Karan Soni
Karan Soni | |
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![]() Soni at the 2018San Diego Comic-Con | |
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Citizenship | United States |
Education | USC School of Dramatic Arts |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Partner | Roshan Sethi |
Karan Soni(born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playingDopinderin the filmsDeadpool(2016) and its sequelsDeadpool 2(2018) andDeadpool & Wolverine(2024), and voicingPavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man IndiainSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023).
Born in New Delhi, Soni moved to the United States to study business at theUniversity of Southern Californiabefore pursuing an acting career. He made his feature film debut inSafety Not Guaranteed(2012), which was followed by lead appearances on the seriesBetas(2013) andOther Space(2015). Soni has also appeared in the filmsGhostbusters(2016),Office Christmas Party(2016), andPokémon Detective Pikachu(2019). On television, he has appeared as a series regular onBlunt Talk(2015–2016) andMiracle Workers(2019–2023).
Early life
[edit]Soni was born inNew Delhi,India,and he attended an international school there. He came to the United States to study at theUniversity of Southern California.[1]
Career
[edit]Soni made his film debut in Yusuf Sumer's 2010 comedy filmKaka Nirvana,alongside Rachel Quinn.[2]In 2013, Soni was cast in theAmazon Studiosoriginal seriesBetas.[3]The series was canceled after one season.[4]In 2014, Soni appeared in commercials forAT&Talong withJim Conroy.[5][6]
In 2015, Soni appeared inOther Space,a series created byPaul FeigforYahoo! Screen,as Captain Stewart Lipinski.[7]Yahoo! Screen would be shut down later in the year, preventing the series from being renewed for a second season,[8]while the first season would later be picked up by DUST in 2020. Later in 2015, he appeared in episodes ofMelissa & Joey,[9]The Goldbergs[10]and100 Things to Do Before High School[11][12]and began starring inBlunt Talk,oppositePatrick Stewart,as Martin.[13]The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2016,[14]but on December 20, was canceled after two seasons.[15]
In 2016, Soni appeared inDeadpoolas a taxi driver namedDopinder[16]and inGhostbustersas the delivery man Benny.[16]He reprised the role of Dopinder in 2018'sDeadpool 2and also appeared in another May blockbuster film, the following year'sPokémon Detective Pikachu.[17]In bothDeadpoolfilms andPokémon Detective Pikachu,he starred oppositeRyan Reynolds.
In February 2023, Soni was announced as the voice ofPavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man IndiainSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[18]In March 2023, he was confirmed to be returning as Dopinder forDeadpool & Wolverine.[19]In August 2024, Soni confirmed that he would reprise his role as Spider-Man India inSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Soni is gay.[21]He is in a relationship with writer and director Roshan Sethi, with whom he developed the film7 Days.[22]
Filmography
[edit]† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]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 Winetoss | ||
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 | Tony | ||
2020 | Like a Boss | Josh Tinker | |
Trolls World Tour | Riff | Voice | |
Superintelligence | Ahmed | ||
Coffee Shop Names | Sathya/Scott | Short film[23] | |
2021 | 7 Days | Ravi | Also writer |
2022 | Not Okay | Kelvin | |
The People We Hate at the Wedding | Dominic | ||
Strange World | Caspian | Voice | |
2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India | |
World's Best | Calming Voice | ||
2024 | A Nice Indian Boy | Naveen Gavaskar | |
Paper Flowers | Milan Mehta | ||
Deadpool & Wolverine | Dopinder | ||
TBA | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse† | Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India | Voice; In production |
Television
[edit]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 No. 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 | Main role | |
2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Owen | Episode: "Secret Lives of Fishers" |
2015 | Melissa & Joey | Flash | Episode: "Failure to Communicate" |
Other Space | Stewart Lipinski | Main role | |
100 Things to Do Before High School | Caltech Dude | Episode: "Be a Mad Scientist Thing!" | |
Any Tom, Dick, or Harry | Ernie Dassani | Television film | |
2015–2016 | Blunt Talk | Martin Bassi | Recurring (season 1) Main role (season 2) |
2015–2017 | The Goldbergs | Randy Mescunda, Srinivas Bollimpalli | 6 episodes |
2016 | The Grinder | Cooper | Episode: "From the Ashes"; uncredited |
2017 | I Live with Models | Marshall | 5 episodes |
What Would Diplo Do? | Bellboy | 1 episode | |
Silicon Valley | Tenley | Episode: "Hooli-Con" | |
Room 104 | Anish | Episode: "The Internet" | |
2018 | Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Ravi | Episode: "Mermaid" |
Wrecked | Keith | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Gordon Lundt | Episode: "The Honeypot" |
Miracle Workers | Sanjay Prince | Main role | |
Will & Grace | Mike | Episode: "With Enemies Like These" | |
2020 | Miracle Workers: Dark Ages | Lord Chris Vexler | Main role |
Cake | Himself | Episode: "Auditions: No Reader" | |
Dream Corp LLC | Patient 27 | Episode: "Fear of Heights" | |
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun | Jerry Seinfeld | Episode: "Housemates" | |
Big Mouth | Voice, episode: "Four Stories About Hand Stuff" | ||
2020–2021 | Mira, Royal Detective | Manjeet | Voice, 10 episodes |
