
Kumail Nanjiani
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.
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Acting (51 movies)

A Night at the Academy Museum
2021

Eternals
2021

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020

Migration
2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022

The Kings of Summer
2013

Attack of the Doc!
2023

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013

Loaded
2014

Ella McCay
2025

Brother Nature
2016

Poop Talk
2018

The Arrangement
2013

Sex Tape
2014

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022

Misery Loves Comedy
2015

Destroy All Neighbors
2024

Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015

Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015

Flock of Dudes
2015

Hell and Back
2015

Timms Valley
2013

Hell Baby
2013

Central Intelligence
2016

The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016

The Late Bloomer
2016

The Big Sick
2017

Fist Fight
2017

Bad Milo!
2013

The Five-Year Engagement
2012

Duck Butter
2018

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018

Stuber
2019

A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017

The Lovebirds
2020

Men in Black: International
2019

It Started As a Joke
2019

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019

The Last of the Great Romantics
2014

Dolittle
2020

Life As We Know It
2010

Death to 2020
2020

Addicted to Fresno
2015

Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010

Is / Was \ Will
2025

Driver's Ed
2025

The Breadwinner
2026
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male | 2013 | Writer |
| The Big Sick | 2017 | Screenplay |
| The Big Sick | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| The Lovebirds | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| Is / Was \ Will | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts | 2025 | Writer |
| Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts | 2025 | Executive Producer |