Actor profile

Kunal Nayyar

30th April 1981 London, England Acting

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.

19 Movies 22 TV Shows 1 In Production 46 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Christmas Karma poster

Christmas Karma 14th November 2025 as Eshaan Sood

How to Date Billy Walsh poster

How to Date Billy Walsh 4th April 2024 as Rupert Brown

Spaceman poster

Spaceman 23rd February 2024 as Peter

Trolls Band Together poster

Trolls Band Together 12th October 2023 as Guy Diamond (voice)

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry poster

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 7th October 2022 as A.J. Fikry

Trolls Holiday in Harmony poster

Trolls Holiday in Harmony 26th November 2021 as Guy Diamond (voice)

Think Like a Dog poster

Think Like a Dog 6th August 2020 as Mr. Mills

Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School poster

Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School 7th July 2020 as Guy Diamond (voice)

Trolls World Tour poster

Trolls World Tour 11th March 2020 as Guy Diamond (voice)

Sweetness in the Belly poster

Sweetness in the Belly 6th September 2019 as Dr. Robin Sathi

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell poster

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell 16th May 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour poster

Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour 22nd November 2017 as Guy Diamond (voice)

Trolls Holiday poster

Trolls Holiday 1st November 2017 as Guy Diamond (voice)

Trolls poster

Trolls 13th October 2016 as Guy Diamond (voice)

Consumed poster

Consumed 1st June 2015 as Serge Negani

Dr. Cabbie poster

Dr. Cabbie 19th September 2014 as Tony

The Scribbler poster

The Scribbler 19th September 2014 as Karem

Beyond All Boundaries poster

Beyond All Boundaries 1st January 2013 as Narrator

Ice Age: Continental Drift poster

Ice Age: Continental Drift 27th June 2012 as Gupta (voice)

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe 23rd July 2026 as Rajesh Koothrappali

The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast poster

The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast 19th May 2026 as Self - Guest

Night Court poster

Night Court 17th January 2023 as Martini Toddwallis

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022

Suspicion poster

Suspicion 4th February 2022 as Aadesh Chopra

Criminal: UK poster

Criminal: UK 20th September 2019 as Sandeep Singh

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 16th July 2013 as Self

Sanjay and Craig poster

Sanjay and Craig 25th May 2013 as Vijay (voice)

The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg 25th January 2013 as Self

The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project 25th September 2012 as Sendhil

Good Mythical Morning poster

Good Mythical Morning 9th January 2012 as Self

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self - Guest

The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory 24th September 2007 as Rajesh Koothrappali

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Youssef Zidan (uncredited)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight 15th September 1981 as Self

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Presenter

Bollywoof poster

Coming soon

Bollywoof 22nd January 2027 as (voice)