Kumail Nanjiani
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.
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Known For
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The Boys
2019
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The Simpsons
1989
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Eternals
2021
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Central Intelligence
2016
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Men in Black: International
2019
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What If...?
2021
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Sex Tape
2014
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Dolittle
2020
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The X-Files
1993
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Life As We Know It
2010
Acting
2026
The Screener
as Parker Harrison
(1 episode)
2025
Ella McCay
as Trooper Nash
2025
Is / Was Will
2025
Driver's Ed
as Mr. Rivers
2025
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
as Self
2025
Fallout Season 2 - London Premiere
as Xander Harkness
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Nadeem
2024
Destroy All Neighbors
as Smelting Refinery Guard
2024
After Midnight
as Self
(1 episode)
2024
Grave Conversations
as Self
(1 episode)
2024
Fallout
as Xander Harkness
(2 episodes)
2023
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Migration
as Mack Mallard (voice)
2023
Attack of the Doc!
as Self
2023
Project Greenlight
as Self
(10 episodes)
2023
Krapopolis
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
(1 episode)
2023
History of the World: Part II
2023
Dr Phil LIVE!
as Self
(1 episode)
2023
Poker Face
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
(1 episode)
2023
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
as Prismo (voice)
(3 episodes)
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
as Self - Kingo
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Haja Estree
2022
Welcome to Chippendales
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
(8 episodes)
2022
Murderville
as Kumail Nanjiani
(1 episode)
2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Vik (voice)
(1 episode)
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Haja Estree
(3 episodes)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
(2 episodes)
2022
Bee and PuppyCat
as Howell (voice)
(3 episodes)
2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021
Eternals
as Kingo
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
2021
Only Murders in the Building
as Rudy Thurber
(7 episodes)
2021
What If...?
as Kingo (voice)
(1 episode)
2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
2020
The Lovebirds
as Jibran
2020
Dolittle
as Plimpton (voice)
2020
Death to 2020
as Bark Multiverse
2020
Reunited Apart
as Self
(1 episode)
2019
Stuber
as Stu Prasad
2019
Men in Black: International
as Pawny (voice)
2019
It Started As a Joke
as Self
2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self
2019
Bless the Harts
as Jesus (voice)
(4 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2 episodes)
2019
The Boys
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
(1 episode)
2019
The Twilight Zone
as Samir Wassan
(1 episode)
2019
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
as Self
(1 episode)
2018
Poop Talk
as Self
2018
Duck Butter
as Jake
2018
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Self
2017
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Jay (voice)
2017
The Big Sick
as Kumail Nanjiani
2017
Fist Fight
as Officer Mehar
2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Perry
2017
Big Mouth
as himself (voice)
(1 episode)
2016
Brother Nature
as Riggleman
2016
Central Intelligence
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
2016
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Keanu
2016
The Late Bloomer
as Rich
2016
Chelsea
as Self
(1 episode)
2016
HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizzard
(1 episode)
2016
HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizard
(1 episode)
2015
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
2015
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Nasir
2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Brad Syed
2015
Flock of Dudes
as Ro
2015
Hell and Back
as Dave the Demon (voice)
2015
Addicted to Fresno
as Damon
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
(2 episodes)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2015
Major Lazer
as Thor (voice)
(1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(2 episodes)
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
(1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
(3 episodes)
2015
The Grinder
as Prosecutor Leonard
(2 episodes)
2015
Taskmaster
as Self
(10 episodes)
2014
Loaded
as Raza
2014
Sex Tape
as Punit
2014
The Last of the Great Romantics
as George the Counter Guy
2014
Silicon Valley
as Dinesh Chugtai
(53 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2014
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
as Self
(24 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(3 episodes)
2014
Broad City
as Benny Calitri
(1 episode)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
(2 episodes)
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
(1 episode)
2014
TripTank
as Dick Genie (voice)
(1 episode)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Garfunkel and Oates
as Jordan
(1 episode)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
2013
The Kings of Summer
as Gary
2013
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
as Himself
2013
The Arrangement
as Alfred Dalton
2013
Timms Valley
as Arjit Pondicherry
2013
Hell Baby
as Cable Guy
2013
Bad Milo!
as Bobbi
2013
Blackout
as Oregon Power Employee
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
(2 episodes)
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
as Self
(2 episodes)
2013
Drunk History
as Lakota Chief
(1 episode)
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
(1 episode)
2013
Newsreaders
as Amir Larussa
(3 episodes)
2012
The Five-Year Engagement
as Pakistani Chef
2012
Burning Love
as Zakir
(14 episodes)
2012
Bunk
2012
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2012
Veep
as Statistician
(1 episode)
2012
Key & Peele
as College Kid #1
(1 episode)
2011
Franklin & Bash
as Pindar Singh
(31 episodes)
2011
Portlandia
as Cell Phone Salesman
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Birthday Loan Officer
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Human Bandwidth Manager
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Denim Salesman
(1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers
as Skip Marooch (voice)
(1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers
as Skip (voice)
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as SoCal Waiter
(7 episodes)
2011
Bob's Burgers
as Skip Marooch
(1 episode)
2010
Life As We Know It
as Simon
2010
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
Ugly Americans
as Neilando Patel (voice)
(1 episode)
2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
(1 episode)
2010
Adventure Time
as Prismo (voice)
(6 episodes)
2010
Conan
as Self
(2 episodes)
2009
Community
as Lapari
(2 episodes)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(1 episode)
2009
Archer
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
(1 episode)
2009
Michael & Michael Have Issues
as Kumail
(7 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
(5 episodes)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
(1 episode)
2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Bees (voice)
(1 episode)
1997
The View
as Self
(1 episode)
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1993
The X-Files
as Pasha
(1 episode)
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons
as Theo (voice)
(1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
(2 episodes)
1979
Laugh Factory
as Self
(3 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1 episode)
1975
Good Morning America
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1953
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter
(1 episode)
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Thread: An Insidious Tale
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The Wrong Girls
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Compulsive Liar
as Simon
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All Day & All Night
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Sex Criminals
Writing
2025
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Writer
2017
The Big Sick
Writer
2013
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Writer
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Sidekicks
Screenplay
—
Compulsive Liar
Screenplay
Production
2026
See You When I See You
Producer
2025
Is / Was Will
Executive Producer
2025
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Executive Producer
2023
Project Greenlight
Executive Producer
2022
Welcome to Chippendales
Executive Producer
2020
The Lovebirds
Executive Producer
2020
Little America
Executive Producer
2017
The Big Sick
Executive Producer
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Compulsive Liar
Executive Producer
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Sex Criminals
Executive Producer