Person profile

Kumail Nanjiani

53%MixedWoke score · lower is better58% personal • 46% work

Published titles: 15
Crew roles: 2
Cast roles: 15
Profile updated: August 22, 2026
TMDB person ID: 466505

Creator Context

Summary

Pakistani-American comedian-actor with a clear progressive, representation-forward public record: 2018 Oscars riff that “straight white dudes” can relate to non-white leads; “old white dudes have defined culture” framing; EP of immigrant-story series Little America; ACLU immigrant-rights campaign voice; “ICE OUT” advocacy; Dem fundraising; 2023 Gaza benefit show.

Known Work

Published titles

Ella McCay
2025
as Trooper Nash
57%
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Nadeem
45%
Migration
2023
as Mack Mallard (voice)