Karan Soni
| Name | Karan Soni |
| Image |  |
| Caption | Soni in 2025 |
| Birth Date | 1989-1-8 |
| Birth Place | New Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | USC School of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years Active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | Roshan Sethi |
Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an American actor. 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), and the film A Nice Indian Boy (2024). 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).
Early life
Soni was born in New Delhi, India, and he attended an international school there. He came to the United States to study at the University of Southern California.
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. The series was canceled after one season. In 2014, Soni appeared in commercials for AT&T along with Jim Conroy.
In 2015, Soni appeared in Other Space, a series created by Paul Feig for Yahoo! Screen, as Captain Stewart Lipinski. Yahoo! Screen would be shut down later in the year, preventing the series from being renewed for a second season, while the first season would later be picked up by DUST in 2020. Later in 2015, he appeared in episodes of Melissa & Joey, The Goldbergs and 100 Things to Do Before High School and began starring in Blunt Talk, opposite Patrick Stewart, as Martin. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2016.
Soni appeared in the 2016 Marvel film Deadpool as a taxi driver named Dopinder and reprised the role in its sequels Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). In 2016, Soni also appeared in Ghostbusters as the delivery man Benny and in 2019, he appeared in Pokémon Detective Pikachu. From 2019 to 2023, Soni was a main cast member of the anthology comedy television series Miracle Workers.
In February 2023, Soni was announced as the voice of Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In August 2024, Soni confirmed that he would reprise his role as Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
Soni played the lead role in the romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy which premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2024. He also starred in Stealing Pulp Fiction. In September 2024, it was announced that Soni had been cast as the lead role in the thriller film Fade to Black. In 2025, he was part of the ensemble cast for the Audible Original audio drama Murder at the Patel Motel.
Soni appeared in the opening episode of Pluribus.
Personal life
Soni is gay. He is married to writer and director Roshan Sethi, with whom he developed the film 7 Days.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2021 | 7 Days | Ravi | Also writer |
| Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine | Sid | Short film | |
| 2022 | Not Okay | Kelvin | |
| The People We Hate at the Wedding | Dominic | ||
| Four Samosas | Sanjay | ||
| 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 | ||
| Stealing Pulp Fiction | Steve | ||
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India | Voice; In production |
| TBA | Fade to Black | Amit | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Bite Me | Teacher's Assistant | Episode: "Continue | " | 100 Things to Do Before High School | Caltech Dude | Episode: "Be a Mad Scientist Thing | " |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | |
| 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 | |
| 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"; also director | |
| 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 | 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 No. 1 / Bestie | Voice, episode: "Adolescent Limbshake" | |
| 2024 | Abbott Elementary | Avi | 3 episodes; also directed episode: "Librarian" |
| Nobody Wants This | Vali | Episode: "Obliterated" | |
| 2025 | American Dad! | Indian Anchor | Voice, episode: "Guardian" |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Naatu Bandar | Voice, episode: "The Golden Mango" | |
| Pluribus | Deshpande | Episode: "We Is Us" |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Coldest Case | Edgar | 3 episodes | |
| Bridgewater | 4 episodes | |||
| Dark Air with Terry Carnation | Jeet Batra | 18 episodes | ||
| 2025 | Murder at the Patel Motel |
References
- Meet Deadpool's Dopinder: Indian-American Karan Soni shares his experience, Neha, Jha, Deccan Chronicle, February 22, 2016, February 14, 2019
- Deadpool actor Karan Soni: A white guy voicing an Indian character in 2018 is not okay, May 11, 2018, Hindustan Times, en, May 20, 2020
