Kunal Nayyar
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 44
NCIS
2003
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Good Mythical Morning
2012
Conan
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Big Bang Theory
2007
The Mindy Project
2012
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Last Leg
2013
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
People's Choice Awards
1975
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
Sanjay and Craig
2013
Trolls World Tour
2020
Trolls
2016
Night Court
2023
Suspicion
2022
Trolls Band Together
2023
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Drop the Mic
2017
Criminal: UK
2019
Spaceman
2024
How to Date Billy Walsh
2024
Trolls Holiday
2017
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
2021
Think Like a Dog
2020
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
2022
Christmas Karma
2025
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
Consumed
2015
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
2026
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
2017
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
2019
The Scribbler
2014
Dr. Cabbie
2014
Say It Ain't Solo
2012
Diya
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
2020
Patel
The Up and Comer
Beyond All Boundaries
2013