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.

Kunal Nayyar

Acting Born April 30, 1981 London, England

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

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NCIS

Youssef Zidan (uncredited)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

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Conan

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Conan

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

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Good Mythical Morning

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The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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The Big Bang Theory

Rajesh Koothrappali

The Mindy Project

Sendhil

The Last Leg

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