Nasim Pedrad

Acting · Born 1981-11-18 · Tehran, Iran

Biography

Nasim Pedrad is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She later went on to star in the Fox sitcoms Mulaney (2014–2015) and New Girl (2015–2018), the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015), and the TBS science fiction comedy series People of Earth (2017). Pedrad also created, produced, and starred in the TBS/The Roku Channel sitcom Chad (2021–2024).

Known for

• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
• An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
• Desperados (2020)
• Aladdin (2019)
• Corporate Animals (2019)
• Cooties (2014)
• The Dictator (2012)
• No Strings Attached (2011)
• A Thousand Words
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)
• High Potential (2024)
• Just Beyond (2021)
• Chad (2021)
• Scream Queens (2015)
• Mulaney (2014)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
• The Mindy Project (2012)
• New Girl (2011)
• Conan (2010)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)