Kumail Nanjiani
b. 1978 (age 48)
Karachi, Pakistan
Actor
Writer
Kumail Nanjiani (born February 21, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, film and television actor, and podcast host, best known as main cast member of the television series "Silicon Valley", as well as for providing the voice of Prismo on the animated series "Adventure Time". He also co-hosts the Comedy Central show "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail", and two podcasts: "The Indoor Kids" and "The X-Files Files". In 2017, Nanjiani starred in "The Big Sick", a semi-autobiographical film that he co-wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon, loosely based on their own relationship. The film earned the couple a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 7.1
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 Self
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★ 5.3
Driver's Ed
2026 Actor
Mr. Rivers
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★ 8.3
The Screener
2026 Actor
Parker
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The Wrong Girls
2026 Actor
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The Breadwinner
2026 Actor
Peyton
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★ 5.2
Ella McCay
2025 Actor
Trooper Nash
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★ 8.0
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
2025 Self
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★ 7.0
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 Self
Writer
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★ 6.9
The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2025 Self
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★ 7.1
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2025 Self
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Poker Face: PaleyFest LA
2025 Self
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★ 6.1
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 Actor
Nadeem
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★ 5.9
Chrissy & Dave Dine Out
2024 Self
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★ 6.5
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
2024 Self
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★ 8.7
Grave Conversations
2024 Self
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Any Asshole
2024 Self
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Quest: It's Basically Cheating
2024 Self
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★ 6.6
Migration
2023 Actor
Mack
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★ 5.7
Project Greenlight: A New Generation
2023 Self
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The Give Back-ular Spectacular
2023 Actor
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★ 7.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 Actor
Haja Estree
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★ 6.9
Murderville
2022 Actor
Kumail Nanjiani
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★ 7.3
Welcome to Chippendales
2022 Actor
Somen Banerjee
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★ 7.3
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 Self
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★ 5.4
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards
2022 Self
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★ 3.6
Pandemica
2021 Actor
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★ 5.5
Parking Spot
2021 Actor
Kingo
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★ 6.2
Eternals
2020 Actor
Kingo
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★ 5.6
Dolittle
2020 Actor
Plimpton
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★ 6.8
Death to 2020
2020 Actor
Bark Multiverse
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★ 6.1
The Lovebirds
2020 Actor
Jibran
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★ 7.6
Little America
2020 Writer
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★ 6.2
James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends
2020 Actor
Miss Spider
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★ 4.8
Kal Penn Approves This Message
2020 Self
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★ 5.6
Men in Black: International
2019 Actor
Pawny
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★ 6.2
Stuber
2019 Actor
Stu
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★ 5.9
Bless the Harts
2019 Actor
Jesus Christ
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★ 7.5
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019 Self
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★ 7.1
It Started as a Joke
2019 Self
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★ 7.1
Dolittle - Auditions
2019 Actor
Plimpton
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★ 6.4
2019 Billboard Music Awards
2019 Self
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🎞️
★ 4.7
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards
2019 Self
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★ 4.3
The 2019 ESPY Awards
2019 Self
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91st Academy Awards Nominations Announcement
2019 Self
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★ 8.0
The Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live from the Red Carpet
2018 Self
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★ 9.3
Mitch Live
2018 Self
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★ 7.5
The Big Sick
2017 Actor
Writer
Kumail
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★ 5.6
Fist Fight
2017 Actor
Mehar
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★ 6.1
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 Actor
Jay
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★ 4.8
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017 Actor
Perry
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★ 3.5
Problematic with Moshe Kasher
2017 Self
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★ 5.8
Ricking Morty
2017 Self
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Thatsmye interviews Kumail Nanjiani at the 2017 San Diego Film Festival.
2017 Self
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MAKERS Men
2017 Self
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★ 5.2
The Late Bloomer
2016 Actor
Rich
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★ 8.3
HarmonQuest
2016 Actor
Self
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★ 7.5
31st Film Independent Spirit Awards
2016 Self
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The Director's Cut
2016 Self
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Outta Nowhere
2016 Self
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★ 5.0
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015 Actor
Brad
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★ 6.6
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015 Actor
Nasir
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★ 5.5
Addicted to Fresno
2015 Actor
Damon
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★ 7.4
Tig
2015 Self
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★ 5.2
Loaded
2015 Actor
Reza
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★ 6.8
Scheer-RL
2015 Actor
Mariah Carey
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Monsters of the Week
2015 Self
Writer
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★ 8.5
Silicon Valley
2014 Actor
Dinesh Chugtai
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★ 7.4
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014 Self
Writer
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★ 4.1
On the Scene with Lindalee
2014 Actor
Self
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★ 6.3
The Last of the Great Romantics
2014 Actor
George the Counter Guy
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Gabe & Max Need Help
2014 Actor
Relationship counselor
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★ 5.7
Bad Milo!
2013 Actor
Bobbi
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★ 7.7
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013 Self
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★ 7.2
Newsreaders
2013 Actor
Amir Larussa
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★ 7.2
The Pete Holmes Show
2013 Actor
Self - Guest
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★ 7.9
This Is Not Happening
2013 Writer
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★ 7.0
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013 Self
Writer
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★ 5.4
The Arrangement
2013 Actor
Alfred Dalton
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★ 6.3
Tubbin' with Tash
2013 Self
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★ 8.0
Set List: Stand Up Without a Net
2013 Self
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🎞️
★ 6.0
The Thanksgivukkah Movie Trailer
2013 Actor
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Actress
2013 Actor
Kumail
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Play Date with Kumail Nanjiani Part 3
2013 Self
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Play Date with Kumail Nanjiani Part 2
2013 Self
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Play Date with Kumail Nanjiani Part 1
2013 Self
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★ 7.0
Bunk
2012 Self
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★ 7.0
Comic Con 2012 Live
2012 Self
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★ 6.7
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
2012 Self
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The Indoor Kids
2012 Actor
(2012)
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Write Now with Jimmy Pardo
2012 Self
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★ 7.8
Portlandia
2011 Actor
SoCal Waiter
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★ 7.6
Franklin & Bash
2011 Actor
Pindar Singh
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★ 7.8
The Nerdist
2011 Self
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★ 5.0
Gears of War 3: Careful What You Wish For
2011 Actor
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Googy
2011 Actor
Dwayne
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★ 8.5
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010 Self
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★ 7.0
New York Stand-Up Show
2010 Self
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★ 7.7
Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009 Actor
Writer
Kumail
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CH Live: NYC
2009 Self
Writer
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Comedy Central's Hot List
2009 Self