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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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989 · Theo (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Boys
2019 · Kumail Nanjiani (uncre...
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self
Adventure Time
2010 · Prismo (voice)
The X-Files
1993 · Pasha
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
Bob's Burgers
2011 · Skip Marooch (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredit...
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
The View
1997 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
Fallout
2024 · Xander Harkness
Community
2009 · Lapari
Only Murders in the Building
2021 · Rudy Thurber
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
What If...?
2021 · Kingo (voice)
Archer
2009 · Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Big Mouth
2017 · himself (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Silicon Valley
2014 · Dinesh Chugtai
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Good Morning America
1975 · Self - Guest
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000 · Bees (voice)
Veep
2012 · Statistician
The Breadwinner
2026 · Peyton
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023 · Prismo (voice)
Taskmaster
2015 · Self
Poker Face
2023 · Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pil...
Franklin & Bash
2011 · Pindar Singh
Key & Peele
2012 · College Kid #1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Broad City
2014 · Benny Calitri
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Hollywood Dan (uncredi...
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
Portlandia
2011 · Cell Phone Salesman
Chelsea
2016 · Self
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
Drunk History
2013 · Lakota Chief
Krapopolis
2023 · Spartan Army Leader (v...
Eternals
2021 · Kingo
Deli Boys
2025 · Danyal Khan
The Twilight Zone
2019 · Samir Wassan
Migration
2023 · Mack Mallard (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Haja Estree
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022 · Vik (voice)
Sex Tape
2014 · Punit
The Big Sick
2017 · Kumail Nanjiani
Burning Love
2012 · Zakir
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 · Jay (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · Cute-ling Mayor (voice...
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Vatsyayana
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Nadeem
HarmonQuest
2016 · Eddie Lizzard
Central Intelligence
2016 · Jared the Airport Secu...
Fist Fight
2017 · Officer Mehar
Ugly Americans
2010 · Neilando Patel (voice)
Men in Black: International
2019 · Pawny (voice)
Driver's Ed
2025 · Mr. Rivers
The Grinder
2015 · Prosecutor Leonard
TripTank
2014 · Dick Genie (voice)
Dolittle
2020 · Plimpton (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Bless the Harts
2019 · Jesus (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · Self - Haja Estree
Bee and PuppyCat
2022 · Howell (voice)
Grave Conversations
2024 · Self
Garfunkel and Oates
2014 · Jordan
Welcome to Chippendales
2022 · Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
Murderville
2022 · Kumail Nanjiani
Life As We Know It
2010 · Simon
Newsreaders
2013 · Amir Larussa
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023 · Self
Major Lazer
2015 · Thor (voice)
The Five-Year Engagement
2012 · Pakistani Chef
The Wrong Girls
2026 · GG (voice)
Ella McCay
2025 · Trooper Nash
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010 · Self
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023 · Self (archive footage)...
Stuber
2019 · Stu Prasad
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016 · Keanu
Traffic Light
2011 · Paul
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 · Self - Judge
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013 · Self
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015 · Brad Syed
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 · Self
Bunk
2012
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015 · Nasir
The Kings of Summer
2013 · Gary
Laugh Factory
1979 · Self
Hell and Back
2015 · Dave the Demon (voice)
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009 · Kumail
The Screener
2026 · Parker Harrison
The Late Bloomer
2016 · Rich
Duck Butter
2018 · Jake
The Lovebirds
2020 · Jibran
Death to 2020
2020 · Bark Multiverse
Project Greenlight
2023 · Self
Misery Loves Comedy
2015 · Self
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019 · Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019 · Self
Bad Milo!
2013 · Bobbi
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014 · Self
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · Self
The Arrangement
2013 · Alfred Dalton
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022 · Self - Kingo
Thread: An Insidious Tale
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The Comeback King
2027
Attack of the Doc!
2023 · Self
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017 · Perry
Flock of Dudes
2015 · Ro
Brother Nature
2016 · Riggleman
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Damon
Hell Baby
2013 · Cable Guy
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Self
Destroy All Neighbors
2024 · Smelting Refinery Guar...
It Started As a Joke
2019 · Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021 · Self
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Self
Timms Valley
2013 · Arjit Pondicherry
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018 · Self
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014 · George the Counter Guy
Loaded
2014 · Raza
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013 · Himself
Green Bank
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Poop Talk
2018 · Self
Is / Was \ Will
2025