The Comeback King
2027 · Movie
Kumail Nanjiani
1978-05-02
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Karachi, Pakistan
Writers: ,
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
The Breadwinner
2026 · Movie
as Peyton
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Movie
as Self
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Movie
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
The Wrong Girls
2026 · Movie
as GG (voice)
The Screener
2026 · TV Show
as Parker Harrison
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 · TV Show
as Self - Judge
Ella McCay
2025 · Movie
as Trooper Nash
Is / Was \ Will
2025 · Movie
Driver's Ed
2025 · Movie
as Mr. Rivers
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 · Movie
as Self
Deli Boys
2025 · TV Show
as Danyal Khan
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Movie
as Nadeem
Destroy All Neighbors
2024 · Movie
as Smelting Refinery Guard
After Midnight
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Grave Conversations
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Fallout
2024 · TV Show
as Xander Harkness
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Migration
2023 · Movie
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Attack of the Doc!
2023 · Movie
as Self
Project Greenlight
2023 · TV Show
as Self
Krapopolis
2023 · TV Show
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
History of the World: Part II
2023 · TV Show
as Vatsyayana
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023 · TV Show
as Self
Poker Face
2023 · TV Show
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023 · TV Show
as Prismo (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022 · Movie
as Self - Kingo
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · Movie
as Self - Haja Estree
Welcome to Chippendales
2022 · TV Show
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
Murderville
2022 · TV Show
as Kumail Nanjiani
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022 · TV Show
as Vik (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · TV Show
as Haja Estree
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Bee and PuppyCat
2022 · TV Show
as Howell (voice)
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · Movie
as Self
Eternals
2021 · Movie
as Kingo
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021 · Movie
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021 · TV Show
as Rudy Thurber
What If...?
2021 · TV Show
as Kingo (voice)
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Movie
as Self
The Lovebirds
2020 · Movie
as Jibran
Dolittle
2020 · Movie
as Plimpton (voice)
Death to 2020
2020 · Movie
as Bark Multiverse
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Stuber
2019 · Movie
as Stu Prasad
Men in Black: International
2019 · Movie
as Pawny (voice)
It Started As a Joke
2019 · Movie
as Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019 · Movie
as Self
Bless the Harts
2019 · TV Show
as Jesus (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
The Boys
2019 · TV Show
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
2019 · TV Show
as Samir Wassan
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Poop Talk
2018 · Movie
as Self
Duck Butter
2018 · Movie
as Jake
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018 · Movie
as Self
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 · Movie
as Jay (voice)
The Big Sick
2017 · Movie
as Kumail Nanjiani
Fist Fight
2017 · Movie
as Officer Mehar
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017 · Movie
as Perry
Big Mouth
2017 · TV Show
as himself (voice)
Brother Nature
2016 · Movie
as Riggleman
Central Intelligence
2016 · Movie
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016 · Movie
as Keanu
The Late Bloomer
2016 · Movie
as Rich
Chelsea
2016 · TV Show
as Self
HarmonQuest
2016 · TV Show
as Eddie Lizzard
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Misery Loves Comedy
2015 · Movie
as Self
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015 · Movie
as Nasir
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015 · Movie
as Brad Syed
Flock of Dudes
2015 · Movie
as Ro
Hell and Back
2015 · Movie
as Dave the Demon (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Movie
as Damon
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Major Lazer
2015 · TV Show
as Thor (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Grinder
2015 · TV Show
as Prosecutor Leonard
Taskmaster
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Loaded
2014 · Movie
as Raza
Sex Tape
2014 · Movie
as Punit
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014 · Movie
as George the Counter Guy
Silicon Valley
2014 · TV Show
as Dinesh Chugtai
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Broad City
2014 · TV Show
as Benny Calitri
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · TV Show
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
TripTank
2014 · TV Show
as Dick Genie (voice)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Garfunkel and Oates
2014 · TV Show
as Jordan
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Kings of Summer
2013 · Movie
as Gary
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013 · Movie
as Himself
The Arrangement
2013 · Movie
as Alfred Dalton
Timms Valley
2013 · Movie
as Arjit Pondicherry
Hell Baby
2013 · Movie
as Cable Guy
Bad Milo!
2013 · Movie
as Bobbi
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · TV Show
as Self
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Drunk History
2013 · TV Show
as Lakota Chief
The Last Leg
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Newsreaders
2013 · TV Show
as Amir Larussa
The Five-Year Engagement
2012 · Movie
as Pakistani Chef
Burning Love
2012 · TV Show
as Zakir
Bunk
2012 · TV Show
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Veep
2012 · TV Show
as Statistician
Key & Peele
2012 · TV Show
as College Kid #1
Franklin & Bash
2011 · TV Show
as Pindar Singh
Portlandia
2011 · TV Show
as Cell Phone Salesman, Birthday Loan Officer, Human Bandwidth Manager, Denim Salesman, SoCal Waiter
Bob's Burgers
2011 · TV Show
as Skip Marooch (voice)
Traffic Light
2011 · TV Show
as Paul
Life As We Know It
2010 · Movie
as Simon
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010 · Movie
Ugly Americans
2010 · TV Show
as Neilando Patel (voice)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Adventure Time
2010 · TV Show
as Prismo (voice)
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Community
2009 · TV Show
as Lapari
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Judge
Archer
2009 · TV Show
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009 · TV Show
as Kumail
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000 · TV Show
as Bees (voice)
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The X-Files
1993 · TV Show
as Pasha
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Theo (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Laugh Factory
1979 · TV Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host
Good Morning America
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
Thread: An Insidious Tale
· Movie
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Compulsive Liar
· Movie
as Simon
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All Day & All Night
· Movie
Green Bank
· Movie
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Howl
· Movie
No image
Very Young Frankenstein
· TV Show
Crew Credits
See You When I See You
2026 · Movie
Producer
Is / Was \ Will
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 · Movie
Writer, Executive Producer
Project Greenlight
2023 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Welcome to Chippendales
2022 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Lovebirds
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
Little America
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Big Sick
2017 · Movie
Executive Producer, Writer
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013 · Movie
Writer
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Sidekicks
· Movie
Screenplay
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Compulsive Liar
· Movie
Screenplay, Executive Producer
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Howl
· Movie
Director, Producer
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Sex Criminals
· TV Show
Executive Producer, Creator
