Karan Soni

In 2016, Soni appeared in Deadpool as a taxi driver named Dopinder and in Ghostbusters as a delivery man named Benny. He reprised Dopinder in 2018's Deadpool 2 and also appeared in another May blockbuster film, the following year's Pokémon Detective Pikachu. In both Deadpool films and Pokémon Detective Pikachu, he starred opposite Ryan Reynolds.

In 2015, Soni appeared in Other Space, a series created by Paul Feig for Yahoo! Screen, as Captain Stewart Lipinski. Yahoo! Screen would be shut down later in the year, preventing the series from being renewed for a second season. That same year he appeared in episodes of Melissa & Joey, The Goldbergs and 100 Things to Do Before High School and began starring in Blunt Talk, opposite Patrick Stewart, as Martin. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2016, but on December 20, was cancelled after two seasons.

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.

Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-born American actor. His first major role was in the film Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), which was followed by lead appearances on the series Betas (2013) and Other Space (2015). He gained further prominence for playing Dopinder in the film Deadpool (2016), 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) and currently stars on the anthology series Miracle Workers (2019–present).