Cast & creator
Kunal Nayyar
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NCIS
Kunal Nayyar (born 30 April 1981) is a British actor who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He also voiced Vijay Patel on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig. Nayyar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role as Sandeep Singh in Netflix anthology series Criminal: UK.
27
film credits
22
television credits
46
1975–2027 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (49)
Showing 49 of 49 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
NCIS
Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
2003
Conan
Self
2010Conan
Self - Guest
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Good Mythical Morning
Self
2012
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Big Bang Theory
Rajesh Koothrappali
2007
The Mindy Project
Sendhil
2012
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Rajesh Koothrappali
2026
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
2013
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Gupta (voice)
2012
Sanjay and Craig
Vijay (voice)
2013
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Trolls World Tour
Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Night Court
Martini Toddwallis
2023
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Trolls
Guy Diamond (voice)
2016
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Trolls Band Together
Guy Diamond (voice)
2023
Suspicion
Aadesh Chopra
2022
Criminal: UK
Sandeep Singh
2019
Spaceman
Peter
2024
How to Date Billy Walsh
Rupert Brown
2024
Trolls Holiday
Guy Diamond (voice)
2017
Think Like a Dog
Mr. Mills
2020
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
Guy Diamond (voice)
2021
Sweetness in the Belly
Dr. Robin Sathi
2019
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
A.J. Fikry
2022The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Executive Producer
2022
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
Self - Guest
2026
Christmas Karma
Eshaan Sood
2025
Consumed
Serge Negani
2015
Diya
(voice)
Diya
Producer
Diya
Executive Producer
Bollywoof
(voice)
2027
The Scribbler
Karem
2014
Dr. Cabbie
Tony
2014
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Self (archive footage)
2019
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
Guy Diamond (voice)
2017
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
Guy Diamond (voice)
2020The Up and Comer
Say It Ain't Solo
Self
2012Patel
Beyond All Boundaries
Narrator
2013