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.

KNOWN FOR

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2019
NCIS
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
Conan
2011
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2010
Good Mythical Morning
2017
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2012
The Big Bang Theory
2007
The Mindy Project
2015
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026
The Last Leg
2016

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
46
Producing
3
2027
Bollywoof
as (voice) · unreleased
2026
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
as Self - Guest
2026
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
as Rajesh Koothrappali
2025
Christmas Karma
as Eshaan Sood
2024
How to Date Billy Walsh
as Rupert Brown
2024
Spaceman
as Peter
2024
Night Court
as Martini Toddwallis
2023
Trolls Band Together
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2022
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
as A.J. Fikry
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Suspicion
as Aadesh Chopra
2021
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Trolls World Tour
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2020
Think Like a Dog
as Mr. Mills
2020
Criminal: UK
as Sandeep Singh
2019
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Robin Sathi
2019
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2017
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2017
Trolls Holiday
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2017
Good Mythical Morning
as Self
2017
Drop the Mic
as Self
2016
Trolls
as Guy Diamond (voice)
2016
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
2016
The Last Leg
as Self
2016
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
2016
Conan
as Self - Guest
2015
Consumed
as Serge Negani
2015
The Mindy Project
as Sendhil
2014
The Scribbler
as Karem
2014
Dr. Cabbie
as Tony
2014
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
Beyond All Boundaries
as Narrator
2013
Sanjay and Craig
as Vijay (voice)
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Gupta (voice)
2012
Say It Ain't Solo
as Self
2012
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2007
The Big Bang Theory
as Rajesh Koothrappali
2007
NCIS
as Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
The Up and Comer
Patel
Diya
as (voice)