Nasim Pedrad

Pedrad also created, produced, and starred in the TBS/The Roku Channel sitcom Chad (2021–2024). In film, Pedrad has had voice roles in animated films including The Lorax (2012), and Despicable Me 2 (2013), and starring roles in the comedy films Cooties (2014) and Desperados (2020), as well as the fantasy film Aladdin (2019).

• Name — Nasim Pedrad • Native Name — نسیم پدراد • Born — 18 November 1981 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Education — University of California, Los Angeles (BFA) • Occupation — * Actress • comedian • Years Active — 2002–present

Nasim Pedrad was born on 18 November 1981 in Tehran, Iran. Her family left Tehran soon after she was born; her father was able to immigrate to the United States immediately, but Pedrad and her mother were not, so they had to stay in Germany, reuniting with her father when she was three years old. Her younger sister, Nina, is a comedy writer. Pedrad graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2003. She was a member of the UCLA Spring Sing Company.

Pedrad was a performer with the Sunday Company at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. She frequently performed her one-woman show Me, Myself & Iran at the Los Angeles divisions of ImprovOlympic and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. The show was selected for the 2007 HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. She received an LA Weekly Best Comedic Performance of the Year Award as the lead in the comedic spoof After School Special. In 2006, Pedrad made her first television appearance on an episode of Gilmore Girls as a waitress with two lines. In 2007, she made a guest appearance on The Winner. She had a recurring role on ER as Nurse Suri. In 2009, she had a guest appearance on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Pedrad joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2009 as part of the 35th (2009–2010) season. Pedrad became a repertory player in the 2011–12 season after two years of being a featured player. Pedrad left SNL in 2014 to work on Mulaney.

In 2011, Pedrad was a recurring voice on the Fox animated series Allen Gregory. She appeared in a small role in the 2011 film No Strings Attached. In 2012, she had a supporting voice role in the animated feature film The Lorax and a small appearance in The Dictator. In 2013, Pedrad had another supporting voice role, in Despicable Me 2. In the autumn of 2014, she left Saturday Night Live to star in a new Fox sitcom, Mulaney. On October 18, 2014, Fox shut down production of the series by reducing the 16-episode order by three episodes. Filming for the thirteenth episode had just been completed prior to the order reduction, and the fourteenth episode was about to enter production. From 2015 to 2018, Pedrad had a recurring guest role as LAPD officer Aly Nelson on the Fox sitcom New Girl. She portrayed Gigi Caldwell in Season One of the Fox horror-comedy Scream Queens. In 2016, Pedrad appeared in a commercial for Old Navy alongside comedian Kumail Nanjiani and other SNL cast members Cecily Strong and Jay Pharoah. In 2017, Pedrad joined the cast of season 2 of the TBS comedy series People of Earth. Later that same year, she also made guest appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2020, Pedrad starred as Wesley in the Netflix film Desperados. In 2021, Pedrad starred in the TBS TV series Chad which she also created, wrote, and directed.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — Gilmore Girls — Waitress — Episode: "Bridesmaids Revisited" • 2007 — The Winner — Waitress — Episode: "What Happens in Albany, Stays in Albany" • 2007–2009 — ER — Nurse Suri — 9 episodes • 2009 — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Lucy — Episode: "The Waitress Is Getting Married" • 2009–2014, 2018 — Saturday Night Live — Various characters — 109 episodes • 2011 — Allen Gregory — Val / Brinique (voice) — 7 episodes • 2013 — The Awesomes — Various voices — 5 episodes • 2014–2015 — TripTank — Various voices — 9 episodes • Mulaney — Jane Parvana — Starring role; 13 episodes • 2015–2018 — New Girl — Aly Nelson — Recurring role, 28 episodes • 2015 — Scream Queens — Gigi Caldwell — 10 episodes • 2016 — The Mindy Project — Dr. Yasmin Maloof — Episode: "Nurses' Strike" • 2017 — People of Earth — Special Agent Alex Foster — 10 episodes • Big Mouth — Fatima (voice) — Episode: "Girls Are Horny Too" • Curb Your Enthusiasm — Numa — Episode: "Foisted!" • 2018 — Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Kate Peralta — Episode: "DFW" • No Activity — Belle — Episode: "Honesty & Action" • 2021–2024 — Chad — Chad — Also creator, writer, director, and executive producer • 2021 — Just Beyond — Miss Genevieve — Episode: "Leave Them Kids Alone" • 2022–2023 — Pretzel and the Puppies — Greta (voice) — 17 episodes • 2022 — The Boys Presents: Diabolical — Cherry (voice) — Episode: "Boyd in 3D" • Big Nate — Barbara (voice) — Episode: "Randy's Mom Has Got It Goin' On" • 2023–2025 — Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — Zia Zanna (voice) — 16 episodes • 2024 — Angry Birds Mystery Island — Rosie (voice) — 8 episodes • High Potential — Nedda Donovan — 1 episode

Nasim Pedrad is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as actress, screenwriter and comedian.