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Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani is a 47 year old actor, producer and screenwriter, known for Men in Black 4 (2019), The Big Sick (2017) and Thread: An Insidious Tale (2026).
Best according to IMDb ratings
Here are the top-rated movies and series featuring Kumail Nanjiani, based on user ratings on IMDb.
| # | Title | IMDb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Migration (2023) | 6.6 |
| 2 | Central Intelligence (2016) | 6.3 |
Kumail Nanjiani
- Name: Kumail Nanjiani
- Age: 47 years
- Height: 174 cm
- Birth Date: February 21, 1978
Kumail Nanjiani's filmography
Actor
Kumail is listed as actor for twenty seven titles.
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Movie, 2026
- Director: Jeremy Slater
- Main cast: Mandy Moore, Kumail Nanjiani
Ella McCay
Trooper Nash
Movie, 2025
- Director: James L. Brooks
- Main cast: Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Mackey, Ayo Edebiri
Destroy All Neighbors
Smelting Refinery Guard
Movie, 2024
- Director: Josh Forbes
- Main cast: Alex Winter, Pete Ploszek, Jonah Ray
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Movie, 2024
- Main cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace
- Music: Dario Marianelli
Migration
Mack
Movie, 2023
- Director: Benjamin Renner
- Main cast: Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Kumail Nanjiani, Carol Kane, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal
- Music: John Powell
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Series, 2022
- Director: Deborah Chow
- Main cast: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor
- Music: John Williams
The Eternals
Kingo
Movie, 2021
- Director: Chloé Zhao
- Main cast: Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani
- Music: Ramin Djawadi
Lovebirds
Jibran
Movie, 2020
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Main cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae
- Music: Michael Andrews
Doctor Dolittle
Plimpton
Movie, 2020
- Director: Stephen Gaghan
- Main cast: Marion Cotillard, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek
- Music: Danny Elfman
Men in Black 4
Pawny
Movie, 2019
- Director: F. Gary Gray
- Main cast: Liam Neeson, Rebecca Ferguson, Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Emma Thompson
- Music: Chris Bacon, Danny Elfman
Stuber
Stu
Movie, 2019
- Director: Michael Dowse
- Main cast: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani
- Music: Joseph Trapanese
LEGO Ninjago Movie
Jay
Movie, 2017
- Director: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan
- Main cast: Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Jackie Chan, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson
- Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani
Movie, 2017
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Main cast: Zoë Kazan, Holly Hunter, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano
- Music: Michael Andrews
Central Intelligence
Jared the Airport Security Guard
Movie, 2016
- Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Main cast: Amy Ryan, Aaron Paul, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart
- Music: Theodore Shapiro, Ludwig Göransson
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Keanu
Movie, 2016
- Main cast: Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron, Adam Devine
- Music: Jeff Cardoni
Flock of Dudes
Ro
Movie, 2016
- Main cast: Skylar Astin, Chris D'Elia, Hannah Simone
Hell and Back
Dave the Demon
Movie, 2015
- Director: Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman
- Main cast: Mila Kunis, T.J. Miller, Bob Odenkirk
- Music: Scott Nickoley
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Brad
Movie, 2015
- Main cast: Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson
- Music: Christophe Beck
Misery Loves Comedy
Movie, 2015
- Director: Kevin Pollak
- Main cast: Kevin Smith, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Favreau
- Music: Ben Folds
Sex Tape
Punit
Movie, 2014
- Director: Jake Kasdan
- Main cast: Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel
- Music: Michael Andrews
The Last of the Great Romantics
George the Counter Guy
Movie, 2014
- Main cast: Kumail Nanjiani
Toy's House
Gary (Delivery Guy)
Movie, 2013
- Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
- Main cast: Nick Robinson, Moises Arias, Gabriel Basso
- Music: Ryan Miller
Hell Baby
Cable Guy
Movie, 2013
- Director: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
- Main cast: Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, Leslie Bibb, Keegan-Michael Key
- Music: Michael Farrell
Milo
Bobbi
Movie, 2013
- Director: Jacob Vaughan
- Main cast: Peter Stormare, Ken Marino, Stephen Root, Gillian Jacobs
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Movie, 2013
- Director: Marcus Raboy
- Main cast: Kumail Nanjiani
5 Year Engagement
Pakistani Chef
Movie, 2012
- Director: Nicholas Stoller
- Main cast: Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Jason Segel, Rhys Ifans
- Music: Michael Andrews
Life As We Know It
Simon
Movie, 2010
- Director: Greg Berlanti
- Main cast: Christina Hendricks, Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas
- Music: Blake Neely
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Producer
Kumail is listed as producer for two titles.
Lovebirds
Movie, 2020
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Main cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae
- Music: Michael Andrews
The Big Sick
Movie, 2017
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Main cast: Zoë Kazan, Holly Hunter, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano
- Music: Michael Andrews
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Screenwriter
Kumail is listed as screenwriter for two titles.
The Big Sick
Movie, 2017
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Main cast: Zoë Kazan, Holly Hunter, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano
- Music: Michael Andrews
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Movie, 2013
- Director: Marcus Raboy
- Main cast: Kumail Nanjiani
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