawny (voice)
2019The Twilight Zone
As: Samir Wassan
2018Duck Butter
As: Jake
2017The Lego Ninjago Movie
As: Jay (voice)
2017A Happening of Monumental Proportions
As: Perry
2017The Big Sick
As: Kumail Nanjiani
2017Fist Fight
As: Officer Mehar
2016The Late Bloomer
As: Rich
2016Brother Nature
As: Riggleman
2016HarmonQuest
As: Eddie Lizzard
- 2016
HarmonQuest
As: Eddie Lizard
2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
As: Keanu
- 2016
Central Intelligence
As: Jared the Airport Security Guard
2015Hello, My Name Is Doris
As: Nasir
2015Hell and Back
As: Dave the Demon (voice)
2015Addicted to Fresno
As: Damon
2015The Grinder
As: Prosecutor Leonard
2015Flock of Dudes
As: Ro
2015Major Lazer
As: Thor (voice)
2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2
As: Brad Syed
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
As: Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
2014Garfunkel and Oates
As: Jordan
- 2014
Sex Tape
As: Punit
2014The Last of the Great Romantics
As: George the Counter Guy
2014Silicon Valley
As: Dinesh Chugtai
2014TripTank
As: Dick Genie (voice)
2014Loaded
As: Raza
2014Broad City
As: Benny Calitri
2013Hell Baby
As: Cable Guy
2013Bad Milo!
As: Bobbi
2013Drunk History
As: Lakota Chief
2013The Kings of Summer
As: Gary
2013The Arrangement
As: Alfred Dalton
2012Burning Love
As: Zakir
2012The Five-Year Engagement
As: Pakistani Chef
2012Veep
As: Statistician
2012Key & Peele
As: College Kid #1
2011Franklin & Bash
As: Pindar Singh
2011Portlandia
As: Cell Phone Salesman
- 2011
Portlandia
As: Birthday Loan Officer
- 2011
Portlandia
As: Human Bandwidth Manager
- 2011
Portlandia
As: Denim Salesman
- 2011
Portlandia
As: SoCal Waiter
2011Bob's Burgers
As: Skip Marooch (voice)
- 2011
Bob's Burgers
As: Skip (voice)
2010Life As We Know It
As: Simon
2010Adventure Time
As: Prismo (voice)
2010Ugly Americans
As: Neilando Patel (voice)
2009Community
As: Lapari
2009Archer
As: Farooq Ashkani (voice)
2009Michael & Michael Have Issues
As: Kumail
1993The X-Files
As: Pasha
1989The Simpsons
As: Theo (voice)