Kumail Nanjiani

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-05-02 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Karachi, Pakistan

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, 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Archer

    Archer

  • Adventure Time

    Adventure Time

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Community

    Community

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Veep

    Veep

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Migration

    Migration

  • Silicon Valley

    Silicon Valley

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Krapopolis

    Krapopolis

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • The Boys Presents: Diabolical

    The Boys Presents: Diabolical

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Eternals

    Eternals

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick

    @midnight with Chris Hardwick

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Central Intelligence

    Central Intelligence

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Sex Tape

    Sex Tape

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • The Eric Andre Show

    The Eric Andre Show

  • History of the World: Part II

    History of the World: Part II

  • TableTop

    TableTop

  • Stuber

    Stuber

  • Garfunkel and Oates

    Garfunkel and Oates

  • Men in Black: International

    Men in Black: International

  • Burning Love

    Burning Love

  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

  • The Late Bloomer

    The Late Bloomer

  • Bless the Harts

    Bless the Harts

  • TripTank

    TripTank

  • Ugly Americans

    Ugly Americans

  • Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

    Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

  • Welcome to Chippendales

    Welcome to Chippendales

  • The Big Sick

    The Big Sick

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Brother Nature

    Brother Nature

  • The Grinder

    The Grinder

  • Hell Baby

    Hell Baby

  • Ella McCay

    Ella McCay

  • Murderville

    Murderville

  • Driver's Ed

    Driver's Ed

  • The Last of the Great Romantics

    The Last of the Great Romantics

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie

    The Lego Ninjago Movie

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    Bee and PuppyCat

  • Death to 2020

    Death to 2020

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

    Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

  • Bad Milo!

    Bad Milo!

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

  • Duck Butter

    Duck Butter

  • The Kings of Summer

    The Kings of Summer

  • Is / Was \ Will

    Is / Was \ Will

  • The Jeselnik Offensive

    The Jeselnik Offensive

  • The Lovebirds

    The Lovebirds

  • Life As We Know It

    Life As We Know It

  • The Green Room with Paul Provenza

    The Green Room with Paul Provenza

  • Addicted to Fresno

    Addicted to Fresno

  • The Breadwinner

    The Breadwinner

  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • Poop Talk

    Poop Talk

  • Dr Phil LIVE!

    Dr Phil LIVE!

  • Grave Conversations

    Grave Conversations

  • Loaded

    Loaded

  • The Five-Year Engagement

    The Five-Year Engagement

  • Fist Fight

    Fist Fight

  • The Arrangement

    The Arrangement

  • Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

    Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

  • Attack of the Doc!

    Attack of the Doc!

  • Major Lazer

    Major Lazer

  • Michael & Michael Have Issues

    Michael & Michael Have Issues

  • Misery Loves Comedy

    Misery Loves Comedy

  • Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

    Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

  • Bunk

    Bunk

  • Destroy All Neighbors

    Destroy All Neighbors

  • Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

    Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

  • Timms Valley

    Timms Valley

  • Hello, My Name Is Doris

    Hello, My Name Is Doris

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

  • Roll Up Your Sleeves

    Roll Up Your Sleeves

  • Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

    Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

  • Flock of Dudes

    Flock of Dudes

  • Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

  • It Started As a Joke

    It Started As a Joke

  • A Happening of Monumental Proportions

    A Happening of Monumental Proportions

  • Hell and Back

    Hell and Back

  • The Wrong Girls

    The Wrong Girls

  • The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

    The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

  • Thread: An Insidious Tale

    Thread: An Insidious Tale

  • Very Young Frankenstein

    Very Young Frankenstein

  • Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

    Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

  • Any Person, Living Or Dead

    Any Person, Living Or Dead

  • Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

    Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?