Kunal Nayyar
Birthday: 1981-04-30 | Place of Birth: London, EnglandKunal 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Eshaan Sood
as Peter
as Rupert Brown
as A.J. Fikry
as Aadesh Chopra
as Guy Diamond (voice)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
as Mr. Mills
as Dr. Robin Sathi
as Self (archive footage)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
as Guy Diamond (voice)
as Serge Negani
as Karem
as Tony
as Narrator
as Self
as Rajesh Koothrappali
as (voice)
