Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
Born: May 02, 1978
From: Karachi, Pakistan
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella McCay | Trooper Nash | 2025 | 5.5 |
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Nadeem | 2024 | 6.452 |
| Destroy All Neighbors | Smelting Refinery Guard | 2024 | 6.086 |
| Money Shot: The Pornhub Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023 | 5.783 |
| Migration | Mack Mallard (voice) | 2023 | 7.348 |
| Attack of the Doc! | Self | 2023 | 5.0 |
| Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals | Self - Kingo | 2022 | 7.1 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Self - Haja Estree | 2022 | 6.79 |
| A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021 | 7.0 |
| Eternals | Kingo | 2021 | 6.773 |
| Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 | Self | 2020 | 8.6 |
| Poop Talk | Self | 2018 | 4.5 |
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | Jay (voice) | 2017 | 6.501 |
| Brother Nature | Riggleman | 2016 | 5.1 |
| Central Intelligence | Jared the Airport Security Guard | 2016 | 6.413 |
| Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Keanu | 2016 | 6.043 |
| The Late Bloomer | Rich | 2016 | 5.42 |
| Misery Loves Comedy | Self | 2015 | 5.975 |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | Nasir | 2015 | 6.374 |
| Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Brad Syed | 2015 | 5.185 |
| Flock of Dudes | Ro | 2015 | 5.7 |
| Hell and Back | Dave the Demon (voice) | 2015 | 5.3 |
| Loaded | Raza | 2014 | 4.2 |
| Sex Tape | Punit | 2014 | 5.409 |
| The Kings of Summer | Gary | 2013 | 6.97 |
| Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male | Himself | 2013 | 5.7 |
| The Arrangement | Alfred Dalton | 2013 | 4.6 |
| Timms Valley | Arjit Pondicherry | 2013 | 6.2 |
| Hell Baby | Cable Guy | 2013 | 5.137 |
| Thread: An Insidious Tale | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1978 |
| From | Karachi, Pakistan |