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{{Short description|Indian-American actor and comedian (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Karan Soni
| image = Karan Soni by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Soni at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|8}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| citizenship = United States
| education = [[USC School of Dramatic Arts]]
| occupation = Actor and comedian
| years_active = 2010–present
}}
'''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 (film)|Deadpool]]'' (2016) and its sequels ''[[Deadpool 2]]'' (2018) and ''[[Deadpool 3]]'' (2024),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karan Soni was surprised when Ryan Reynolds upgraded Dopinder in Deadpool 2|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/karan-soni-was-surprised-when-ryan-reynolds-upgraded-dopinder-in-deadpool-2/story-uGMwDBKOQ7fhIsD3iU0ouL.html|date=May 14, 2018|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> and voicing [[Spider-Man (Pavitr Prabhakar)|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 film)|Ghostbusters]]'' (2016), ''[[Office Christmas Party]]'' (2016), and ''[[Detective Pikachu (film)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu]]'' (2019). On television, he has appeared as a series regular on ''[[Blunt Talk]]'' (2015–2016) and ''[[Miracle Workers (2019 TV series)|Miracle Workers]]'' (2019–present).

==Early life==
Soni is from [[New Delhi]], where he attended an [[international school]]. He came to the United States at 18 years old to study at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/hollywood/220216/meet-deadpool-s-dopinder-indian-american-actor-karan-soni-shares-his-experience.html |title=Meet Deadpool's Dopinder: Indian-American Karan Soni shares his experience |first=Neha |last=Jha |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=February 22, 2016 |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Soni made his film debut in Yusuf Sumer's 2010 comedy film ''Kaka Nirvana'', alongside Rachel Quinn.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deadpool actor Karan Soni: A white guy voicing an Indian character in 2018 is not okay|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/deadpool-actor-karan-soni-a-white-guy-voicing-an-indian-actor-in-2018-is-not-okay/story-2g6IfuaU6davJ9w5358GpJ.html|date=May 11, 2018|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> In 2013, Soni was cast in the [[Amazon Studios]] original series ''[[Betas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/amazon-studios-comedy-pilot-betas-assembles-cast-455874/|title=Amazon Studios Comedy Pilot 'Betas' Assembles Cast|publisher=Deadline.com|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> The series was canceled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/betas-amazon-series-cancelled-no-season-two-33546/|title=Betas: Amazon Series Cancelled, No Season Two|publisher=TVSeriesFinale.com|first=Trevor|last=Kimball|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, Soni appeared in commercials for [[AT&T]] along with [[Jim Conroy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/karan-soni-that-guy-from-the-att-commericials-takes-the-silver-screen/39675|title=KARAN SONI, THAT GUY FROM THE AT&T COMMERCIALS TAKES THE SILVER SCREEN|publisher=Ozy.com|first=Vignesh|last=Ramachandran|date=April 21, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/63982-who-are-the-actors-who-play-the-network-experts-in-the-att-commercials-these-guys-are|title=Who Are The Actors Who Play The Network Experts In the AT&T Commercials? These Guys Are Good|publisher=Bustle.com|first=Kristie|last=Rohwedder|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, Soni appeared in ''[[Other Space]],'' a series created by [[Paul Feig]] for [[Yahoo! Screen]], as Captain Stewart Lipinski.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/why-paul-feig-chose-streaming-for-his-new-comedy-other-space-exclusive-video/|title=Why Paul Feig Chose Streaming for His New Comedy 'Other Space'|publisher=TheWrap.com|first=Matt|last=Donnelly|date=April 15, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> Yahoo! Screen would be shut down later in the year, preventing the series from being renewed for a second season,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brouwer|first1=Bree|title=Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/10/21/yahoo-42-million-loss-q3-2015-community-originals/|website=TubeFilter|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> while the first season would later be picked up by DUST in 2020. Later in 2015, he appeared in episodes of ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teeninfonet.com/2015/02/03/has-melissa-lost-faith-in-joeys-skills-on-all-new-melissa-joey-previews/joey-lawrence-karan-soni-melissa-joan-hart/|title=JOEY LAWRENCE, KARAN SONI, MELISSA JOAN HART|publisher=TeenInfonet.com|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424042119/https://teeninfonet.com/2015/02/03/has-melissa-lost-faith-in-joeys-skills-on-all-new-melissa-joey-previews/joey-lawrence-karan-soni-melissa-joan-hart/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-THE-GOLDBERGS-on-ABC-Today-October-21-2015-20151020|title=Scoop: THE GOLDBERGS on ABC - Tonight, October 21, 2015|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424041659/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-THE-GOLDBERGS-on-ABC-Today-October-21-2015-20151020|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[100 Things to Do Before High School]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2015/11/mad-scientists-100-things-to-do-before.html|title=Mad Scientists - "100 Things to Do Before High School"|publisher=Nickalive.blogspot.com|date=November 21, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/catch-karan-soni-s-blink-and-miss-role-as-mr/article_426d0c42-8725-11e5-b1f9-03ef1e3a8816.html|title=Catch Karan Soni's Blink-and-Miss Role as Mr. Rooney in 'Goosebumps'|publisher=Indiawest.com|first=Sonia|last=Wariach|date=November 9, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424041744/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/catch-karan-soni-s-blink-and-miss-role-as-mr/article_426d0c42-8725-11e5-b1f9-03ef1e3a8816.