Kumail Nanjiani (born February 21, 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor, podcast host, and writer.
A prolific comedian and actor, Nanjiani is best known for writing and starring in the semi-autobiographical film The Big Sick, which he co-wrote with wife Emily V. Gordon about the beginning of their relationship. The film was a critical and financial success, garnering them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Selected filmography:
- The Colbert Report (2009) as various characters
- Franklin & Bash (2011 — 2014) as Pindar Singh
- Portlandia (2011 — 2018) as various characters
- Adventure Time (2012 — 2016) as Prismo (voice)
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012) as Pakistani Chef
- The Kings of Summer (2013) as Gary the Delivery Guy
- Burning Love (2013) as Zakir
- The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013) as Reggie (voice)
- Sex Tape (2014) as Punit
- Silicon Valley (2014 — 2019) as Dinesh Chugtai
- TripTank (2014) as Dick Genie (voice)
- Bob's Burgers (2014 — 2015) as Skip (voice)
- Community (2014 — 2015) as Custodian Lapari
- The Grinder (2015) as Prosecutor Leonard
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) as Brad
- Goosebumps (2015) as Foreman
- Central Intelligence (2016) as Jared the Airport Security Guard
- Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) as Keanu
- Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017) as Jarun Tann (voice)
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017) as The Agonizer (voice)
- HarmonQuest (2017) as Eddie Lizard
- The Big Sick (2017) as Kumail
- Fist Fight (2017) as Officer Mehar
- The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017) as Jay (voice)
- The Twilight Zone (2019) as Samir Wassan (episode: "The Comedian")
- Men in Black: International (2019) as Pawny (voice)
- Stuber (2019) as Stu
- Dolittle (2020) as Plimpton (voice)
- The Lovebirds (2020) as Jibran
- Eternals (2021) as Kingo
- Big Mouth (2021) as Himself
- Murderville (2022) as himself
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) as Haja Estree
- Bee and Puppycat (2022) as Howell Wizard
- Welcome to Chippendales (2022) as Somen “Steve” Banerjee
- History of the World Part II (2023) as TBA
- Migration (2023) as Mack (voice)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as TBA