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Nik Dodani

Nik Dodani

Actor · Born December 19, 1993 (32) · Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 1993 (32)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 1% in 30 days

What are Nik Dodani's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
28%
Survival
20%
Morality
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nik Dodani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nik Dodani's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cupertino(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vikram Malhotra

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Infinity Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • She Keeps Me Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ben

  • The Napa Boys(2025)

    as Gracer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Parenting(2025)

    as Rohan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Blue Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Twisters(2024)

    as Praveen

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The A-Frame(2024)

    as Rishi

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ted(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Nimeet Farooq

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • No Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Paul

  • Strange World(2022)

    as Kardez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hot Mess Holiday(2021)

    as Ameet

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mark, Mary & Some Other People(2021)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dear Evan Hansen(2021)

    as Jared Kalwani

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Little Mx. Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Taz

  • Big Sky(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronit

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Trinkets(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chase Rao

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Escape Room(2019)

    as Danny Khan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dark Was the Night(2018)

    as Seamus

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as Pat Patel

  • Alex Strangelove(2018)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Atypical(2017)

    Show 38 episodes · as Zahid

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Neighbor(2016)

    as Sanjay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Other People(2016)

    as Ron

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as CRISPIN_GLOVES0FF295

  • The Player(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Solomon Desai

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin from Work(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul G.

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tooken(2015)

    as Raja

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Selfie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Bookstore Employee

  • The Comeback(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Patel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Charm Offensive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dev Deshpande

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Twisters (2024)

$372M worldwide

Highest rated

Atypical (2017)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Cupertino (2026)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 32: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting1 of 32: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 32: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Nik Dodani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Napa Boys (2025)

84th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Atypical (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nik Dodani's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles13–57 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–54 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles39–75 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles20–50 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles24–64 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nik Dodani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nik Dodani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Johnson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers