Actor Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani
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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.
Place of birth
Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
Date of birth
21st February 1978
Movies that starred Kumail Nanjiani (12 in total)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire poster

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire [2024]

Migration poster

Migration [2023]

Mack Mallard (voice)
Eternals poster

Eternals [2021]

Kingo
Dolittle poster

Dolittle [2020]

Plimpton (voice)
Men in Black: International poster

Men in Black: International [2019]

Pawny (voice)
Stuber poster

Stuber [2019]

Stu
Duck Butter poster

Duck Butter [2018]

Jake
The Lego Ninjago Movie poster

The Lego Ninjago Movie [2017]

Jay (voice)
Fist Fight poster

Fist Fight [2017]

Officer Mehar
The Late Bloomer poster

The Late Bloomer [2016]

Rich
A Guy Walks Into a Bar poster

A Guy Walks Into a Bar [2016]

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 poster

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 [2015]

Brad
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