Nik Dodani

Nik Dodani is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Dodani is best known for his role as Zahid in "Atypical", a Netflix original comedy series. Dodani previously starred as Pat Patel in the revival of popular CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown". He also starred in the 2019 thriller "Escape Room" and will appear in the upcoming film adaptation of "Dear Evan Hansen".
Career.
Acting.
In addition to Netflix's "Atypical" and CBS's "Murphy Brown," Dodani is known for his appearances in Netflix's Trinkets, TBS's "Angie Tribeca", Comedy Central's "Idiotsitter", Freeform's "Kevin from Work", and NBC's "The Player". He appeared in the Ben Stiller-produced Netflix film "Alex Strangelove", Joshua Leonard's independent film, "Dark Was the Night", opposite Marisa Tomei and Charlie Plummer, and the Sony Pictures thriller "Escape Room".
In February 2020, he joined the cast of Hannah Marks' feature film "Mark, Mary & Some Other People." In August 2020, he joined the cast of Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" as Jared.
Stand-up Comedy.
Dodani made his late-night stand-up comedy debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on September 28, 2018.
Writing.
In October 2018, it was announced that Dodani will write the screenplay for the film adaptation of Rakesh Satyal's novel "Blue Boy".
Political Activities.
Dodani was active in organizing the South Asian community in support of the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and in support of Kamala Harris. He also played an active role in organizing other entertainers for the Biden campaign as well as the Black Lives Matter movement.
During the 2016 presidential election, Dodani was a producer for MoveOn.org, where he organized a political comedy tour called "Laughter Trumps Hate". He previously worked as a communications consultant at RALLY, an issue advocacy firm based in Hollywood, and as a graphic designer and student organizer on Elizabeth Warren’s 2012 Senate campaign.
Personal life.
Dodani is of Indian origin and openly gay. Dodani went to BASIS Scottsdale Grades 5–12 Tuition Free Charter School in Scottsdale, Arizona and studied politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles.