Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayyar

Known for
Acting
Born
April 30, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
London, England

Biography

Kunal Nayyar (born 30 April 1981) is a British actor who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He also voiced Vijay Patel on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig. Nayyar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role as Sandeep Singh in Netflix anthology series Criminal: UK.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Up and Comer

The Up and Comer

Movie

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Patel

Patel

Movie

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Diya poster

Diya

Movie · as (voice)

2027
Bollywoof poster

Bollywoof

Movie · as (voice)

2026
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast poster

The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2026
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

TV · as Rajesh Koothrappali · 2 eps

2025
Christmas Karma poster

Christmas Karma

Movie · as Eshaan Sood

2024
How to Date Billy Walsh poster

How to Date Billy Walsh

Movie · as Rupert Brown

2024
Spaceman poster

Spaceman

Movie · as Peter

2023
Trolls Band Together poster

Trolls Band Together

Movie · as Guy Diamond (voice)

2023
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Martini Toddwallis · 1 ep

2022
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry poster

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Movie · as A.J. Fikry

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · 1 ep

2022
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · as Aadesh Chopra · 8 eps

2021
Trolls Holiday in Harmony poster

Trolls Holiday in Harmony

Movie · as Guy Diamond (voice)

2020
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School poster

Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School

Movie · as Guy Diamond (voice)

2020
Trolls World Tour poster

Trolls World Tour

Movie · as Guy Diamond (voice)

2020
Think Like a Dog poster

Think Like a Dog

Movie · as Mr. Mills

2019
Sweetness in the Belly poster

Sweetness in the Belly

Movie · as Dr. Robin Sathi

2019
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell poster

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Criminal: UK poster

Criminal: UK

TV · as Sandeep Singh · 1 ep

2017
Trolls Holiday poster

Trolls Holiday

Movie · as Guy Diamond (voice)

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Trolls poster

Trolls

Movie · as Guy Diamond (voice)

2015
Consumed poster

Consumed

Movie · as Serge Negani

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
The Scribbler poster

The Scribbler

Movie · as Karem

2014
Dr. Cabbie poster

Dr. Cabbie

Movie · as Tony

2013
Beyond All Boundaries poster

Beyond All Boundaries

Movie · as Narrator

2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Sanjay and Craig poster

Sanjay and Craig

TV · as Vijay (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift poster

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Movie · as Gupta (voice)

2012
Say It Ain't Solo

Say It Ain't Solo

Movie · as Self

2012
Good Mythical Morning poster

Good Mythical Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project

TV · as Sendhil · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps

2007
The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory

TV · as Rajesh Koothrappali · 279 eps

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Youssef Zidan (uncredited) · 1 ep

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1969
Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street

TV · as Self · 1 ep