1978-05-02 Karachi, Pakistan
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.
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The Breadwinner | Peyton | 2026-05-28 |
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Driver's Ed | Mr. Rivers | 2025-09-13 |
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Ella McCay | Trooper Nash | 2025-12-11 |
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Is / Was \ Will | 2025-02-14 | |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts | Self | 2025-12-19 |
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The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas | Self | 2025-11-17 |
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Destroy All Neighbors | Smelting Refinery Guard | 2024-04-26 |
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Nadeem | 2024-03-20 |
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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-03-15 |
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Attack of the Doc! | Self | 2023-04-21 |
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Migration | Mack Mallard (voice) | 2023-12-06 |
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Self - Haja Estree | 2022-09-07 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals | Self - Kingo | 2022-02-16 |
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A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021-10-12 |
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Roll Up Your Sleeves | Self | 2021-04-18 |
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Eternals | Kingo | 2021-11-03 |
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Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 | Self | 2020-05-16 |
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Death to 2020 | Bark Multiverse | 2020-12-27 |
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Dolittle | Plimpton (voice) | 2020-01-02 |
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The Lovebirds | Jibran | 2020-05-22 |
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Stuber | Stu Prasad | 2019-07-11 |
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Men in Black: International | Pawny (voice) | 2019-06-12 |
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Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self | 2019-12-20 |
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It Started As a Joke | Self | 2019-03-10 |
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Poop Talk | Self | 2018-02-16 |
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Duck Butter | Jake | 2018-04-27 |
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Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity | Self | 2018-04-06 |
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The Big Sick | Kumail Nanjiani | 2017-03-30 |
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Perry | 2017-05-05 |
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Fist Fight | Officer Mehar | 2017-02-16 |
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The Lego Ninjago Movie | Jay (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Keanu | 2016-07-07 |
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The Late Bloomer | Rich | 2016-10-07 |
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Central Intelligence | Jared the Airport Security Guard | 2016-06-15 |
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Brother Nature | Riggleman | 2016-09-09 |
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Brad Syed | 2015-02-20 |
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Misery Loves Comedy | Self | 2015-01-23 |
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Addicted to Fresno | Damon | 2015-10-02 |
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Flock of Dudes | Ro | 2015-06-13 |
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Hello, My Name Is Doris | Nasir | 2015-11-27 |
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Hell and Back | Dave the Demon (voice) | 2015-10-02 |
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Loaded | Raza | 2014-03-08 |
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Sex Tape | Punit | 2014-07-17 |
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The Last of the Great Romantics | George the Counter Guy | 2014-07-17 |
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The Kings of Summer | Gary | 2013-01-19 |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male | Himself | 2013-07-21 |
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Blackout | Oregon Power Employee | 2013-03-01 |
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The Arrangement | Alfred Dalton | 2013-01-01 |
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Hell Baby | Cable Guy | 2013-09-06 |
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Timms Valley | Arjit Pondicherry | 2013-12-31 |
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Bad Milo! | Bobbi | 2013-08-28 |
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The Five-Year Engagement | Pakistani Chef | 2012-04-27 |
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Life As We Know It | Simon | 2010-10-02 |
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Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy? | 2010-07-01 | |
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Thread: An Insidious Tale | ||
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The Wrong Girls | ||
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Compulsive Liar | Simon |
