Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-born American actor.
Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing
Dopinder in the Deadpool films.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
gained further attention after being cast in the film Deadpool (2016)
as Dopinder, a role he reprised for its 2018 sequel. 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 (2015â€"2016) and Miracle
Workers (2019â€"present).Soni is from New Delhi, India, where he
attended an international school. He came to the United States at 18
years old to study at the University of Southern California.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 cancelled after one season. In
2014, Soni appeared in commercials for AT&T.
Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing
Dopinder in the Deadpool films.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
gained further attention after being cast in the film Deadpool (2016)
as Dopinder, a role he reprised for its 2018 sequel. 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 (2015â€"2016) and Miracle
Workers (2019â€"present).Soni is from New Delhi, India, where he
attended an international school. He came to the United States at 18
years old to study at the University of Southern California.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 cancelled after one season. In
2014, Soni appeared in commercials for AT&T.
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