Nik Dodani | |
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![]() Dodani in 2018 | |
Born |
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
[1] | December 19, 1993
Occupations |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Known for |
Nik Dodani (born December 19, 1993) is an American actor, writer, and comedian known for his roles as Zahid in the Netflix comedy-drama series Atypical, and Pat Patel in the revival of the popular CBS sitcom Murphy Brown. [2] [3]
On television, Dodani has also appeared in HBO's The Comeback, ABC's Big Sky, [4] Netflix's Trinkets, TBS's Angie Tribeca, Comedy Central's Idiotsitter, [5] Freeform's Kevin from Work, and NBC's The Player. [6] He also appeared in the Netflix film Alex Strangelove, [7] Joshua Leonard's independent film Dark Was the Night opposite Marisa Tomei and Charlie Plummer, [8] the Sony Pictures thriller Escape Room, [9] Hannah Marks' feature film Mark, Mary & Some Other People, [10] and Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen as Jared, who was re-conceived as "Jared Kalwani" to celebrate Dodani's casting. [11] [12]
In March 2022, it was announced he would lead the New Line Cinema comedy The Parenting, opposite Brandon Flynn, Lisa Kudrow and Brian Cox. [13] In July 2024, he appeared in Lee Isaac Chung's Twisters, a follow up to the 1996 film Twister. [14]
Dodani has voiced characters on numerous animated programs, including Nickelodeon's Big Nate, Disney's The Owl House and Hailey's On It!, and Disney Junior's Mira, Royal Detective. [15] [16] [17] [18] Dodani also voiced a character in the 2022 Disney animated film Strange World. [19]
He made his Broadway debut as Ogie in Waitress from October 19 to November 27, 2021. [20]
Dodani made his late-night stand-up comedy debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on September 28, 2018. [21]
In October 2018, it was announced that Dodani would write the screenplay for the film adaptation of Rakesh Satyal's novel Blue Boy. [22] In March 2022, Dodani launched his own production banner, Cosmic Pomegranate, with creative partner Joey Long. [13] [23]
In 2023, Dodani served as a co-producer of Life of Pi on Broadway, a play written by Lolita Chakrabarti as an adaptation of the novel by Yann Martel. Dodani served as an architect of The Power of Pi Project, "a first-of-its-kind effort from a Broadway production to connect with the AAPI community in New York and beyond." [24]
During the 2016 presidential election, Dodani was a producer for MoveOn, where he organized a political comedy tour called Laughter Trumps Hate. [25] He previously worked as a communications consultant at RALLY, an issue advocacy firm based in Hollywood, and as a graphic designer and student organizer on Elizabeth Warren's 2012 Senate campaign. [26]
In 2019, Dodani co-founded The Salon along with Bash Naran and Vinny Chhibber. The Salon is a forum for South Asian creatives in western creative arts. Dodani told The Hindu in 2021, "Our vision is to help the next generation of South Asian talent." [27]
Dodani was active in organizing the South Asian community in support of the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and in support of Kamala Harris. [28] [29] He also played an active role in organizing other entertainers for the Black Lives Matter movement. [30] [31]
Dodani is of Indian descent and openly gay. [32] [33] He graduated from BASIS Scottsdale in 2011 and studied politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles. [34] [35]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Other People | Ron | |
The Good Neighbor | Sanjay | ||
2018 | Alex Strangelove | Blake | |
Dark Was the Night | Seamus | ||
2019 | Escape Room | Danny Khan | |
2021 | Mark, Mary & Some Other People | Kyle | |
Dear Evan Hansen | Jared Kalwani | ||
2022 | Strange World | Kardez | Voice role |
2024 | The A-Frame [36] | Rishi | |
Twisters | Praveen | ||
TBA | The Parenting † | Rohan | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Living with Abandon | Paku | TV movie |
2014 | The Comeback | Harry | 2 episodes |
Selfie | Bookstore Employee | 1 episode | |
2015 | Kevin from Work | Paul Garfunkle | 2 episodes |
The Player | Solomon Desai | 1 episode | |
2017 | Idiotsitter | 1 episode | |
2017–2021 | Atypical | Zahid Raja | 37 episodes |
2018 | Murphy Brown | Pat Patel | 13 episodes |
Angie Tribeca | CRISPIN_GLOVES0FF295 | 1 episode | |
2019–2020 | Trinkets | Chase | 6 episodes |
2021 | The Owl House | Gavin (voice) | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass Ruins" |
2022 | Big Nate | Randy Betancourt (voice) | Recurring cast |
Mira, Royal Detective | Anish (voice) | Episode: "Mikku and Chikku's Hometown Mystery" | |
2023 | Hailey's On It! | Thad (voice) | Recurring cast |
