05/02/1978
Karachi, Pakistan:
Kumail Nanjiani (geb. 21. Februar 1978) ist ein pakistanisch-amerikanischer Stand-Up-Comedian, Film- und Fernsehschauspieler und Podcast-Moderator, bekannt als Hauptdarsteller der Fernsehserie "Silicon Valley", sowie für die Stimme von Prismo in der Animationsserie "Adventure Time". Er ist auch Co-Moderator der Comedy Central Show "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail" und zweier Podcasts: "The Indoor Kids" und "The X-Files Files". Im Jahr 2017 spielte Nanjiani in "The Big Sick", einem halb-autobiografischen Film, den er zusammen mit seiner Frau Emily V. Gordon schrieb, der lose auf ihrer eigenen Beziehung basiert. Der Film brachte dem Paar eine Nominierung für den Oscar für das beste Originaldrehbuch ein.
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The Wrong Girls (2026) as |
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The Breadwinner (2026) as Peyton |
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Driver's Ed (2026) as Mr. Rivers |
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Over Your Dead Body (2026) as |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025) as Self |
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Ella McCay (2025) as Trooper Nash |
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The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas (2025) as Self |
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Is / Was \ Will (2025) as |
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Destroy All Neighbors (2024) as Smelting Refinery Guard |
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as Nadeem |
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Migration (2023) as Mack Mallard (voice) |
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Attack of the Doc! (2023) as Self |
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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) as Self - Haja Estree |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals (2022) as Self - Kingo |
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Eternals (2021) as Kingo |
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A Night at the Academy Museum (2021) as Self |
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Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021) as Self |
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Death to 2020 (2020) as Bark Multiverse |
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The Lovebirds (2020) as Jibran |
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Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020) as Self |
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Dolittle (2020) as Plimpton (voice) |
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Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019) as Self |
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Stuber (2019) as Stu Prasad |
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Men in Black: International (2019) as Pawny (voice) |
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It Started As a Joke (2019) as Self |
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Duck Butter (2018) as Jake |
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Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018) as Self |
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Poop Talk (2018) as Self |
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The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) as Jay (voice) |
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017) as Perry |
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The Big Sick (2017) as Kumail Nanjiani |
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Fist Fight (2017) as Officer Mehar |
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The Late Bloomer (2016) as Rich |
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Brother Nature (2016) as Riggleman |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) as Keanu |
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Central Intelligence (2016) as Jared the Airport Security Guard |
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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) as Nasir |
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Addicted to Fresno (2015) as Damon |
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Hell and Back (2015) as Dave the Demon (voice) |
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Flock of Dudes (2015) as Ro |
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) as Brad Syed |
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Misery Loves Comedy (2015) as Self |
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Sex Tape (2014) as Punit |
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The Last of the Great Romantics (2014) as George the Counter Guy |
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Loaded (2014) as Raza |
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Timms Valley (2013) as Arjit Pondicherry |
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Hell Baby (2013) as Cable Guy |
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Bad Milo! (2013) as Bobbi |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013) as Himself |
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Blackout (2013) as Oregon Power Employee |
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The Kings of Summer (2013) as Gary |
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The Arrangement (2013) as Alfred Dalton |
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The Five-Year Engagement (2012) as Pakistani Chef |
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Life As We Know It (2010) as Simon |
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Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy? (2010) as |
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Compulsive Liar () as Simon |
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Thread: An Insidious Tale () as |
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All Day & All Night () as |
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Green Bank () as |
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See You When I See You (2026) Producer |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025) Writer |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025) Executive Producer |
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Is / Was \ Will (2025) Executive Producer |
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The Lovebirds (2020) Executive Producer |
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The Big Sick (2017) Executive Producer |
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The Big Sick (2017) Writer |
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Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013) Writer |
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Compulsive Liar () Screenplay |
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Compulsive Liar () Executive Producer |
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Sidekicks () Screenplay |