A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Kumail Nanjiani
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born May 2, 1978Age 48
Cast appearances (2)
A face that makes you laugh.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Kumail Nanjiani is a Pakistani American comedian, actor and writer whose sketch work includes Portlandia and Saturday Night Live. In the archive he plays a human bandwidth manager in The Celery Incident and Groot in Office Halloween Party. These appearances bring his conversational delivery to both offbeat workplace comedy and costumed parody.
Nanjiani played Dinesh in Silicon Valley and co-wrote The Big Sick with Emily V. Gordon, earning an Oscar nomination for their screenplay. He also co-hosted The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. His other acting work includes Eternals, Welcome to Chippendales and the voice of Prismo in Adventure Time.
Quite the characters
Another side of funny.
The role call