Nik Dodani | |
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![]() Dodani in 2018 | |
Born |
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
[1] | December 19, 1993
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2008–present |
Known for |
Nik Dodani (born December 19, 1993) is an American actor, writer, and comedian known for his roles as Zahid in the Netflix comedy-drama series Atypical, and Pat Patel in the revival of the popular CBS sitcom Murphy Brown. [2] [3]
On television, Dodani has also appeared in HBO's The Comeback, ABC's Big Sky, [4] Netflix's Trinkets, TBS's Angie Tribeca, Comedy Central's Idiotsitter, [5] Freeform's Kevin from Work, and NBC's The Player. [6] He also appeared in the Netflix film Alex Strangelove, [7] Joshua Leonard's independent film Dark Was the Night opposite Marisa Tomei and Charlie Plummer, [8] the Sony Pictures thriller Escape Room, [9] Hannah Marks' feature film Mark, Mary & Some Other People, [10] and Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen as Jared, who was re-conceived as "Jared Kalwani" to celebrate Dodani's casting. [11] [12]
In March 2022, it was announced he would lead the New Line Cinema comedy The Parenting, opposite Brandon Flynn, Lisa Kudrow and Brian Cox. [13] In July 2024, he appeared in Lee Isaac Chung's Twisters, a follow up to the 1996 film Twister. [14]
Dodani has voiced characters on numerous animated programs, including Nickelodeon's Big Nate, Disney's The Owl House and Hailey's On It!, and Disney Junior's Mira, Royal Detective. [15] [16] [17] [18] Dodani also voiced a character in the 2022 Disney animated film Strange World. [19]
He made his Broadway debut as Ogie in Waitress from October 19 to November 27, 2021. [20]
Dodani made his late-night stand-up comedy debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on September 28, 2018. [21]
In October 2018, it was announced that Dodani would write the screenplay for the film adaptation of Rakesh Satyal's novel Blue Boy. [22] In March 2022, Dodani launched his own production banner, Cosmic Pomegranate, with creative partner Joey Long. [13] [23]
In 2023, Dodani served as a co-producer of Life of Pi on Broadway, a play written by Lolita Chakrabarti as an adaptation of the novel by Yann Martel. Dodani served as an architect of The Power of Pi Project, "a first-of-its-kind effort from a Broadway production to connect with the AAPI community in New York and beyond." [24]
During the 2016 presidential election, Dodani was a producer for MoveOn, where he organized a political comedy tour called Laughter Trumps Hate. [25] He previously worked as a communications consultant at RALLY, an issue advocacy firm based in Hollywood, and as a graphic designer and student organizer on Elizabeth Warren's 2012 Senate campaign. [26]
In 2019, Dodani co-founded The Salon along with Bash Naran and Vinny Chhibber. The Salon is a forum for South Asian creatives in western creative arts. Dodani told The Hindu in 2021, "Our vision is to help the next generation of South Asian talent." [27]
Dodani was active in organizing the South Asian community in support of the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and in support of Kamala Harris. [28] [29] He also played an active role in organizing other entertainers for the Black Lives Matter movement. [30] [31]
Dodani is of Indian descent and openly gay. [32] [33] He graduated from BASIS Scottsdale in 2011 and studied politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles. [34] [35]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Other People | Ron | |
The Good Neighbor | Sanjay | ||
2018 | Alex Strangelove | Blake | |
Dark Was the Night | Seamus | ||
2019 | Escape Room | Danny Khan | |
2021 | Mark, Mary & Some Other People | Kyle | |
Dear Evan Hansen | Jared Kalwani | ||
2022 | Strange World | Kardez | Voice role |
2024 | The A-Frame [36] | Rishi | |
Twisters | Praveen | ||
TBA | The Parenting † | Rohan | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Living with Abandon | Paku | TV movie |
2014 | The Comeback | Harry | 2 episodes |
Selfie | Bookstore Employee | 1 episode | |
2015 | Kevin from Work | Paul Garfunkle | 2 episodes |
The Player | Solomon Desai | 1 episode | |
2017 | Idiotsitter | 1 episode | |
2017–2021 | Atypical | Zahid Raja | 37 episodes |
2018 | Murphy Brown | Pat Patel | 13 episodes |
Angie Tribeca | CRISPIN_GLOVES0FF295 | 1 episode | |
2019–2020 | Trinkets | Chase | 6 episodes |
2021 | The Owl House | Gavin (voice) | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass Ruins" |
2022 | Big Nate | Randy Betancourt (voice) | Recurring cast |
Mira, Royal Detective | Anish (voice) | Episode: "Mikku and Chikku's Hometown Mystery" | |
2023 | Hailey's On It! | Thad (voice) | Recurring cast |