Kumail Nanjiani

ActorProducerWriter May 2 (age 47) Karachi, Pakistan 1979–2026 (47 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Eternals

Kingo

Film

Silicon Valley

Dinesh Chugtai

Film

The Big Sick

Kumail Nanjiani

Film

Migration

Mack Mallard (voice)

Film

Central Intelligence

Jared the Airport Security Guard

Film

Life As We Know It

Simon

Film

Dolittle

Plimpton (voice)

Film

Men in Black: International

Pawny (voice)

Filmography

Acting (145)

Movies (60)

The Breadwinner

2026 Upcoming

as Peyton

May 28

Thread: An Insidious Tale

2026

Ella McCay

2025

as Trooper Nash

5.5

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

as Self

Driver's Ed

as Mr. Rivers

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas

2025

as Self

$Is / Was \ Will$

Is / Was \ Will

2025

Fallout Season 2 - London Premiere

2025

as Xander Harkness

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

as Nadeem

6.5

Destroy All Neighbors

2024

as Smelting Refinery Guard

6.1

Migration

2023

as Mack Mallard (voice)

7.3

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.8

Attack of the Doc!

2023

as Self

5.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

as Self - Haja Estree

6.8

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

as Self - Kingo

Eternals

as Kingo

Roll Up Your Sleeves

as Self

A Night at the Academy Museum

as Self

Dolittle

as Plimpton (voice)

The Lovebirds

as Jibran

Death to 2020

as Bark Multiverse

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020

as Self

8.6

Men in Black: International

as Pawny (voice)

Stuber

as Stu Prasad

It Started As a Joke

as Self

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019

as Self

7.1

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

as Self

Duck Butter

as Jake

Poop Talk

as Self

The Lego Ninjago Movie

as Jay (voice)

The Big Sick

as Kumail Nanjiani

Fist Fight

as Officer Mehar

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017

as Perry

5.2

Central Intelligence

2016

as Jared the Airport Security Guard

6.4

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

as Keanu

Brother Nature

as Riggleman

The Late Bloomer

as Rich

Hell and Back

as Dave the Demon (voice)

5.3

Misery Loves Comedy

2015

as Self

6.0

Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015

as Nasir

6.4

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

as Brad Syed

Flock of Dudes

as Ro

Addicted to Fresno

as Damon

Sex Tape

as Punit

Loaded

as Raza

The Last of the Great Romantics

2014

as George the Counter Guy

The Kings of Summer

as Gary

Bad Milo!

as Bobbi

The Arrangement

as Alfred Dalton

Hell Baby

as Cable Guy

Timms Valley

as Arjit Pondicherry

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

2013

as Himself

5.7

Blackout

2013

as Oregon Power Employee

The Five-Year Engagement

as Pakistani Chef

Life As We Know It

as Simon

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

2010

6.0

The Wrong Girls

All Day & All Night

Any Person, Living Or Dead

Compulsive Liar

as Simon

Television (85)

The Screener

2026

as Parker Harrison

Fallout

as Xander Harkness

After Midnight

as Self

Grave Conversations

as Self

History of the World: Part II

2023

5.6

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

2023

as Prismo (voice)

8.7

Poker Face

2023

as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson

7.5

Krapopolis

2023

as Spartan Army Leader (voice)

Dr Phil LIVE!

as Self

Project Greenlight

as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Haja Estree

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

2022

as Vik (voice)

7.1

Welcome to Chippendales

2022

as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee

Bee and PuppyCat

as Howell (voice)

Murderville

as Kumail Nanjiani

What If...?

as Kingo (voice)

Only Murders in the Building

as Rudy Thurber

Ultra City Smiths

as Arjit Pondicherry

Reunited Apart

as Self

The Boys

as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)

8.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Twilight Zone

as Samir Wassan

Bless the Harts

as Jesus Christ (voice)

6.6

Bless the Harts

2019

as Jesus (voice)

6.6

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

as Self

Big Mouth

as himself (voice)

HarmonQuest

as Eddie Lizzard

Chelsea

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Hot Ones

as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Taskmaster

as Self

The Grinder

as Prosecutor Leonard

6.7

Major Lazer

2015

as Thor (voice)

6.6

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Silicon Valley

as Dinesh Chugtai

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Self

7.8

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014

as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)

Broad City

as Benny Calitri

TripTank

as Dick Genie (voice)

5.2

Garfunkel and Oates

2014

as Jordan

6.9

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

as Self

The Last Leg

as Self

Drunk History

as Lakota Chief

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013

as Self

5.2

The Jeselnik Offensive

as Self

Newsreaders

as Amir Larussa

Veep

as Statistician

Key & Peele

as College Kid #1

TableTop

as Self - Guest

The Eric Andre Show

as Self

Burning Love

as Zakir

Bunk

Bob's Burgers

as Skip (voice)

Franklin & Bash

as Pindar Singh

Franklin & Bash

as Pindar Singh

Portlandia

as Cell Phone Salesman

Adventure Time

as Prismo (voice)

Conan

as Self

Ugly Americans

as Neilando Patel (voice)

8.2

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

as Self

Community

as Lapari

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.0

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5

Archer

2009

as Farooq Ashkani (voice)

8.0

Michael & Michael Have Issues

2009

as Kumail

5.0

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest Host

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

as Bees (voice)

The View

as Self

The X-Files

as Pasha

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Simpsons

as Theo (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self

5.4

Laugh Factory

1979

as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Good Morning America

as Self - Guest

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

Sex Criminals

Crew (14)

Movies (10)

See You When I See You

2026

Producer

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

2025

Executive Producer

7.1

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

2025

Writer

7.1

$Is / Was \ Will$

Is / Was \ Will

2025

Executive Producer

The Lovebirds

Executive Producer

The Big Sick

Executive Producer

The Big Sick

Writer

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

2013

Writer

5.7

Sidekicks

Screenplay

Compulsive Liar

Screenplay

Television (4)

Project Greenlight

2023

Executive Producer

Welcome to Chippendales

Executive Producer

Little America

Executive Producer

Sex Criminals

Executive Producer