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 roma ... ntic 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.
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Silicon Valley
as Dinesh Chugtai
Episodes: 53
First Aired: Apr 06, 2014
Franklin & Bash
as Pindar Singh
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Jun 01, 2011
Burning Love
as Zakir
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jun 01, 2012
Welcome to Chippendales
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Nov 22, 2022
Portlandia
as SoCal Waiter
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Only Murders in the Building
as Rudy Thurber
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Aug 31, 2021
Michael & Michael Have Issues
as Kumail
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jul 15, 2009
Adventure Time
as Prismo (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 05, 2010
Bless the Harts
as Jesus (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 29, 2019
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Haja Estree
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 26, 2022
Bee and PuppyCat
as Howell (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 06, 2014
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
as Howell (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 06, 2022
Community
as Lapari
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 17, 2009
The Grinder
as Prosecutor Leonard
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 29, 2015
Ugly Americans
as Neilando Patel (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 17, 2010
Broad City
as Benny Calitri
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 22, 2014
Portlandia
as Cell Phone Salesman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Portlandia
as Birthday Loan Officer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Portlandia
as Human Bandwidth Manager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Portlandia
as Denim Salesman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Murderville
as Kumail Nanjiani
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 03, 2022
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 05, 2014
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Vik (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 2022
The Simpsons
as Theo (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Bob's Burgers
as Skip Marooch (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizzard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 14, 2016
Bob's Burgers
as Skip (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
TripTank
as Dick Genie (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 2014
The Boys
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 25, 2019
Major Lazer
as Thor (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 17, 2015
Krapopolis
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2023
The Twilight Zone
as Samir Wassan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 2019
Veep
as Statistician
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 22, 2012
Ultra City Smiths
as Arjit Pondicherry
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2021
HarmonQuest
as Eddie Lizard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 14, 2016
Archer
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2009
Drunk History
as Lakota Chief
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 09, 2013
The X-Files
as Pasha
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
Garfunkel and Oates
as Jordan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 07, 2014
What If...?
as Kingo (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
Key & Peele
as College Kid #1
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 2012
Bless the Harts
as Jesus Christ (voice)
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Sep 29, 2019
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
as Self
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Jul 24, 2014
Project Greenlight
as Self
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 13, 2023
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Bunk
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 27, 2014
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 21, 2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
The Jeselnik Offensive
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 19, 2013
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Big Mouth
as himself (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 2017
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 20, 2012
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 2010
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
Chelsea
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 11, 2016
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2009
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The View
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 2019
Reunited Apart
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2020
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
History of the World: Part II
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 06, 2023
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Lie Detector
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 01, 2018
The Last Leg
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
Adam Ray's - Dr. Phil Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 04, 2023
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