Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 2/21/1978 (46 years old)
Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan
nationality: Pakistani
Net worth: $8,000,000
twitter: kumailn
instagram: kumailn

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

6.4

65%

role:
Nadeem Razmaadi

Not available

2024

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

65%

Not available

Destroy All Neighbors

Destroy All Neighbors (2024)

5.3

49%

role:
Smelting Refinery Guard

2024

Comedy

Horror

Music

5.3

49%

Migration

Migration (2023)

6.7

75%

role:
Mack Mallard (voice)

2023

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.7

75%

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023)

5.4

58%

role:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

Documentary

5.4

58%

Welcome to Chippendales

Welcome to Chippendales (2022)

7.3

69%

role:
Executive Producer

2022

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.3

69%

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)

7.3

70%

role:
Self - Haja Estree

2022

Documentary

7.3

70%

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

7.1

71%

role:

2022

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1

71%

Eternals

Eternals (2021)

6.3

69%

role:
Kingo

2021

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

69%

The Lovebirds

The Lovebirds (2021)

6.1

58%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2021

Action

Comedy

Romance

6.1

58%

Death to 2020

Death to 2020 (2020)

6.8

66%

role:
Bark Multiverse

2020

Comedy

6.8

66%

Little America

Little America (2020)

7.6

70%

role:
Executive Producer

2020

Comedy

Drama

7.6

70%

Dolittle

Dolittle (2020)

5.6

67%

role:
Plimpton (voice)

2020

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6

67%

Stuber

6.2

67%

role:
Stu

2019

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.2

67%

Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International (2019)

5.6

60%

role:
Pawny (voice)

2019

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6

60%

Duck Butter

Duck Butter (2018)

5.3

55%

role:
Jake

2018

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.3

55%

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018)

5.0

52%

role:
Himself

2018

Comedy

5.0

52%

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

6.0

65%

role:
Jay (voice)

2017

Action

Adventure

Animation

Family

6.0

65%

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)

4.8

55%

role:
Perry

2017

Comedy

4.8

55%

The Big Sick

The Big Sick (2017)

7.5

74%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2017

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.5

74%

Fist Fight

Fist Fight (2017)

5.6

61%

role:
Officer Mehar

2017

Comedy

5.6

61%

The Late Bloomer

The Late Bloomer (2016)

5.2

54%

role:
Rich

2016

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.2

54%

Brother Nature

Brother Nature (2016)

4.8

52%

role:
Riggleman

2016

Comedy

4.8

52%

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

6.0

61%

role:
Keanu

2016

Comedy

6.0

61%

Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence (2016)

6.3

64%

role:
Jared the Airport Security Guard

2016

Action

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

6.3

64%

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

6.6

64%

role:
Nasir

2015

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6

64%

Addicted to Fresno

Addicted to Fresno (2015)

5.5

53%

role:
Damon

2015

Comedy

5.5

53%

Hell & Back

Hell & Back (2015)

5.4

52%

role:
Dave the Demon (voice)

Not available

2015

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4

52%

Not available

Flock of Dudes

Flock of Dudes (2015)

5.2

66%

role:
Ro

Not available

2015

Comedy

5.2

66%

Not available

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

5.0

52%

role:
Brad

2015

Comedy

5.0

52%

Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)

6.3

60%

role:
Himself

2015

Comedy

Documentary

6.3

60%

Sex Tape

Sex Tape (2014)

5.1

54%

role:
Punit

2014

Comedy

5.1

54%

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley (2014)

8.5

81%

role:
Dinesh Chugtai

Not available

2014

Comedy

8.5

81%

Not available

Loaded

5.5

49%

role:
Raza

2014

Comedy

Drama

5.5

49%

Hell Baby

Hell Baby (2013)

4.9

52%

role:
Cable Guy

2013

Comedy

Horror

4.9

52%

Bad Milo

Bad Milo (2013)

5.7

57%

role:
Bobbi

2013

Comedy

Horror

5.7

57%

The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer (2013)

7.1

70%

role:
Gary (Delivery Guy)

2013

Comedy

Drama

7.1

70%

Burning Love

Burning Love (2012)

7.9

73%

role:
Zakir

Not available

2012

Comedy

7.9

73%

Not available

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

6.2

58%

role:
Pakistani Chef

2012

Comedy

Romance

6.2

58%

Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It (2010)

6.5

69%

role:
Simon

2010

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.5

69%

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?

Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy? (2010)

7.3

58%

role:

Not available

2010

Comedy

Music

7.3

58%

Not available

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Kumail Nanjiani are, for example, Destroy All Neighbors, Migration and Money Shot: The Pornhub Story.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best Anystream ratings are The Big Sick (7.5), Little America (7.3) and Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (7.2).