Kumail Nanjiani
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
February 21, 1978Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
59Place of birth
Karachi, PakistanAlso known as
Kumail Ali Nanjiani, 쿠마일 난지아니, Κουμάιλ Ναντζιάνι, Кумэйл Нанджиани, クメイル・ナンジアニ, 库梅尔·南贾尼, Κουμέιλ Ναντζιάνι, 庫梅爾·南賈尼, คูเมล นานจิเอนี
Cast credits
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Himself
Loaded
Raza
Sex Tape
Punit
The Arrangement
Alfred Dalton
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Brad
Hell & Back
Dave the Demon (voice)
Flock of Dudes
Ro
Hell Baby
Cable Guy
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Nasir
Central Intelligence
Jared the Airport Security Guard
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Jay (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Keanu
The Late Bloomer
Rich
Brother Nature
Riggleman
Fist Fight
Officer Mehar
Bad Milo!
Bobbi
The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani
The Kings of Summer
Gary
The Five-Year Engagement
Pakistani ChefCrew credits
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