About
Kumail Nanjiani
Overview
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, the 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 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.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Destroy All Neighbors | Actor | Smelting Refinery Guard | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Actor | Nadeem | 63 Fair |
| 2023 | Migration | Actor | Mack Mallard (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2023 | Project Greenlight | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Obi Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut | Actor | Haja Estree | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Attack of the Doc! | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Money Shot: The Pornhub Story | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Welcome to Chippendales | Actor | Somen 'Steve' Banerjee | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Actor | Self - Haja Estree | 64 Fair |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals | Actor | Self - Kingo | 60 Fair |
| 2021 | Eternals | Actor | Kingo | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | A Night at the Academy Museum | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Roll Up Your Sleeves | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Death to 2020 | Actor | Bark Multiverse | 62 Fair |
| 2020 | The Lovebirds | Actor | Jibran | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Actor | Plimpton (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2019 | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Stuber | Actor | Stu | 64 Fair |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International | Actor | Pawny (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2019 | It Started As a Joke | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Duck Butter | Actor | Jake | 57 Average |
| 2018 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Poop Talk | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Actor | Jay (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2017 | Funny: The Documentary | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Actor | Perry | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Actor | Kumail Nanjiani | 70 Good |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | Actor | Officer Mehar | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | The Late Bloomer | Actor | Rich | 56 Average |
| 2016 | Brother Nature | Actor | Riggleman | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Actor | Keanu | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence | Actor | Jared the Airport Security Guard | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Actor | Nasir | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Actor | Damon | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Hell & Back | Actor | Dave the Demon (voice) | 56 Average |
| 2015 | Flock of Dudes | Actor | Ro | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Actor | Brad | 54 Average |
| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail | Actor | Self | 68 Fair |
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Actor | Punit | 54 Average |
| 2014 | The Last of the Great Romantics | Actor | George the Counter Guy | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Actor | Dinesh Chugtai | 80 Very good |
| 2014 | Loaded | Actor | Raza | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Timms Valley | Actor | Arjit Pondicherry | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Hell Baby | Actor | Cable Guy | 56 Average |
| 2013 | Bad Milo! | Actor | Bobbi | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Actor | Gary | 66 Fair |
| 2013 | The Arrangement | Actor | Alfred Dalton | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Burning Love | Actor | Zakir | 70 Good |
| 2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | Actor | Pakistani Chef | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Life As We Know It | Actor | Simon | 67 Fair |
| 2010 | Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy? | Actor | 59 Average |
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| Ella McCay | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Thread: An Insidious Tale | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| A Guy Walks Into a Bar | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Any Person, Living Or Dead | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| The Doubtful Guest | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Burning Love 2 | Actor | Zakir | 59 Average |
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Writing |
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| 2017 | The Big Sick | Writing | Screenplay | 70 Good |
| 2013 | Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| The Doubtful Guest | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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| Sidekicks | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2023 | Project Greenlight | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Welcome to Chippendales | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2020 | The Lovebirds | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | Little America | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Production | Executive Producer | 70 Good |
| See You When I See You | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| A Guy Walks Into a Bar | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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