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Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Born May 2, 1978· Karachi, Pakistan

70Roles★ 6.8Average rating

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…

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Filmography

Adventure Time: Fionna and CakeSeries★ 8.7
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023
Prismo (voice)
Adventure TimeSeries★ 8.5
Adventure Time2010
Prismo (voice)
Only Murders in the BuildingSeries★ 8.4
Only Murders in the Building2021
Rudy Thurber
The BoysSeries★ 8.4
The Boys2019
Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
The X-FilesSeries★ 8.4
The X-Files1993
Pasha
FalloutSeries★ 8.1
Fallout2024
Xander Harkness
Silicon ValleySeries★ 8.1
Silicon Valley2014
Dinesh Chugtai
What If...?Series★ 8
What If...?2021
Kingo (voice)
CommunitySeries★ 8
Community2009
Lapari
The SimpsonsSeries★ 8
The Simpsons1989
Theo (voice)
ArcherSeries★ 7.9
Archer2009
Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Bob's BurgersSeries★ 7.8
Bob's Burgers2011
Skip Marooch (voice)
Key & PeeleSeries★ 7.7
Key & Peele2012
College Kid #1
VeepSeries★ 7.5
Veep2012
Statistician
The Big Sick★ 7.3
The Big Sick2017
Kumail Nanjiani
The Boys Presents: DiabolicalSeries★ 7.1
The Boys Presents: Diabolical2022
Vik (voice)
The Breadwinner★ 7
The Breadwinner2026
Peyton
Obi-Wan KenobiSeries★ 7
Obi-Wan Kenobi2022
Haja Estree
The Kings of Summer★ 7
The Kings of Summer2013
Gary
Driver's Ed★ 6.9
Driver's Ed2026
Mr. Rivers
Life As We Know It★ 6.9
Life As We Know It2010
Simon
Eternals★ 6.7
Eternals2021
Kingo
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 6.7
The Twilight Zone2019
Samir Wassan
Dolittle★ 6.6
Dolittle2020
Plimpton (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie★ 6.5
The Lego Ninjago Movie2017
Jay (voice)
Over Your Dead Body★ 6.4
Over Your Dead Body2026
Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire★ 6.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024
Nadeem
Central Intelligence★ 6.4
Central Intelligence2016
Jared the Airport Security Guard
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates★ 6
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates2016
Keanu
Men in Black: International★ 5.9
Men in Black: International2019
Pawny (voice)
History of the World: Part IISeries★ 5.7
History of the World: Part II2023
Vatsyayana
Sex Tape★ 5.4
Sex Tape2014
Punit
Hot Tub Time Machine 2★ 5.2
Hot Tub Time Machine 22015
Brad Syed