- Amazon Studios Comedy Pilot 'Betas' Assembles Cast, Deadline Hollywood, Nellie, Andreeva, October 18, 2013, February 14, 2016
- Betas: Amazon Series Cancelled, No Season Two, TVSeriesFinale.com, Trevor, Kimball, April 3, 2014, February 14, 2016
- Karan Soni, That Guy From The AT&T Commercials Takes The Silver Screen, Ozy.com, Vignesh, Ramachandran, April 21, 2015, February 14, 2016, April 24, 2019, dead
- Who Are The Actors Who Play The Network Experts In the AT&T Commercials? These Guys Are Good, Bustle.com, Kristie, Rohwedder, February 13, 2015, February 14, 2016
- Why Paul Feig Chose Streaming for His New Comedy 'Other Space', TheWrap.com, Matt, Donnelly, April 15, 2015, February 14, 2016
- Brouwer, Bree, Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals, TubeFilter, October 21, 2015, February 14, 2016
- Joey Lawrence, Karan Soni, Melissa Joan Hart, TeenInfonet.com, February 3, 2015, February 14, 2016, April 24, 2019, dead
- Scoop: The Goldbergs on ABC - Tonight, October 21, 2015, BroadwayWorld.com, October 21, 2015, February 14, 2016, April 24, 2019, dead
- Mad Scientists - "100 Things to Do Before High School", Nickalive.blogspot.com, November 21, 2015, February 14, 2016
- Catch Karan Soni's Blink-and-Miss Role as Mr. Rooney in 'Goosebumps', Indiawest.com, Sonia, Wariach, November 9, 2015, February 14, 2016, April 24, 2019, dead
- dead, November 25, 2015, Starz Announces Recurring and Guest Cast for 'Blunt Talk' Starring Patrick Stewart, Zap2it, Steve, Baron, February 24, 2015, February 14, 2016
- Starz Orders Two Seasons of Seth MacFarlane Comedy 'Blunt Talk', April 29, 2014, Lesley, Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, February 14, 2016
- Exclusive: Karan Soni Talks Deadpool, Improvising with Ryan Reynolds, ComicBook.com, October 30, 2015, February 14, 2016
- Coman, Monica, Drake, Grae, April 1, 2025, 'Completed My Violent Arc': Karan Soni Shares His Only Deadpool Franchise Request, June 21, 2025, CBR, en
- Watch Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Movie), HBO, May 25, 2020, August 15, 2020, dead
- Chavez, Danette, June 11, 2025, Karan Soni still feels bad about giving Daniel Radcliffe the cold shoulder, June 21, 2025, AV Club, en-US
- Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Casts Karan Soni As Spider-Man India, February 23, 2023, Deadline
- 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, live, August 10, 2024, August 10, 2024, The Times of India, 0971-8257
- Spilde, Coleman, March 12, 2024, 'A Nice Indian Boy' Isn't Afraid to Admit the Truth About Love: It's a Mess, June 20, 2025, The Daily Beast, en
- Frater, Patrick, November 4, 2024, Jason Alexander Heist Comedy 'Stealing Pulp Fiction' Picked Up by Odin's Eye Entertainment Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE), June 21, 2025, Variety, en-US
- Hullender, Tatiana, June 4, 2025, An Ozempic Pen Sparks Suspicion In New Excerpt From Audible's Murder at the Patel Motel, June 21, 2025, ScreenRant, en
- Pluribus release date, how to watch, 2025-11-12, Newsweek, en-US
- Cf4Ziswp3-g/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=, Actor @itskaransoni Karan Soni's Coming Out Story, Rajiv Satyal, July 17, 2022, funnyindian
- Chapman, Wilson, April 4, 2022, The Cast and Crew of '7 Days' on Reliving Quarantine as a Romantic Comedy, November 11, 2022, Variety, en-US
- Vuocolo, Alex, O'Driscoll, Keara, Dangor, Graison, Ross, Dina, What to Stream: Vanderpump Reunion, Sorority Rush, Sketch Comedy Fav & Coffee Shop Names, November 7, 2023, Cheddar News, May 25, 2023
- Bijolia, Disha, November 3, 2022, 'Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine' Gives LGBTQIA+ Narratives A Sci-Fi Twist, June 22, 2025, Homegrown, en
- Dunn, Jack, September 24, 2024, 'Deadpool' Actor Karan Soni Lands Lead Role in Andrew Sandler's Thriller 'Fade to Black' (EXCLUSIVE), February 10, 2025, Variety, en-US
- Petski, Denise, March 29, 2021, 'Special': Charlie Barnett, Max Jenkins, Ana Ortiz Among Nine Set To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix Series, June 3, 2021, Deadline, en-US
- July 24, 2021, Misha Collins, Nathan Fillion, Hilarie Burton Morgan and More Join New Podcast Drama 'Bridgewater', June 22, 2025, Nerds and Beyond, en-US
- April 2, 2021, Audioboom Original Podcast 'Dark Air with Terry Carnation' Starring Rainn Wilson Officially Launched, June 22, 2025, Nerds and Beyond, en-US
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