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, 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.
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 and played various roles on the comedy series Portlandia. He also played Kingo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Eternals and What If...? Episode What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?, con artist Haja Estree in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi and celebrity scientist Vik in the television series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and The Boys. In 2022, he starred in the lead role of the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales. In 2023, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category for his work in Welcome to Chippendales.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. 쿠마일 난지아니(1978년생, Karachi, Pakistan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 이터널스, 인투 더 월드, 레고 닌자고 무비가 있으며, 그 외에도 심슨 가족, 지미 팰런의 투나잇 쇼, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, 레이트 나이트 위드 세스 마이어스, 레이트 쇼 위드 스티븐 콜베어, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Late Show with David Letterman, 핀과 제이크의 어드벤처 타임, 더 보이즈, 밥스 버거스, 엑스 파일, Saturday Night Live 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 오버 유어 데드 바디에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 더 컴백 킹에 출연했다. 2026년 더 롱 걸스에서 GG (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2026년 전업 아빠의 도전에서 Peyton 역을 맡았다.