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Kunal Nayyar

b. 1981 · 21 titles in the catalogue

Kunal Nayyar (/kʊˈnɑːl ˈnaɪ.ər/, kuu-NAHL NY-ər; born 30 April 1981) is a British actor who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay Patel on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). 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 (2020).

Forbes listed Nayyar as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be $45 million. The asteroid 8627 Kunalnayyar is named after him.

Their work

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  1. The Big Bang Theory2007as Rajesh Koothrappali
  2. Ice Age: Continental Drift2012as Gupta (voice)
  3. Trolls2016as Guy Diamond (voice)
  4. NCIS2003as Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
  5. Trolls World Tour2020as Guy Diamond (voice)
  6. Spaceman2024as Peter
  7. Trolls Band Together2023as Guy Diamond (voice)
  8. Trolls Holiday2017as Guy Diamond (voice)
  9. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015as Self - Guest
  10. Conan2010as Self
  11. Criminal: UK2019as Sandeep Singh
  12. Trolls Holiday in Harmony2021as Guy Diamond (voice)
  13. How to Date Billy Walsh2024as Rupert Brown
  14. The Mindy Project2012as Sendhil
  15. The Scribbler2014as Karem
  16. The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003as Self
  17. Think Like a Dog2020as Mr. Mills
  18. Suspicion2022as Aadesh Chopra
  19. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005as Self
  20. Whose Line Is It Anyway?2013as Self
  21. Good Mythical Morning2012as Self