Acting

Kunal Nayyar

Born 1981-04-30 · London, England

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.

Credits

Newest first

Bollywoof
as (voice)
2027
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
as Rajesh Koothrappali
2026
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
as Self - Guest
2026
Christmas Karma
as Eshaan Sood
2025
How to Date Billy Walsh
as Rupert Brown
2024
Spaceman
as Peter
2024
Trolls Band Together
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2023
Night Court
as Martini Toddwallis
2023
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
as A.J. Fikry
2022
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Executive Producer
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Suspicion
as Aadesh Chopra
2022
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2021
Think Like a Dog
as Mr. Mills
2020
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Trolls World Tour
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Criminal: UK
as Sandeep Singh
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Robin Sathi
2019
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2017
Trolls Holiday
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2017
Drop the Mic
as Self
2017
Trolls
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Consumed
as Serge Negani
2015
The Scribbler
as Karem
2014
Dr. Cabbie
as Tony
2014
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
Sanjay and Craig
as Vijay (voice)
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
Beyond All Boundaries
as Narrator
2013
The Mindy Project
as Sendhil
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Gupta (voice)
2012
Say It Ain't Solo
as Self
2012
Good Mythical Morning
as Self
2012
Conan
as Self
2010
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
The Big Bang Theory
as Rajesh Koothrappali
2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
NCIS
as Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1975
The Up and Comer
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Patel
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Diya
as (voice)
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Diya
Producer
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Diya
Executive Producer
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