Birthday
1978/02/21 (46 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Karachi, Pakistan
Also know as
Kumail Ali Nanjiani, 쿠마일 난지아니, Κουμάιλ Ναντζιάνι, Кумэйл 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 นานจิเอนี
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is primarily 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, he was 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. Nanjiani h...Read more
The Doubtful Guest
as ---
(2021) A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
(2018) Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(2021) Eternals
as Kingo
(2023) Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2024) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Nadeem
(2020) Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
(2023) Migration
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Thread: An Insidious Tale
as ---
(2022) Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
as Self - Kingo
(2013) The Kings of Summer
as Gary
(2023) Attack of the Doc!
as Self
(2013) Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
as Himself
(2014) Loaded
as Raza
A Guy Walks Into a Bar
as ---
Ella McCay
as ---
(2016) Brother Nature
as Riggleman
(2018) Poop Talk
as Self
(2013) The Arrangement
as Alfred Dalton
(2014) Sex Tape
as Punit
(2022) Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Haja Estree
(2015) Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
(2024) Destroy All Neighbors
as Smelting Refinery Guard
(2015) Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Nasir
(2015) Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Brad
(2015) Flock of Dudes
as Ro
(2015) Hell & Back
as Dave the Demon (voice)
(2013) Timms Valley
as Arjit Pondicherry
(2013) Hell Baby
as Cable Guy
(2016) Central Intelligence
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
(2017) The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Jay (voice)
(2016) Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Keanu
Burning Love 2
as Zakir
(2016) The Late Bloomer
as Rich
(2017) The Big Sick
as Kumail Nanjiani
(2017) Fist Fight
as Officer Mehar
(2013) Bad Milo!
as Bobbi
(2012) The Five-Year Engagement
as Pakistani Chef
(2018) Duck Butter
as Jake
(2018) Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Self
(2019) Stuber
as Stu
(2017) A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Perry
(2020) The Lovebirds
as Jibran
(2019) Men in Black: International
as Pawny (voice)
(2019) It Started As a Joke
as Self
(2019) Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self
(2014) The Last of the Great Romantics
as George the Counter Guy
(2020) Dolittle
as Plimpton (voice)
Any Person, Living Or Dead
as ---
(2010) Life As We Know It
as Simon
(2020) Death to 2020
as Bark Multiverse
(2015) Addicted to Fresno
as Damon
(2021) Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
(2010) Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
as ---
(2019) Bless the Harts
as Jesus (voice)
(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2012) Burning Love
as Zakir
(2014) Silicon Valley
as Dinesh Chugtai
(2022) Welcome to Chippendales
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2011) Franklin & Bash
as Pindar Singh
(2009) Community
as Lapari
(2010) Ugly Americans
as Neilando Patel (voice)
(2012) Bunk
as ---
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
(2014) The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2017) Big Mouth
as himself (voice)
(2023) Project Greenlight
as Self
(2014) Broad City
as Benny Calitri
(2012) The Eric Andre Show
as Self
(2010) The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
(2011) Portlandia
as Cell Phone Salesman
(2011) Portlandia
as Birthday Loan Officer
(2011) Portlandia
as Human Bandwidth Manager
(2022) Murderville
as Kumail Nanjiani
(2011) Portlandia
as Denim Salesman
(2014) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
(2014) Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
(2016) Chelsea
as Self
(2022) The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Vik (voice)
(2022) Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Haja Estree
(1989) The Simpsons
as Theo (voice)
(2011) Bob's Burgers
as Skip Marooch (voice)
(2016) HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizzard
(2011) Bob's Burgers
as Skip (voice)
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as ---
(2014) TripTank
as Dick Genie (voice)
(2019) The Boys
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
(2013) @midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2015) Major Lazer
as Thor (voice)
(2023) Krapopolis
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
(2014) Bee and PuppyCat
as Howell (voice)
(2019) The Twilight Zone
as Samir Wassan
(2011) Portlandia
as SoCal Waiter
(2019) Bless the Harts
as Jesus Christ (voice)
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(2012) Veep
as Statistician
(2021) Ultra City Smiths
as Arjit Pondicherry
(1997) The View
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2013) The Jeselnik Offensive
as Self
(2019) Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
as Self
(2016) HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizard
(2009) Archer
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
(2022) Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
as Howell (voice)
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(2013) Drunk History
as Lakota Chief
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self
(1993) The X-Files
as Pasha
(2015) Hot Ones
as Self
(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(2023) History of the World: Part II
as ---
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(2010) Adventure Time
as Prismo (voice)
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
(2014) Garfunkel and Oates
as Jordan
(2010) Conan
as Self
(2021) Only Murders in the Building
as Rudy Thurber
(2018) Lie Detector
as Self
(2009) Michael & Michael Have Issues
as Kumail
(2013) The Last Leg
as Self
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(2015) The Grinder
as Prosecutor Leonard
(2021) What If...?
as Kingo (voice)
(2023) Adam Ray's - Dr. Phil Live
as Self
(2012) Key & Peele
as College Kid #1