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.

Filmography

• 2027Bollywoof — (voice)
• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe — Rajesh Koothrappali
• 2025Christmas Karma — Eshaan Sood
• 2024How to Date Billy Walsh — Rupert Brown
• 2024Spaceman — Peter
• Night Court — Martini Toddwallis
• 2023Trolls Band Together — Guy Diamond (voice)
• Suspicion — Aadesh Chopra
• The Jennifer Hudson Show
• 2022The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry — A.J. Fikry, Executive Producer
• 2021Trolls Holiday in Harmony — Guy Diamond (voice)
• 2020Think Like a Dog — Mr. Mills
• 2020Trolls World Tour — Guy Diamond (voice)
• 2020Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School — Guy Diamond (voice)
• Criminal: UK — Sandeep Singh
• 2019Sweetness in the Belly — Dr. Robin Sathi
• 2017Trolls Holiday — Guy Diamond (voice)
• 2017Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour — Guy Diamond (voice)
• 2016Trolls — Guy Diamond (voice)
• 2015Consumed — Serge Negani
• 2014Dr. Cabbie — Tony
• 2014The Scribbler — Karem
• 2013Beyond All Boundaries — Narrator
• Sanjay and Craig — Vijay (voice)
• 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift — Gupta (voice)
• The Mindy Project — Sendhil
• The Big Bang Theory — Rajesh Koothrappali
• NCIS — Youssef Zidan (uncredited)
• Diya — (voice), Producer, Executive Producer
• Patel
• The Up and Comer

Appearances as themselves (14)

• The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast — Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2019Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell — Self (archive footage)
• Drop the Mic — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• The Last Leg — Self
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? — Self
• Good Mythical Morning — Self
• 2012Say It Ain't Solo — Self
• Conan — Self, Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter