Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

  • Birthday: 1978-02-21
  • Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan
  • Also know as: Kumail Ali Nanjiani

Biography

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 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, as well as playing various roles on the comedy series Portlandia.

Filmography

The Big Sick

2017

As Kumail Nanjiani

Migration

2023

As Mack Mallard (voice)

Loaded

2014

As Raza

Stuber

2019

As Stu

The Lovebirds

2020

As Jibran

The Last of the Great Romantics

2014

As George the Counter Guy

The Arrangement

2013

As Alfred Dalton

Men in Black: International

2019

As Pawny (voice)

Death to 2020

2020

As Bark Multiverse

Eternals

2021

As Kingo

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

As Jay (voice)

Duck Butter

2018

As Jake

Ella McCay

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As

The Late Bloomer

2016

As Rich

Fist Fight

2017

As Officer Mehar

Hell & Back

2015

As Dave the Demon (voice)

Flock of Dudes

2015

As Ro

Brother Nature

2016

As Riggleman

Dolittle

2020

As Plimpton (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

As Self - Haja Estree

Timms Valley

2013

As Arjit Pondicherry

Bad Milo!

2013

As Bobbi

Hell Baby

2013

As Cable Guy

Destroy All Neighbors

2024

As Smelting Refinery Guard

Central Intelligence

2016

As Jared the Airport Security Guard

Poop Talk

2018

As Self

Addicted to Fresno

2015

As Damon

Sex Tape

2014

As Punit

Life As We Know It

2010

As Simon

The Kings of Summer

2013

As Gary

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

2023

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Misery Loves Comedy

2015

As Self

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

As Pakistani Chef

Production

The Big Sick

2017

As Executive Producer

The Lovebirds

2020

As Executive Producer

A Guy Walks Into a Bar

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As Executive Producer

Sidekicks

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As Screenplay

The Doubtful Guest

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As Writer

The Big Sick

2017

As Screenplay

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