Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
Born: 1978-05-02 · Karachi, Pakistan
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
🎬 Movies (20)
The Comeback King
2027
The Wrong Girls
2026
The Breadwinner
2026
Peyton
Driver's Ed
2026
Mr. Rivers
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
Self
Over Your Dead Body
2026
Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
Self
Ella McCay
2025
Trooper Nash
Is / Was \ Will
2025
Destroy All Neighbors
2024
Smelting Refinery Guard
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Nadeem
Migration
2023
Mack Mallard (voice)
Attack of the Doc!
2023
Self
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Self - Haja Estree
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
Self - Kingo
Eternals
2021
Kingo
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Self
Death to 2020
2020
Bark Multiverse
📺 TV Shows (20)
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026
Self - Judge
The Screener
2026
Parker Harrison
Deli Boys
2025
Danyal Khan
Grave Conversations
2024
Self
Fallout
2024
Xander Harkness
After Midnight
2024
Self
Krapopolis
2023
Spartan Army Leader (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
Prismo (voice)
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023
Self
Project Greenlight
2023
Self
History of the World: Part II
2023
Poker Face
2023
Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
Welcome to Chippendales
2022
Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self
Bee and PuppyCat
2022
Howell (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Haja Estree
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
Vik (voice)
Murderville
2022
Kumail Nanjiani
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Rudy Thurber
What If...?
2021
Kingo (voice)