Cast & creator
Kumail Nanjiani
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Kumail Ali Nanjiani
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Filmography (174)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Theo (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Indian Reporter (uncredited)
1975
The View
Self
1997The View
Self - Guest
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
The X-Files
Pasha
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
The Boys
Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
2019
Bob's Burgers
Skip Marooch (voice)
2011
Adventure Time
Prismo (voice)
2010
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Archer
Farooq Ashkani (voice)
2009
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Community
Lapari
2009
What If...?
Kingo (voice)
2021
Only Murders in the Building
Rudy Thurber
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
After Midnight
Self
2024
Silicon Valley
Dinesh Chugtai
2014
Big Mouth
himself (voice)
2017
Fallout
Xander Harkness
2024
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Prismo (voice)
2023
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Veep
Statistician
2012
Taskmaster
Self
2015
Franklin & Bash
Pindar Singh
2011
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Bees (voice)
2000
Broad City
Benny Calitri
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Chelsea
Self
2016
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Game Changer
Self - Judge
2019
Portlandia
Cell Phone Salesman
2011Portlandia
Birthday Loan Officer
2011Portlandia
Human Bandwidth Manager
2011Portlandia
Denim Salesman
2011Portlandia
SoCal Waiter
2011
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Key & Peele
College Kid #1
2012
Drunk History
Lakota Chief
2013
Krapopolis
Spartan Army Leader (voice)
2023
The Eric Andre Show
Self
2012
Good Morning America
Self - Guest
1975
Migration
Mack Mallard (voice)
2023
Poker Face
Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
2023
History of the World: Part II
Vatsyayana
2023
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
2014
The Twilight Zone
Samir Wassan
2019
The Breadwinner
Peyton
2026
Sex Tape
Punit
2014
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Vik (voice)
2022
Over Your Dead Body
Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
2026
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Haja Estree
2022
Eternals
Kingo
2021
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Nadeem
2024
Burning Love
Zak
2012
Little America
Executive Producer
2020Little America
Teleplay
2020
The Grinder
Prosecutor Leonard
2015
Dolittle
Plimpton (voice)
2020
Ugly Americans
Neilando Patel (voice)
2010
Bless the Harts
Jesus (voice)
2019
Central Intelligence
Jared the Airport Security Guard
2016
HarmonQuest
Eddie Lizzard
2016
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Jay (voice)
2017
Men in Black: International
Pawny (voice)
2019
Deli Boys
Danyal Khan
2025
Life As We Know It
Simon
2010
TripTank
Dick Genie (voice)
2014
Traffic Light
Paul
2011
Welcome to Chippendales
Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
2022Welcome to Chippendales
Executive Producer
2022
Grave Conversations
Self
2024
Bee and PuppyCat
Howell (voice)
2022
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Garfunkel and Oates
Jordan
2014
The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani
2017The Big Sick
Executive Producer
2017The Big Sick
Writer
2017
Murderville
Kumail Nanjiani
2022
Ella McCay
Trooper Nash
2025
Major Lazer
Thor (voice)
2015
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Haja Estree
2022
Fist Fight
Officer Mehar
2017
Dr Phil LIVE!
Self
2023
Newsreaders
Amir Larussa
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
Self
2013
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Keanu
2016
The Wrong Girls
GG (voice)
2026
The Five-Year Engagement
Pakistani Chef
2012
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Self
2025Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Writer
2025Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Executive Producer
2025
Driver's Ed
Mr. Rivers
2026
Stuber
Stu Prasad
2019
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010
Michael & Michael Have Issues
Kumail
2009
Bunk
2012
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Brad Syed
2015
The Lovebirds
Jibran
2020The Lovebirds
Executive Producer
2020
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Nasir
2015
The Kings of Summer
Gary
2013
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
Self - Judge
2026
Laugh Factory
Self
1979
Hell and Back
Dave the Demon (voice)
2015
Death to 2020
Bark Multiverse
2020
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Self - Kingo
2022
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
Self
2019
Bad Milo!
Bobbi
2013
The Late Bloomer
Rich
2016Sex Criminals
Executive Producer
Sex Criminals
Writer
Sex Criminals
Creator
The Screener
Parker Harrison
2026
Attack of the Doc!
Self
2023
Duck Butter
Jake
2018
Brother Nature
Riggleman
2016
The Arrangement
Alfred Dalton
2013
Project Greenlight
Self
2023Project Greenlight
Executive Producer
2023
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
2019
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Perry
2017
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self
2020
It Started As a Joke
Self
2019
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015Very Young Frankenstein
See You When I See You
Producer
2026
Hell Baby
Cable Guy
2013
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
Self
2026
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Self
2018
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
Self
2014
The Comeback King
2027
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021
Flock of Dudes
Ro
2015
Addicted to Fresno
Damon
2015Compulsive Liar
Simon
Compulsive Liar
Screenplay
Compulsive Liar
Executive Producer
Destroy All Neighbors
Smelting Refinery Guard
2024Howl
Howl
Director
Howl
Producer
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Green Bank
Poop Talk
Self
2018All Day & All Night
Timms Valley
Arjit Pondicherry
2013
Is / Was \ Will
2025Is / Was \ Will
Executive Producer
2025
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
The Last of the Great Romantics
George the Counter Guy
2014
Loaded
Raza
2014
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Himself
2013Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Writer
2013Sidekicks
Screenplay