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Kumail Ali Nanjiani (;, , Urdu: کمیل علی ننجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American actor and stand-up comedian. 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, 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. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Twilight Zone executive produced by Jordan Peele in 2019.
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The Breadwinner
2026 · as Peyton
Driver's Ed
2025 · as Mr. Rivers
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025 · as Self
Ella McCay
2025 · as Trooper Nash
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · as Nadeem
Migration
2023 · as Mack Mallard (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · as Self - Haja Estree
Eternals
2021 · as Kingo Sunen
Dolittle
2020 · as Plimpton (voice)
Death to 2020
2020 · as Bark Multiverse
The Lovebirds
2020 · as Jibran
Stuber
2019 · as Stu Prasad
Men in Black: International
2019 · as Pawny (voice)
The Big Sick
2017 · as Kumail Nanjiani
Fist Fight
2017 · as Officer Mehar
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 · as Jay (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016 · as Keanu
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015 · as Nasir
