Karan Soni
Karan Soni | |
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Born | |
Education | USC School of Dramatic Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-American actor. He rose to international prominence for playing Dopinder in the 2016 film Deadpool and its 2018 sequel Deadpool 2.
Early life
Soni is from New Delhi, India, where he attended an international school. He came to the United States to study at the University of Southern California.[1]
Career
Soni made his film debut in Yusuf Sumer's 2010 comedy film Kaka Nirvana, alongside Rachel Quinn. In 2013, Soni was cast in the Amazon Studios original series Betas.[2] The series was cancelled after one season.[3] In 2014, Soni appeared in commercials for AT&T.[4][5]
In 2015, Soni appeared in Other Space, a series created by Paul Feig, as Captain Stewart Lipinski.[6] The series was also cancelled after one season.[7] That same year he appeared in episodes of Melissa & Joey,[8] The Goldbergs,[9] and 100 Things to Do Before High School,[10][11] and began starring in Blunt Talk, opposite Patrick Stewart, as Martin.[12] The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2016,[13] but on December 20, was cancelled after two seasons.[14]
In 2016, Soni appeared in Deadpool as a taxi driver named Dopinder[15] and in Ghostbusters as a delivery man named Benny.[16] He played Dopinder in 2018's Deadpool 2.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Kaka Nirvana | Kemal | Short film |
2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Arnau | |
Bit by Bit | Chander | Short film | |
2014 | Supremacy | Store Clerk | |
Obedient Artists | Jaxton | ||
2015 | Goosebumps | Mr. Rooney | |
2016 | Deadpool | Dopinder | |
Chee and T | Roger Raval | ||
The Sweet Life | Convenience Store Clerk | ||
Mono | Amit Chowdury | ||
Ghostbusters | Benny | ||
Office Christmas Party | Nate | ||
2017 | Rough Night | Raviv | |
And Then There Was Eve | Zain | ||
Unicorn Store | Kevin | ||
Creep 2 | Dave | ||
2018 | Little Bitches | Hall Monitor Andy | |
Deadpool 2 | Dopinder | ||
Better Start Running | Nelson | ||
Office Uprising | Mourad | ||
2019 | Corporate Animals | Freddie | |
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | Jack | ||
Always Be My Maybe | |||
Super Intelligence | Ahmed | Post-production | |
2020 | Limited Partners | Post-production | |
Trolls World Tour | (voice) | In production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Protector | Kenny | Episode: "Safe" |
Worst. Prom. Ever. | Glenn | Television film | |
2012 | Touch | Ravi | Episode: "1+1=3" |
Linked Out | Keith | Episode: "Facebook Intervention" | |
1600 Penn | Misfit | Episode: "Putting Out Fires" | |
Bite Me | Teacher's Assistant | Episode: "Continue!" | |
Are You There, Chelsea? | Stan | Episode: "Sloane's Ex" | |
2012–2013 | The Neighbors | Indian Allen | 2 episodes |
Geo's Pizza | Asheed | 8 episodes | |
2013 | Little Horribles | Unknown | Episode: "Road Rage" |
Trophy Wife | Graduate #2 | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Aim High | Mingesha Dutta | Episode 2.2 | |
The Middle | Vijal | Episode: "Life Skills" | |
2013–2014 | Mighty Med | Benny | 3 episodes |
Betas | Avinash "Nash" Dagavi | 11 episodes | |
2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Owen | Episode: "Secret Lives of Fishers" |
2015 | Melissa & Joey | Flash | Episode: "Failure to Communicate" |
Other Space | Capt. Stewart Lipinski | 8 episodes | |
100 Things to Do Before High School | Caltech Dude | Episode: "Be a Mad Scientist Thing!" | |
The Goldbergs | Randy Mescunda | Episode: "Boy Barry" | |
Any Tom, Dick, or Harry | Ernie Dassani | Television film | |
2015–2016 | Blunt Talk | Martin Bassi | 19 episodes |
2016 | The Grinder | Cooper | Episode: "From the Ashes"; uncredited |
2017 | I Live with Models | Marshall | 5 episodes |
Silicon Valley | Tenley | Episode: "Hooli-Con" | |
Room 104 | Anish | Episode: "The Internet" | |
2019 | Miracle Workers | Sanjay | |
2019 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Gordon Lundt | Episode: "The Honeypot" |
References
- ^ Jha, Neha (2016-02-22). "Meet Deadpool's Dopinder: Indian-American Karan Soni shares his experience". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2013). "Amazon Studios Comedy Pilot 'Betas' Assembles Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Kimball, Trevor (April 3, 2014). "Betas: Amazon Series Cancelled, No Season Two". TVSeriesFinale.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Ramachandran, Vignesh (April 21, 2015). "KARAN SONI, THAT GUY FROM THE AT&T COMMERCIALS TAKES THE SILVER SCREEN". Ozy.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Rohwedder, Kristie (February 13, 2015). "Who Are The Actors Who Play The Network Experts In the AT&T Commercials? These Guys Are Good". Bustle.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (April 15, 2015). "Why Paul Feig Chose Streaming for His New Comedy 'Other Space'". TheWrap.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Brouwer, Bree. "Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals". TubeFilter. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "JOEY LAWRENCE, KARAN SONI, MELISSA JOAN HART". TeenInfonet.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Scoop: THE GOLDBERGS on ABC - Tonight, October 21, 2015". BroadwayWorld.com. October 21, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Mad Scientists - "100 Things to Do Before High School"". Nickalive.blogspot.com. November 21, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Wariach, Sonia (November 9, 2015). "Catch Karan Soni's Blink-and-Miss Role as Mr. Rooney in 'Goosebumps'". Indiawest.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Baron, Steve (February 24, 2015). "Starz Announces Recurring and Guest Cast for 'Blunt Talk' Starring Patrick Stewart". TVByTheNumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (29 April 2014). "Starz Orders Two Seasons of Seth MacFarlane Comedy 'Blunt Talk'". Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (December 20, 2016). "Blunt Talk Cancelled at Starz". TVLine. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Karan Soni Talks Deadpool, Improvising with Ryan Reynolds". ComicBook.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Karan Soni Talks Deadpool, Improvising with Ryan Reynolds". ComicBook.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
External links
- Karan Soni at Rotten Tomatoes
- Karan Soni at IMDb
- Karan Soni on Twitter
- Karan Soni on Instagram
- 1989 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male actors of Indian descent
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from New Delhi
- USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni