Biography
Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
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, Tim…
Career works
146
Movies
61
Series
85
Career average
6.6/10
Birth date
05/02/1978
Place of birth
Karachi, Pakistan
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Comeback King
2027
The Wrong Girls
2026
The Breadwinner
2026 · 7.4
Driver's Ed
2026 · 7.0
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · 10.0
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · 6.7
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 · 7.3
Ella McCay
2025 · 5.6
Is / Was \ Will
2025
Destroy All Neighbors
2024 · 6.0
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · 6.5
Migration
2023 · 7.4
Attack of the Doc!
2023 · 5.3
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023 · 5.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · 6.8
Series
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 · 5.5
The Screener
2026
Deli Boys
2025 · 6.3
Grave Conversations
2024 · 10.0
Fallout
2024 · 8.1
After Midnight
2024 · 5.3
Krapopolis
2023 · 7.3
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023 · 8.6
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023 · 10.0
Project Greenlight
2023 · 1.0
History of the World: Part II
2023 · 5.7
Poker Face
2023 · 7.5
Welcome to Chippendales
2022 · 6.5
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Bee and PuppyCat
2022 · 8.5