Acting credits
41
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Kunal Nayyar
Acting
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Movies: 20Series: 21Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 208099
IMDb ID: nm2471798
Known for: Acting
Born: April 30, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: London, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q310375
Other jobs
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Biography
Kunal Nayyar (/kʊˈnɑːl ˈnaɪ.ər/, kuu-NAHL NY-ər; born 30 April 1981) is a British actor who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay Patel on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). 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 (2020). Forbes listed Nayyar as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be $45 million. The asteroid 8627 Kunalnayyar is named after him.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Kunal Nayyar.
as Eshaan Sood
Christmas Karma
2025 • Movie
as Rupert Brown
How to Date Billy Walsh
2024 • Movie
as Peter
Spaceman
2024 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls Band Together
2023 • Movie
as A.J. Fikry
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
2022 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
2021 • Movie
as Mr. Mills
Think Like a Dog
2020 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
2020 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls World Tour
2020 • Movie
as Dr. Robin Sathi
Sweetness in the Belly
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
2019 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
2017 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls Holiday
2017 • Movie
as Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls
2016 • Movie
as Serge Negani
Consumed
2015 • Movie
as Karem
The Scribbler
2014 • Movie
as Tony
Dr. Cabbie
2014 • Movie
as Narrator
Beyond All Boundaries
2013 • Movie
as Gupta (voice)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 • Movie
as (voice)
Diya
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kunal Nayyar.
as Rajesh Koothrappali • 1 eps
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
2026 • Series
as Martini Toddwallis • 1 eps
Night Court
2023 • Series
1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Aadesh Chopra • 8 eps
Suspicion
2022 • Series
as Sandeep Singh • 1 eps
Criminal: UK
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Drop the Mic
2017 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 • Series
as Vijay (voice) • 1 eps
Sanjay and Craig
2013 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Last Leg
2013 • Series
as Sendhil • 1 eps
The Mindy Project
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Good Mythical Morning
2012 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Rajesh Koothrappali • 279 eps
The Big Bang Theory
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 • Series
as Youssef Zidan (uncredited) • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
1981 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
1975 • Series