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.
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Fotos
Películas (63)
The Comeback King
2027
The Wrong Girls
2026 · GG (voice)
Papá a cargo
2026 · Peyton
Licencia para robar
2026 · Mr. Rivers
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Self
Sobre tu cadáver
2026 · Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
See You When I See You
2026 · Producer
Kumail Nanjiani: Pensamientos nocturnos
2025 · Self, Writer, Executive Producer
Ella McCay: Imperfectamente perfecta
2025 · Trooper Nash
Is / Was \ Will
2025 · Executive Producer
Acaba con los vecinos
2024 · Smelting Refinery Guard
Ghostbusters: Apocalipsis fantasma
2024 · Nadeem
¡Patos!
2023 · Mack Mallard (voice)
Attack of the Doc!
2023 · Self
El clímax del millón: La historia de Pornhub
2023 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: El regreso del Jedi
2022 · Self - Haja Estree
Creando Eternals
2022 · Self - Kingo
Eternals
2021 · Kingo
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · Self
Remángate
2021 · Self
Muerte al 2020
2020 · Bark Multiverse
Dos tórtolos
2020 · Jibran, Executive Producer
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Self
Las Aventuras del Doctor Dolittle
2020 · Plimpton (voice)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019 · Self
Stuber: Locos al volante
2019 · Stu Prasad
Hombres de negro: Internacional
2019 · Pawny (voice)
It Started As a Joke
2019 · Self
Duck Butter
2018 · Jake
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018 · Self
Poop Talk
2018 · Self
Lego Ninjago: La película
2017 · Jay (voice)
Un Mal Día
2017 · Perry
Por eso lo llaman amor
2017 · Kumail Nanjiani, Executive Producer, Writer
Pelea de maestros
2017 · Officer Mehar
The Late Bloomer
2016 · Rich
Hermano naturaleza
2016 · Riggleman
Mike y Dave: Los busca novias
2016 · Keanu
Un espía y medio
2016 · Jared the Airport Security Guard
Mi nombre es Doris
2015 · Nasir
Al Averno y de Regreso
2015 · Dave the Demon (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Damon
Flock of Dudes
2015 · Ro
Un loco viaje al pasado 2
2015 · Brad Syed
Misery Loves Comedy
2015 · Self
Nuestro Video Prohibido
2014 · Punit
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014 · George the Counter Guy
Loaded
2014 · Raza
Timms Valley
2013 · Arjit Pondicherry
Hell Baby
2013 · Cable Guy
Bicho malo (Bad Milo)
2013 · Bobbi
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013 · Himself, Writer
Los reyes del verano
2013 · Gary
The Arrangement
2013 · Alfred Dalton
Eternamente comprometidos
2012 · Pakistani Chef
Bajo el mismo techo
2010 · Simon
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
Compulsive Liar
· Simon, Screenplay, Executive Producer
All Day & All Night
Green Bank
Howl
· Director, Producer
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Sidekicks
· Screenplay
Series (87)
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 · Self - Judge
The Screener
2026 · Parker Harrison
Deli Boys
2025 · Danyal Khan
Grave Conversations
2024 · Self
Fallout
2024 · Xander Harkness
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Krapopolis
2023 · Spartan Army Leader (voice)
Hora de Aventura con Fionna & Cake
2023 · Prismo (voice)
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023 · Self
Project Greenlight
2023 · Self, Executive Producer
La loca historia del mundo - Parte 2
2023 · Vatsyayana
Poker Face
2023 · Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Bienvenidos al Chippendale
2022 · Somen 'Steve' Banerjee, Executive Producer
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
Bee y PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
2022 · Howell (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Haja Estree
The Boys: Diabólico
2022 · Vik (voice)
Murderville
2022 · Kumail Nanjiani
Solo Asesinatos en el Edificio
2021 · Rudy Thurber
¿Qué pasaría si...?
2021 · Kingo (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Little America
2020 · Executive Producer, Teleplay
Bless the Harts
2019 · Jesus (voice)
Game Changer
2019 · Self - Judge
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
2019 · Self
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019 · Self
The Boys
2019 · Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
La Dimensión Desconocida
2019 · Samir Wassan
Big Mouth
2017 · himself (voice)
HarmonQuest
2016 · Eddie Lizzard
Chelsea
2016 · Self
The Grinder
2015 · Prosecutor Leonard
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Hollywood en primer plano
2015 · Self
Taskmaster
2015 · Self
Major Lazer
2015 · Thor (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self, Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Penn Zero: Héroe Aventurero
2014 · Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
Garfunkel and Oates
2014 · Jordan
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014 · Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
Silicon Valley
2014 · Dinesh Chugtai
TripTank
2014 · Dick Genie (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Broad City
2014 · Benny Calitri
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Self
Drunk History
2013 · Lakota Chief
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013 · Self
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Newsreaders
2013 · Amir Larussa
Bunk
2012
Burning Love
2012 · Zak
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
Veep
2012 · Statistician
Key & Peele
2012 · College Kid #1
Franklin y Bash
2011 · Pindar Singh
Manos libres
2011 · Paul
Portlandia
2011 · Cell Phone Salesman, Birthday Loan Officer, Human Bandwidth Manager, Denim Salesman, SoCal Waiter
Bob's Burgers
2011 · Skip Marooch (voice)
Conan
2010 · Self
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010 · Self
Hora de Aventura
2010 · Prismo (voice)
Ugly Americans
2010 · Neilando Patel (voice)
Community
2009 · Lapari
Archer
2009 · Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009 · Kumail, Staff Writer
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000 · Bees (voice)
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
Los Expedientes Secretos X
1993 · Pasha
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
Los Simpson
1989 · Theo (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
Laugh Factory
1979 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Indian Reporter (uncredited)
Good Morning America
1975 · Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
Very Young Frankenstein
Sex Criminals
· Executive Producer, Writer, Creator