Nik Dodani

Biography

Nik Dodani (born December 19, 1993) is an American actor, writer, and comedian known for his roles as Zahid in the Netflix comedy-drama series Atypical, and Pat Patel in the revival of the popular CBS sitcom Murphy Brown.

Career Overview

Nik Dodani has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 2014. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Twister with 1 titles. Signature works include The Parenting, Escape Room, Infinity Mirror. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1993-12-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dallas, Texas, USA

Known For

• 

  The Parenting
• 

  Escape Room
• 

  Infinity Mirror
• The Charm Offensive
• 

  Twisters
• 

  No Words

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Twister (1 titles)
• Escape Room (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Denny Kortze (2 collaborations)
• Paul E. Short (2 collaborations)
• Christine Torto (2 collaborations)
• Jared Ian Goldman (2 collaborations)
• Luciano Vignola (2 collaborations)
• Grant Appleton (2 collaborations)
• Sarel Pretorius (2 collaborations)
• Simone Stubbs (2 collaborations)
• Evelyn Gambe (2 collaborations)
• Grant Hulley (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (27 credits)

  • Infinity Mirror

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Patel

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • She Keeps Me Young

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Charm Offensive

    Dev Deshpande

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Napa Boys

    Gracer

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Parenting

    Rohan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Twisters

    Praveen

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The A-Frame

    Rishi

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • ted

    - Roe v. Weed (2026) ... Nimeet Farooq actor actors
    2024
  • No Words

    Paul

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Strange World

    Kardez (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Hot Mess Holiday

    Ameet

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Mark, Mary + Some Other People

    Kyle

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Dear Evan Hansen

    Jared Kalwani

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Little Mx. Sunshine

    Taz

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Big Sky

    - The Muffin or the Hammer (2022) ... Ronit actor actors
    2020
  • Escape Room

    Danny Khan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Dear Evan Hansen Movie Cast, Amber Ruffin, Angie Martinez (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • Dark Was the Night

    Seamus

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Alex Strangelove

    Blake

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Atypical

    - Dessert at Olive Garden (2021) ... Zahid actor actors

    - Player's Ball (2021) ... Zahid actor actors

    - Magical Bird #2 (2021) ... Zahid actor actors

    - Channel the Cat (2021) ... Zahid actor actors

    - Are You in Fair Health? (2021) ... Zahid actor actors
    2017
  • The Good Neighbor

    Sanjay

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Other People

    Ron

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Angie Tribeca

    - Joystick Luck Club (2018) ... CRISPIN_GLOVES0FF295 actor actors
    2016
  • Tooken

    Raja

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nik Dodani (2018) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Selfie

    - I Woke up Like This (2014) ... Bookstore Employee actor actors
    2014

• writing (1 credits)

  • Blue Boy

    writer

    writing
    2024

• production (1 credits)

  • Blue Boy

    producer

    production
    2024

• directing (1 credits)

  • Blue Boy

    director

    directing
    2024