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and began starring in ''[[Blunt Talk]]'', opposite [[Patrick Stewart]], as Martin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/24/starz-announces-recurring-and-guest-cast-for-blunt-talk-starring-patrick-stewart/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125235527/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/24/starz-announces-recurring-and-guest-cast-for-blunt-talk-starring-patrick-stewart/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2015|title=Starz Announces Recurring and Guest Cast for 'Blunt Talk' Starring Patrick Stewart|publisher=TVByTheNumbers.zap2it.com|first=Steve|last=Baron|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Starz Orders Two Seasons of Seth MacFarlane Comedy 'Blunt Talk'| date=April 29, 2014|first= Lesley |last=Goldberg| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-orders-two-seasons-seth-699691|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> but on December 20, was canceled after two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blunt Talk Cancelled at Starz|url=http://tvline.com/2016/12/20/blunt-talk-cancelled-no-season-3-starz/|website=TVLine|first=Kimberly|last=Roots|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, Soni appeared in ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'' as a taxi driver named [[Dopinder]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/10/30/karan-soni-talks-deadpool-improvising-with-ryan-reynolds/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Karan Soni Talks Deadpool, Improvising with Ryan Reynolds |publisher=ComicBook.com|date=October 30, 2015 |access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> and in ''[[Ghostbusters (2016 film)|Ghostbusters]]'' as the delivery man Benny.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/10/30/karan-soni-talks-deadpool-improvising-with-ryan-reynolds/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Karan Soni Talks Deadpool, Improvising with Ryan Reynolds |publisher=ComicBook.com|date=October 30, 2015 |access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> He reprised Dopinder in 2018's ''[[Deadpool 2]]'' and also appeared in another May blockbuster film, the following year's ''[[Detective Pikachu (film)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Movie)|url=https://www.hbo.com/movies/pokemon-detective-pikachu|website=HBO|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> In both ''Deadpool'' films and ''Pokémon Detective Pikachu'', he starred opposite [[Ryan Reynolds]].

In 2023, Soni was announced as the voice of [[Spider-Man (Pavitr Prabhakar)|Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India]] in ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-karan-soni-spider-man-india-1235275230/|title=Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Casts Karan Soni As Spider-Man India|date=March 2023 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>In March 2023, he was confirmed to be returning as Dopinder for ''[[Deadpool 3]]'', which will be set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Karan Soni & Leslie Uggams Returning For Next 'Deadpool' Installment |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/karan-soni-leslie-uggams-deadpool-1235312293/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Deadline}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Soni is [[gay]].<ref>{{cite instagram|postid=Cf4Ziswp3-g/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=|title=Actor @itskaransoni Karan Soni's Coming Out Story|first=Rajiv Satyal|date=July 17, 2022|user=funnyindian}}</ref> He is in a relationship with writer and director Roshan Sethi, with whom he developed the film ''[[7 Days (2021 film)|7 Days]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Wilson |date=April 4, 2022 |title=The Cast and Crew of '7 Days' on Reliving Quarantine as a Romantic Comedy |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/7-days-roshan-sethi-geraldine-karan-soni-viswanathan-1235222698/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''Kaka Nirvana''
| Kemal
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Safety Not Guaranteed]]''
| Arnau
|
|-
| ''Bit by Bit''
| Chander
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Supremacy (film)|Supremacy]]''
| Store Clerk
|
|-
| ''Obedient Artists''
| Jaxton
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]''
| Mr. Rooney
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2016
| ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]''
| [[Dopinder]]
|
|-
| ''[[Chee and T]]''
| Roger Raval
|
|-
| ''[[The Sweet Life (film)|The Sweet Life]]''
| Convenience Store Clerk
|
|-
| ''Mono''
| Amit Chowdury
|
|-
| ''[[Ghostbusters (2016 film)|Ghostbusters]]''
| Benny
|
|-
| ''[[Office Christmas Party]]''
| Nate Winetoss
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| ''[[Rough Night]]''
| Raviv
|
|-
| ''[[And Then There Was Eve]]''
| Zain
|
|-
| ''[[Unicorn Store]]''
| Kevin
|
|-
| ''[[Creep 2]]''
| Dave
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| ''[[Little Bitches]]''
| Hall Monitor Andy
|
|-
| ''[[Deadpool 2]]''
| Dopinder
|
|-
| ''[[Better Start Running]]''
| Nelson
|
|-
| ''[[Office Uprising]]''
| Mourad
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[Corporate Animals]]''
| Freddie
|
|-
| ''[[Detective Pikachu (film)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu]]''
| Jack
|
|-
|''[[Always Be My Maybe (2019 film)|Always Be My Maybe]]''
| Tony
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2020
| ''[[Like a Boss (film)|Like a Boss]]''
| Josh Tinker
|
|-
| ''[[Trolls World Tour]]''
| Riff
| Voice
|-
|''[[Superintelligence (film)|Superintelligence]]''
| Ahmed
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[7 Days (2021 film)|7 Days]]''
| Ravi
| Also writer
|-
| rowspan=3|2022
| ''[[Not Okay (film)|Not Okay]]''
| Kelvin
|
|-
| ''[[The People We Hate at the Wedding]]''
| Dominic
|
|-
| ''[[Strange World (film)|Strange World]]''
| Caspian
|Voice
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Spider-Man (Pavitr Prabhakar)|Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India]]
| Voice
|-
| rowspan=2|2024
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Voice; post production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Deadpool 3]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Dopinder
| Filming<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=May 23, 2023 |title=Deadpool 3 Officially Starts Filming |url=https://movieweb.com/deadpool-3-filming-start/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524001453/https://movieweb.com/deadpool-3-filming-start/ |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=[[MovieWeb]]}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[The Protector (American TV series)|The Protector]]''
| Kenny
| Episode: "Safe"
|-
| ''Worst. Prom. Ever.''
