Kumail Nanjiani
Known for: Acting
Born: May 2, 1978
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…
Known for
Migration
2023
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013
The Big Sick
2017
Is / Was \ Will
2025
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
Compulsive Liar
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Loaded
2014
Stuber
2019
The Lovebirds
2020
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
All Day & All Night
Men in Black: International
2019
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014
Green Bank
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
Ella McCay
2025
The Arrangement
2013
Death to 2020
2020
Eternals
2021
Driver's Ed
2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
Duck Butter
2018
The Wrong Girls
2026
Blackout
2013
The Late Bloomer
2016
Fist Fight
2017
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
The Comeback King
2027
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
Brother Nature
2016
Flock of Dudes
2015
Hell and Back
2015
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
Dolittle
2020
The Breadwinner
2026
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
It Started As a Joke
2019
Timms Valley
2013
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017
Bad Milo!
2013
Destroy All Neighbors
2024
Hell Baby
2013
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
Life As We Know It
2010
Poop Talk
2018
Central Intelligence
2016
Sex Tape
2014
Over Your Dead Body
2026
Addicted to Fresno
2015
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
The Kings of Summer
2013
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
Attack of the Doc!
2023
Bless the Harts
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Burning Love
2012
Silicon Valley
2014
Welcome to Chippendales
2022
Saturday Night Live
1975
Franklin & Bash
2011
Community
2009
Ugly Americans
2010
Bunk
2012
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Big Mouth
2017
Project Greenlight
2023
Broad City
2014
The Eric Andre Show
2012
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
Portlandia
2011
Murderville
2022
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Chelsea
2016
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
The Simpsons
1989
Bob's Burgers
2011
HarmonQuest
2016
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
TripTank
2014
The Boys
2019
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Major Lazer
2015
Krapopolis
2023
The Twilight Zone
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Veep
2012
The View
1997
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019
Archer
2009
Bee and PuppyCat
2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Drunk History
2013
Reunited Apart
2020
The X-Files
1993
Hot Ones
2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
History of the World: Part II
2023
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Adventure Time
2010
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
Conan
2010
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009
The Last Leg
2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Grinder
2015
What If...?
2021
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023
Key & Peele
2012
After Midnight
2024
Poker Face
2023
Grave Conversations
2024
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Taskmaster
2015
The Screener
2026
Laugh Factory
1979
Fallout
2024
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Newsreaders
2013
Good Morning America
1975
The Oscars
1953
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026
Traffic Light
2011
Very Young Frankenstein
Deli Boys
2025