Biography
Kumail Nanjiani is a Pakistani-American actor and stand-up comedian. Born on 2 May 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan, he moved to the United States at the age of 18. He graduated from Grinnell College with a double major in computer science and philosophy before beginning stand-up comedy in Chicago.
Nanjiani is known for playing Dinesh in the HBO series Silicon Valley (2014–2019). He co-wrote and starred in the film The Big Sick (2017) with his wife Emily V. Gordon; the screenplay received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His other film and television credits include Kingo in Eternals (2021) and Nadeem in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
