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Kumail Nanjiani

Acting · Born May 2, 1978 · 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.

Movies with Kumail Nanjiani

• Migration (2023) — Mack Mallard (voice)
• Eternals (2021) — Kingo
• Sex Tape (2014) — Punit
• The Breadwinner (2026) — Peyton
• Over Your Dead Body (2026) — Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Nadeem
• Dolittle (2020) — Plimpton (voice)
• The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) — Jay (voice)
• Central Intelligence (2016) — Jared the Airport Security Guard
• Men in Black: International (2019) — Pawny (voice)
• Life As We Know It (2010) — Simon
• Ella McCay (2025) — Trooper Nash

TV shows with Kumail Nanjiani

• Adventure Time (2010) — Prismo (voice)
• Only Murders in the Building (2021) — Rudy Thurber
• Silicon Valley (2014) — Dinesh Chugtai
• Franklin & Bash (2011) — Pindar Singh
• Taskmaster (2015) — Self
• Portlandia (2011) — SoCal Waiter
• Burning Love (2012) — Zak
• Welcome to Chippendales (2022) — Somen 'Steve' Banerjee