Karan Soni
Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989 in New Delhi ) is an American actor of Indian descent who is best known for the role of the taxi driver Dopinder in the Deadpool films and who has established himself mainly through comedy roles.
Career
Karan Soni has been an actor since 2010. Initially, he mainly took on guest roles in series such as Touch , Are You There, Chelsea? , The Middle or The Neighbors . In 2013 he was cast in a recurring role as Nash in the series Betas , which was discontinued after only one season.
Soni also made other series appearances with Melissa & Joey , The Goldbergs , 100 Things to High School , The Grinder - Always Right or Silicon Valley . In 2015 he appeared in the series Other Space as Capt. See Stewart Lipinski . In the same year he also took on the role of Martin , whom he played in Blunt Talk until 2016 .
His film appearances are largely limited to comedies or comedic roles. He was able to gain greater international fame through the role of the taxi driver Dopinder from the film Deadpool . Soni also made other film appearances with the Office Christmas Party , Ghostbusters or Girls' Night Out from 2017. Despite his relatively short career as an actor, Soni has already been involved in over 40 film and television productions.
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Kaka Nirvana (short film)
- 2011: Worst.Prom.Ever. (TV movie)
- 2011: The Protector (TV series, episode 1x13)
- 2012: Are You There, Chelsea? (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2012: Journey of Love - The real adventure is love (Safety Not Guaranteed)
- 2012: Touch (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2012: 1600 Penn (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2012–2013: The Neighbors (TV series, two episodes)
- 2012–2013: Geo's Pizza (TV series, eight episodes)
- 2013: The Middle (TV series, episode 4x11)
- 2013: Aim High (TV series, episode 2x02)
- 2013-2014: Betas (TV series, eleven episodes)
- 2014: Real Life (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2014: Supremacy
- 2015: Melissa & Joey (TV series, episode 4x06)
- 2015: Other Space (TV series, eight episodes)
- 2015: goosebumps (Goosebumps)
- 2015: 100 things to do before high school ( 100 Things to Do Before High School , TV Show, Episode 1x13)
- 2015–2017: Die Goldbergs ( The Goldbergs , television series, six episodes)
- 2015–2016: Blunt Talk (TV series, 19 episodes)
- 2016: Deadpool
- 2016: The Grinder (TV Series, Episode 1x16)
- 2016: The Sweet Life
- 2016: Mono
- 2016: Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters: Answer the Call)
- 2016: Office Christmas Party
- 2017: I Live with Models (TV series, five episodes)
- 2017: Girls' Night Out (Rough Night)
- 2017: Silicon Valley (TV series, episode 4x09)
- 2017: And Then There Was Eve
- 2017: Creep 2
- 2018: Miracle Workers (TV series, seven episodes)
- 2018: Little Bitches
- 2018: Deadpool 2
- 2018: Wrecked - Crashed! ( Wrecked , TV series, two episodes)
- 2019: Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu)
- 2019: Always Be My Maybe
- 2020: Lady Business (Like a Boss)
- 2020: Trolls World Tour (voice)
Web links
- Karan Soni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Karan Soni in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trevor Kimball: Betas: Amazon Series Canceled, No Season Two . TVSeriesFinale.com. April 3, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Soni, Karan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor of Indian descent |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Delhi , India |