Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Date of Birth:

Feb 21, 1978

Place of Birth:

Karachi, Pakistan

Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is primarily 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, he was 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.

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, as well as playing various roles on the comedy series Portlandia.

filmography:

Bad Milo! Bad Milo!

2013

Fist Fight Fist Fight

2017

The Five-Year Engagement The Five-Year Engagement

2012

Duck Butter Duck Butter

2018

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

2018

The Big Sick The Big Sick

2017

The Late Bloomer The Late Bloomer

2016

Central Intelligence Central Intelligence

2016

Hell Baby Hell Baby

2013

The Lego Ninjago Movie The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

2016

Burning Love 2 Burning Love 2

1970

Stuber Stuber

2019

A Happening of Monumental Proportions A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017

Death to 2020 Death to 2020

2020

Life As We Know It Life As We Know It

2010

Addicted to Fresno Addicted to Fresno

2015

Roll Up Your Sleeves Roll Up Your Sleeves

2021

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy? Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

2010

Any Person, Living Or Dead Any Person, Living Or Dead

1970

Dolittle Dolittle

2020

Men in Black: International Men in Black: International

2019

The Lovebirds The Lovebirds

2020

It Started As a Joke It Started As a Joke

2019

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019

The Last of the Great Romantics The Last of the Great Romantics

2014

Timms Valley Timms Valley

2013

Hell & Back Hell & Back

2015

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

2022

Thread: An Insidious Tale Thread: An Insidious Tale

1970

The Kings of Summer The Kings of Summer

2013

Attack of the Doc! Attack of the Doc!

2023

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

2013

Migration Migration

2023

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020

Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

2018

A Night at the Academy Museum A Night at the Academy Museum

2021

Eternals Eternals

2021

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

2023

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

Loaded Loaded

2014

A Guy Walks Into a Bar A Guy Walks Into a Bar

1970

Destroy All Neighbors Destroy All Neighbors

2024

Misery Loves Comedy Misery Loves Comedy

2015

Hello, My Name Is Doris Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

Flock of Dudes Flock of Dudes

2015

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

Sex Tape Sex Tape

2014

Ella McCay Ella McCay

1970

Brother Nature Brother Nature

2016

Poop Talk Poop Talk

2018

The Arrangement The Arrangement

2013

The Doubtful Guest The Doubtful Guest

1970

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