Kunal Nayyar

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

32

Birth Date

1981-04-30 00:00:00

Birth Place

London, England

Known For

• 

  The Big Bang Theory
• 

  Spaceman
• 

  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
• 

  Christmas Karma
• 

  How to Date Billy Walsh
• 

  Bollywoof

Credits

• actors (30 credits)

  • Bollywoof

    (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2027
  • The Up and Comer

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Patel

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Diya

    (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

    - Spoiler: Corn Is Delicious (2026) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors

    - Spoiler: Gary Dies (2026) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors
    2026
  • Christmas Karma

    Eshaan Sood

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • How to Date Billy Walsh

    Rupert Brown

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Spaceman

    Peter

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Trolls Band Together

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

    A.J. Fikry

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Trolls Holiday in Harmony

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Think Like a Dog

    Mr. Mills

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Trolls World Tour

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Sweetness in the Belly

    Dr. Robin Sathi

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Guest Host Derek Hough, Kunal Nayyar, Alan Ritchson (2022) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Trolls Holiday

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Trolls

    Guy Diamond (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Consumed

    Serge Negani

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - The Cast of The Big Bang Theory, Barenaked Ladies (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2015
  • Dr. Cabbie

    Tony

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Scribbler

    Karem

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Beyond All Boundaries

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Ice Age: Continental Drift

    Gupta (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Say It Ain't Solo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Good Mythical Morning

    - The Clothes-Off Game ft. Kunal Nayyar (2017) ... Self actor actors
    2012
  • The Big Bang Theory

    Rajesh Koothrappali

    actor

    actors

    - Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell (2019) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors

    - The Change Constant / The Stockholm Syndrome (2019) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors

    - The Maternal Conclusion (2019) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors

    - The Plagiarism Schism (2019) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors

    - The Decision Reverberation (2019) ... Rajesh Koothrappali actor actors
    2007
  • NCIS

    - Suspicion (2007) ... Youssef Zidan (uncredited) actor actors
    2003

• production (2 credits)

  • Diya

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

    executive producer

    production
    2022