Kunal Nayyar

Known for: Acting

Born: 1981-04-30 (age 45)

From: 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.

Filmography (44)

TV★ 9.0
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026
as Rajesh Koothrappali
TV
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
2026
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.3
Christmas Karma
2025
as Eshaan Sood
MOVIE★ 6.4
How to Date Billy Walsh
2024
as Rupert Brown
MOVIE★ 6.7
Spaceman
2024
as Peter
MOVIE★ 7.2
Trolls Band Together
2023
as Guy Diamond (voice)
TV★ 6.5
Night Court
2023
as Martini Toddwallis
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
2022
as A.J. Fikry
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TV★ 6.7
Suspicion
2022
as Aadesh Chopra
MOVIE★ 7.1
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
2021
as Guy Diamond (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Think Like a Dog
2020
as Mr. Mills
MOVIE★ 6.1
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
2020
as Guy Diamond (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Guy Diamond (voice)
TV★ 7.2
Criminal: UK
2019
as Sandeep Singh
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
as Dr. Robin Sathi
MOVIE
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
2017
as Guy Diamond (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Trolls Holiday
2017
as Guy Diamond (voice)
TV★ 6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Trolls
2016
as Guy Diamond (voice)
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.5
Consumed
2015
as Serge Negani
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Scribbler
2014
as Karem
MOVIE★ 5.4
Dr. Cabbie
2014
as Tony
TV★ 7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
TV★ 5.6
Sanjay and Craig
2013
as Vijay (voice)
TV★ 5.7
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Beyond All Boundaries
2013
as Narrator
TV★ 6.3
The Mindy Project
2012
as Sendhil
MOVIE★ 6.4
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
as Gupta (voice)
MOVIE★ 2.0
Say It Ain't Solo
2012
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Good Mythical Morning
2012
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
TV★ 7.9
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Rajesh Koothrappali
TV★ 6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
TV★ 7.6
NCIS
2003
as Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
TV★ 5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TV★ 4.3
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TV★ 9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
Diya
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as (voice)
MOVIE
The Up and Comer
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MOVIE
Patel
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