2021 | Special[24] | Dev Laghari | 2 episodes |
Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail | The Gunslinger | Main role | |
Trolls: Holiday in Harmony | Riff | Voice, television film | |
2021–2022 | Karma's World | Mr. Rishi Singal | Voice, 11 episodes |
2022 | The Great North | Gavin | Voice, episode: "Woodfellas Adventure" |
Home Economics | Tod | Episode: "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19" | |
2022–2023 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Pip | Voice, 25 episodes |
2023 | Miracle Workers: End Times | TI-90, Tai | Main role, 10 episodes |
Strange Planet | Being #1 / Bestie | Voice, episode: "Adolescent Limbshake" | |
2024 | Abbott Elementary | Avi | Director, episode: "Librarian", Actor, episode: "Panel" |
Podcast
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | The Coldest Case | Edgar | 3 episodes |
Bridgewater | Vipin Kharana | 8 episodes | |
Dark Air with Terry Carnation | Jeet Batra | 18 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^Jha, Neha (February 22, 2016)."Meet Deadpool's Dopinder: Indian-American Karan Soni shares his experience".Deccan Chronicle.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
- ^"Deadpool actor Karan Soni: A white guy voicing an Indian character in 2018 is not okay".Hindustan Times.May 11, 2018.RetrievedMay 20,2020.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2013)."Amazon Studios Comedy Pilot 'Betas' Assembles Cast".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Kimball, Trevor (April 3, 2014)."Betas: Amazon Series Cancelled, No Season Two".TVSeriesFinale.com.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Ramachandran, Vignesh (April 21, 2015)."Karan Soni, That Guy From The AT&T Commercials Takes The Silver Screen".Ozy.com. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 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.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Donnelly, Matt (April 15, 2015)."Why Paul Feig Chose Streaming for His New Comedy 'Other Space'".TheWrap.com.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Brouwer, Bree (October 21, 2015)."Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals".TubeFilter.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^"Joey Lawrence, Karan Soni, Melissa Joan Hart".TeenInfonet.com. February 3, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^"Scoop: The Goldbergs on ABC - Tonight, October 21, 2015".BroadwayWorld.com. October 21, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^"Mad Scientists -" 100 Things to Do Before High School "".Nickalive.blogspot.com. November 21, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Wariach, Sonia (November 9, 2015)."Catch Karan Soni's Blink-and-Miss Role as Mr. Rooney in 'Goosebumps'".Indiawest.com. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Baron, Steve (February 24, 2015)."Starz Announces Recurring and Guest Cast for 'Blunt Talk' Starring Patrick Stewart".TVByTheNumbers.zap2it.com. Archived fromthe originalon November 25, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Goldberg, Lesley (April 29, 2014)."Starz Orders Two Seasons of Seth MacFarlane Comedy 'Blunt Talk'".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Roots, Kimberly (December 20, 2016)."Blunt Talk Cancelled at Starz".TVLine.Archived fromthe originalon September 27, 2018.RetrievedDecember 20,2016.
- ^ab"Exclusive: Karan Soni Talks Deadpool, Improvising with Ryan Reynolds".ComicBook.com. October 30, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^"Watch Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Movie)".HBO.Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2020.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
- ^"Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Casts Karan Soni As Spider-Man India".Deadline.February 23, 2023.
- ^Kroll, Justin (March 29, 2023)."Karan Soni & Leslie Uggams Returning For Next 'Deadpool' Installment".Deadline.RetrievedMarch 29,2023.
- ^Pereira, Karen (August 9, 2024)."Karan Soni: Deadpool and Spider-Man have a special relationship in the comics; it will be used at some point – Exclusive".The Times of India.ISSN0971-8257.Archivedfrom the original on August 10, 2024.RetrievedAugust 10,2024.
- ^@funnyindian (July 17, 2022)."Actor @itskaransoni Karan Soni's Coming Out Story"– viaInstagram.
- ^Chapman, Wilson (April 4, 2022)."The Cast and Crew of '7 Days' on Reliving Quarantine as a Romantic Comedy".Variety.RetrievedNovember 11,2022.
- ^Vuocolo, Alex; O'Driscoll, Keara; Dangor, Graison; Ross, Dina (May 25, 2023)."What to Stream: Vanderpump Reunion, Sorority Rush, Sketch Comedy Fav & Coffee Shop Names".Cheddar News.RetrievedNovember 7,2023.
- ^Petski, Denise (March 29, 2021)."'Special': Charlie Barnett, Max Jenkins, Ana Ortiz Among Nine Set To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix Series ".Deadline.RetrievedJune 3,2021.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- 21st-century American LGBT people
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century Indian LGBT people
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- American gay actors
- American LGBT comedians
- American male actors of Indian descent
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American people of Indian descent
- Gay comedians
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Indian gay actors
- Indian male comedians
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male television actors
- Indian male voice actors
- Living people
- Male actors from New Delhi
- USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni