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Karan Soni(I)

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Karan Soni
Paper Flowers-a USC grad's quest for change in Peru is cut short by cancer. Back home, he finds strength in family and his college love. Shalin's viral manifesto urges cherishing every moment-a true tale of love, legacy, and now.
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Paper Flowers (2024)
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Karan Soni was born in New Delhi, India. He made his film debut as Kemal in Yusuf Sumer's short comedy film Kaka Nirvana (2010), in which he co-starred with Rachel Quinn. In 2016, Soni rose to international prominence for his role as Dopinder in Tim Miller's action film Deadpool (2016), a role he later reprised in David Leitch's sequel Deadpool 2 (2018).
BornJanuary 8, 1989
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BornJanuary 8, 1989
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000363
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      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
    Safety Not Guaranteed
    6.9
    • Arnau
    • 2012
    Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
    Deadpool 2
    7.6
    • Dopinder
    • 2018
    Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool (2016)
    Deadpool
    8.0
    • Dopinder
    • 2016
    Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
    Deadpool & Wolverine
    7.5
    • Dopinder
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Draw
      • Released
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • The Altruists
      • Nishad Singh
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2026
    • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
      • Pavitr Prabhakar
      • Spider-Man India (voice)
      • Filming
      • 2027
    • Thud
      • Post-production
    • Liz Lays an Egg
      • Doctor
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Ignis
      • Post-production
    • Fade to Black
      • Amit
      • Post-production
    • Drop-Off
      • Calvin
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, and Clarke Peters in The Boroughs (2026)
      The Boroughs
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Toby
      • 2026
    • Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus (2025)
      Pluribus
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Deshpande
      • 2025
    • Murder at the Patel Motel (2025)
      Murder at the Patel Motel
      7.8
      Podcast Series
      • Piyush Patel (voice)
      • 2025
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Indian Anchor (voice)
      • 2025
    • Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021)
      Mickey Mouse Funhouse
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Naatu
      • 2025
    • Stealing Pulp Fiction (2024)
      Stealing Pulp Fiction
      4.8
      • Steve
      • 2024
    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Vali
      • 2024
    • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
      Deadpool & Wolverine
      7.5
      • Dopinder
      • 2024
    • Paper Flowers (2024)
      Paper Flowers
      7.5
      • Milan Mehta
      • 2024
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Avi
      • 2024
    • Harish Patel, Zarna Garg, Jonathan Groff, Karan Soni, and Sunita Mani in A Nice Indian Boy (2024)
      A Nice Indian Boy
      7.3
      • Naveen Gavaskar
      • 2024
    • Strange Planet (2023)
      Strange Planet
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Bestie
      • Being #1 (voice)
      • 2023
    • Steve Buscemi, Daniel Radcliffe, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Miracle Workers (2019)
      Miracle Workers
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Lord Vexler
      • The Gunslinger
      • TI-90 ...
      • 2019–2023
    • World's Best (2023)
      World's Best
      5.4
      • Calming Voice
      • 2023
    • Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Perkins, Josh Keaton, Ziggy Marley, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Yuri Lowenthal, Peggy Lu, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Luna Lauren Velez, Shea Whigham, Mahershala Ali, Kathryn Hahn, Lorraine Velez, Oscar Isaac, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Andrew Garfield, Nic Novicki, Jake Johnson, Donald Glover, Daniel Kaluuya, Greta Lee, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Atsuko Okatsuka, Melissa Sturm, Nicole Delaney, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni, Shameik Moore, Jack Quaid, Kimiko Glenn, Issa Rae, Sofia Barclay, Nina Lentini, Danielle Perez, Jharrel Jerome, Ayo Edebiri, and Metro Boomin in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
      Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
      8.5
      • Pavitr Prabhakar (voice)
      • 2023

    Director

    • Justen Ross, David Andrew Calvillo, Heather Gibson, Julian Manjerico, Isaiah Dodo-Williams, Sue Zen Chew, David Gridley, Amber Reauchean Williams, Reina Guthrie, and Vernon Mina in 2024 Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase (2024)
      2024 Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Room 104 (2017)
      Room 104
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020

    Producer

    • Harish Patel, Zarna Garg, Jonathan Groff, Karan Soni, and Sunita Mani in A Nice Indian Boy (2024)
      A Nice Indian Boy
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Four Samosas (2022)
      Four Samosas
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • 7 Days (2021)
      7 Days
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos49

    7 Tribeca Festival Films We Can't Wait to See
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    7 Tribeca Festival Films We Can't Wait to See
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    IMDbrief: Why the Psyduck Is Pikachu a Detective?
    IMDbrief: Why the Psyduck Is Pikachu a Detective?
    Clip 3:13
    IMDbrief: Why the Psyduck Is Pikachu a Detective?
    The Sweet Life
    Clip 2:19
    The Sweet Life
    Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:21
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
    • Born
      • January 8, 1989
      • New Delhi, India
    • Other works
      TV commercial "Did it Hurt When You Fell From Heaven" with Karan Soni (as the Charlie, the Network Geek with Glasses), Jim Conroy (as the Network Geek with Beard), Jennifer DeFilippo (as the Office Employee), and directed by Randy Krallman for AT&T.

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