| Glenn
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2012
| ''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]''
| Ravi
| Episode: "1+1=3"
|-
| ''Linked Out''
| Keith
| Episode: "Facebook Intervention"
|-
| ''[[1600 Penn]]''
| Misfit
| Episode: "Putting Out Fires"
|-
| ''Bite Me''
| Teacher's Assistant
| Episode: "Continue!"
|-
| ''[[Are You There, Chelsea?]]''
| Stan
| Episode: "Sloane's Ex"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012–2013
| ''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''
| Indian Allen
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''Geo's Pizza''
| Asheed
| 8 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| ''Little Horribles''
| Unknown
| Episode: "Road Rage"
|-
| ''[[Trophy Wife (TV series)|Trophy Wife]]''
| Graduate #2
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| ''Aim High''
| Mingesha Dutta
| Episode 2.2
|-
| ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
| Vijal
| Episode: "Life Skills"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013–2014
| ''[[Mighty Med]]''
| Benny
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Betas]]''
| Avinash "Nash" Dagavi
| Main role
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Growing Up Fisher]]''
| Owen
| Episode: "Secret Lives of Fishers"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| ''[[Melissa & Joey]]''
| Flash
| Episode: "Failure to Communicate"
|-
| ''[[Other Space]]''
| Stewart Lipinski
| Main role
|-
| ''[[100 Things to Do Before High School]]''
| Caltech Dude
| Episode: "Be a Mad Scientist Thing!"
|-
| ''Any Tom, Dick, or Harry''
| Ernie Dassani
| Television film
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Blunt Talk]]''
| Martin Bassi
| Recurring (season 1)<br />Main role (season 2)
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''
| Randy Mescunda, Srinivas Bollimpalli
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Grinder (TV series)|The Grinder]]''
| Cooper
| Episode: "From the Ashes"; uncredited
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| ''[[I Live with Models]]''
| Marshall
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]''
| Tenley
| Episode: "Hooli-Con"
|-
| ''[[Room 104]]''
| Anish
| Episode: "The Internet"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters]]''
| Ravi
| Episode: "Mermaid"
|-
| ''[[Wrecked (American TV series)|Wrecked]]''
| Keith
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
| ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''
| Gordon Lundt
| Episode: "[[The Honeypot (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)|The Honeypot]]"
|-
| ''[[Miracle Workers (2019 TV series)|Miracle Workers]]''
| Sanjay Prince
| Main role
|-
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Mike
| Episode: "With Enemies Like These"
|-
| rowspan="5" |2020
| ''[[Miracle Workers (2019 TV series)#Season 2: Dark Ages (2020)|Miracle Workers: Dark Ages]]''
| Lord Chris Vexler
| Main role
|-
| ''[[Cake (2019 TV series)|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 (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
|
| Voice, episode: "Four Stories About Hand Stuff"
|-
| 2020–2021
| ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]''
| Manjeet
| Voice, 10 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| ''[[Special (TV series)|Special]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=March 29, 2021|title='Special': Charlie Barnett, Max Jenkins, Ana Ortiz Among Nine Set To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix Series|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/special-charlie-barnett-max-jenkins-ana-ortiz-recur-season-2-netflix-series-1234722268/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>
| Dev Laghari
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Miracle Workers (2019 TV series)#Season 3: Oregon Trail (2021)|Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail]]''
| The Gunslinger
| Main role
|}

===Podcast===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2021
| ''The Coldest Case''
| Edgar
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''Bridgewater''
| Vipin Kharana
| 8 episodes
|-
|2021
|''Dark Air with Terry Carnation''
|Jeet Batra
|18 episodes
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{rotten-tomatoes-person|karan_soni}}
* {{IMDb name|4175221}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Instagram}}

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