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Kumail Nanjiani
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Kumail Nanjiani
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1978-05-02,Karachi, Pakistan
Gender
Male
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

A Night at the Academy Museum

7

A Night at the Academy Museum
2021-10-12

6.8

Eternals
2021-11-03

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

5.73

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023-03-15

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

6.5

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024-03-20

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

8.6

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020-05-16

7.379

Migration
2023-12-06

Thread: An Insidious Tale

0

Thread: An Insidious Tale

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

7.098

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022-02-16

The Kings of Summer

7

The Kings of Summer
2013-01-19

Attack of the Doc!

5

Attack of the Doc!
2023-04-21

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

5.8

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013-07-21

4.2

Loaded
2014-03-08

0

Ella McCay
2025-12-11

5.1

Brother Nature
2016-09-09

4.5

Poop Talk
2018-02-16

The Arrangement

4.6

The Arrangement
2013-01-01

5.412

Sex Tape
2014-07-17

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

6.797

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022-09-07

Misery Loves Comedy

6

Misery Loves Comedy
2015-01-23

Destroy All Neighbors

6.146

Destroy All Neighbors
2024-04-26

Hello, My Name Is Doris

6.388

Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015-11-27

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

5.2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015-02-20

5.724

Flock of Dudes
2015-06-13

5.271

Hell and Back
2015-10-02

6.2

Timms Valley
2013-12-31

5.1

Hell Baby
2013-09-06

Central Intelligence

6.4

Central Intelligence
2016-06-15

The Lego Ninjago Movie

6.5

The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017-09-21

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

6.054

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016-07-07

The Late Bloomer

5.419

The Late Bloomer
2016-10-07

7.3

The Big Sick
2017-03-30

6.053

Fist Fight
2017-02-16

5.7

Bad Milo!
2013-08-28

The Five-Year Engagement

5.9

The Five-Year Engagement
2012-04-27

5.391

Duck Butter
2018-04-27

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

5.063

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018-04-06

6.621

Stuber
2019-07-11

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

5.259

A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017-05-05

6.1

The Lovebirds
2020-05-22

Men in Black: International

5.9

Men in Black: International
2019-06-12

It Started As a Joke

4.8

It Started As a Joke
2019-03-10

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

7.1

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019-12-20

The Last of the Great Romantics

0

The Last of the Great Romantics
2014-07-17

6.589

Dolittle
2020-01-02

Any Person, Living Or Dead

0

Any Person, Living Or Dead

Life As We Know It

6.9

Life As We Know It
2010-10-02

6.5

Death to 2020
2020-12-27

Addicted to Fresno

5.222

Addicted to Fresno
2015-10-02

Roll Up Your Sleeves

7.5

Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021-04-18

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

5.8

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010-07-01

$Is / Was \ Will$

0

Is / Was \ Will
2025-02-14

The Wrong Girls

0

The Wrong Girls

10

Driver's Ed
2025-09-13

The Breadwinner

0

The Breadwinner
2026-03-12

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

0

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025-12-19

Compulsive Liar

0

Compulsive Liar

Bless the Harts

6.6

Bless the Harts
2019-09-29

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.254

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.461

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

7.3

Burning Love
2012-06-01

8.139

Silicon Valley
2014-04-06

Welcome to Chippendales

6.3

Welcome to Chippendales
2022-11-22

Saturday Night Live

6.95

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Franklin & Bash

7.2

Franklin & Bash
2011-06-01

8

Community
2009-09-17

8.212

Ugly Americans
2010-03-17

0

Bunk
2012-06-08

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

6

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014-07-24

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.64

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.261

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

7.6

Big Mouth
2017-09-29

Project Greenlight

0

Project Greenlight
2023-07-13

7.1

Broad City
2014-01-22

The Eric Andre Show

7.884

The Eric Andre Show
2012-05-20

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

7.9

The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010-06-10

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.254

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

6.963

Portlandia
2011-01-21

6.963

Portlandia
2011-01-21

6.963

Portlandia
2011-01-21

6.4

Murderville
2022-02-03

6.963

Portlandia
2011-01-21

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.8

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014-04-27

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

7.2

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014-12-05

5.1

Chelsea
2016-05-11

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

7.1

The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022-03-03

7.036

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022-05-26

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

7.8

Bob's Burgers
2011-01-09

7.8

HarmonQuest
2016-07-14

7.8

Bob's Burgers
2011-01-09

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.603

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

5.2

TripTank
2014-04-02

8.447

The Boys
2019-07-25

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

5.2

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013-10-21

Saturday Night Live

6.95

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.056

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

6.6

Major Lazer
2015-04-17

7.222

Krapopolis
2023-09-24

The Twilight Zone

6.72

The Twilight Zone
2019-04-01

6.963

Portlandia
2011-01-21

RuPaul's Drag Race

7.464

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009-02-02

7.478

Veep
2012-04-22

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

The Jeselnik Offensive

7.4

The Jeselnik Offensive
2013-02-19

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

7.2

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019-09-06

7.8

HarmonQuest
2016-07-14

7.954

Archer
2009-09-17

Bee and PuppyCat

8.37

Bee and PuppyCat
2022-09-06

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.184

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

6.9

Drunk History
2013-07-09

5.5

Reunited Apart
2020-04-27

8.4

The X-Files
1993-09-10

7.14

Hot Ones
2015-03-12

Off Camera with Sam Jones

4

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014-02-06

History of the World: Part II

5.635

History of the World: Part II
2023-03-06

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

8.499

Adventure Time
2010-04-05

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.461

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Garfunkel and Oates

6.9

Garfunkel and Oates
2014-08-07

7.1

Conan
2010-11-08

Only Murders in the Building

8.5

Only Murders in the Building
2021-08-31

5.5

Lie Detector
2018-03-01

Michael & Michael Have Issues

5

Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009-07-15

5.654

The Last Leg
2013-01-25

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.6

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

6.688

The Grinder
2015-09-29

8.1

What If...?
2021-08-11

10

Dr Phil LIVE!
2023-08-04

7.622

Key & Peele
2012-01-31

5.947

After Midnight
2024-01-17

8.2

TableTop
2012-04-02

7.5

Poker Face
2023-01-26

Grave Conversations

10

Grave Conversations
2024-04-24

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

7.548

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000-12-30

7.8

Bob's Burgers
2011-01-09

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

8.679

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
2023-08-31

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.261

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

8.2

Taskmaster
2015-07-28