Quick Facts
Born:
1989-01-08
Birthplace:
New Delhi, India
Credits:
79 Total Roles
Karan Soni
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Biography
Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing Dopinder in the films Deadpool (2016) and its sequels Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), and voicing Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
Born in New Delhi, Soni moved to the United States to study business at the University of Southern California before pursuing an acting career. He made his feature film debut in Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), which was followed by lead appearances on the series Betas (2013) and Other Space (2015). Soni has also appeared in the films Ghostbusters (2016), Office Christmas Party (2016), and Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019). On television, he has appeared as a series regular on Blunt Talk (2015–2016) and Miracle Workers (2019–2023).
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Born in New Delhi, Soni moved to the United States to study business at the University of Southern California before pursuing an acting career. He made his feature film debut in Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), which was followed by lead appearances on the series Betas (2013) and Other Space (2015). Soni has also appeared in the films Ghostbusters (2016), Office Christmas Party (2016), and Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019). On television, he has appeared as a series regular on Blunt Talk (2015–2016) and Miracle Workers (2019–2023).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Karan Soni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Deadpool
Dopinder
Deadpool 2
Dopinder
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dopinder
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Pavitr Prabhakar (voice)
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Jack
Ghostbusters
Bennie
Goosebumps
Mr. Rooney
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Gordon Lundt
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse MOVIE | Pavitr Prabhakar (voice) |
| 2026 | B-Roll MOVIE | Doug |
| 2025 | Pluribus TV | Deshpande |
| 2025 | Stealing Pulp Fiction MOVIE | Steve |
| 2025 | A Nice Indian Boy MOVIE | Naveen Gavaskar |
| 2024 | Nobody Wants This TV | Vali |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine MOVIE | Dopinder |
| 2024 | Paper Flowers MOVIE | Milan |
| 2024 | After Midnight TV | Self |
| 2023 | World's Best MOVIE | Calming Voice (voice) |