Kunal Nayyar

Acting

Kunal Nayyar

Born 30 April 1981 · London, England · 45

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

Highlights

The Big Bang Theory2007 · Series · Rajesh Koothrappali
NCIS2003 · Series · Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
Ice Age: Continental Drift2012 · Film · Gupta (voice)
Trolls World Tour2020 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls2016 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls Band Together2023 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)

Filmography

Movies

17 films

Christmas Karma2025 · Film · Eshaan Sood
How to Date Billy Walsh2024 · Film · Rupert Brown
Spaceman2024 · Film · Peter
Trolls Band Together2023 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry2022 · Film · A.J. Fikry
Trolls Holiday in Harmony2021 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Think Like a Dog2020 · Film · Mr. Mills
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School2020 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls World Tour2020 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Sweetness in the Belly2019 · Film · Dr. Robin Sathi
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour2017 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls Holiday2017 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Trolls2016 · Film · Guy Diamond (voice)
Consumed2015 · Film · Serge Negani
The Scribbler2014 · Film · Karem
Dr. Cabbie2014 · Film · Tony
Ice Age: Continental Drift2012 · Film · Gupta (voice)

Filmography

Series

8 shows

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe2026 · Series · Rajesh Koothrappali
Night Court2023 · Series · Martini Toddwallis
Suspicion2022 · Series · Aadesh Chopra
Criminal: UK2019 · Series · Sandeep Singh
Sanjay and Craig2013 · Series · Vijay (voice)
The Mindy Project2012 · Series · Sendhil
The Big Bang Theory2007 · Series · Rajesh Koothrappali
NCIS2003 · Series · Youssef Zidan (uncredited)