Peter Banifaz
Peter Banifaz is an Iranian-American actor, comedian, and activist living in Los Angeles. Some of his TV credits include a recurring role on NBC’s Grand Crew, and three seasons recurring on the award-winning show Shameless. Some of his other tv roles have been on shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep, Superstore, Silicon Valley, Perry Mason, One Day at a Time, Bosch, Lethal Weapon and more. His film work includes Crime 101, a role on the Oscar winning hit Everything Everywhere All At Once, as well as Gus Van Sant’s, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot, and the Cohen brother’s, Hail Caesar. He also creates his own original comedic content for Instagram and TikTok under the Instagram handle @pbani. His videos have garnered over 50 million total views across both platforms.
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Movies (15)
Mock Trial
2026 · Franklin Peters
Crime 101
2026 · Ben Haddad
The Last King
2024 · Ehsan
Sisters
2024 · Bahram
Fine Dining
2023 · Hugh
The Van
2023 · Omid
Steel Cut Oats
2023 · Young Kidd Carraway
Todo en todas partes al mismo tiempo
2022 · Alpha RV Officer
No te preocupes, no irá lejos
2018 · Doctor Mirione
Can't Buy My Love
2017 · Fred
Captain America: Civil War Re-enactors
2016 · Pete Parisi / Hawkeye
¡Salve, César!
2016 · Sailor
Lola's Last Letter
2015 · Pete
Beginner's Luck
2014 · Peter
The Greatest Treasure in the World
TV shows (20)
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026 · Acolyte
Wonder Man
2026 · First AD
Thousandaires
2024 · Al Pacino
Grand Crew
2021 · Amir
Perry Mason
2020 · Jiminy Cricket Man
Día a Día
2017 · Tyler
Arma Mortal
2016 · Cab Driver Fred
Teachers
2016 · Armen
Angel from Hell
2016 · Berry Guy
Superstore
2015 · Nick
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015 · Cash for Gold Dealer
La vida en piezas
2015 · TSA Agent Klein
Game Shakers
2015 · Frank
Bosch
2015 · Chambliss
Silicon Valley
2014 · Hooli-Search Engineer
Mom
2013 · Old Roscoe
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Rob
Veep
2012 · Oleg Petradze
Shameless
2011 · Farhad
Bones
2005 · Terrence