NIK DODANI is best known as an actor, particularly for his role as Zahid in the Netflix series, Atypical, as well as for roles in Murphy Brown, Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress on Broadway, and Lee Isaac Chung's Twisters. He will next be seen as the lead of Warner Brothers' upcoming comedy, The Parenting, opposite Lisa Kudrow and Brian Cox.

As a writer, Nik started in stand-up comedy and made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He then went on to work in the political and non-profit world, creating content for groups like MoveOn.org, Alicia Keys’ HIV/AIDS initiative, and various campaigns.

Most recently, Nik was a co-producer of Life of Pi on Broadway and will serve as co-producer for the upcoming tour; wrote and directed this short film adaptation of the award-winning novel Blue Boy; and directed a documentary short for Amazon, slated for release in the fall of 2024.

In 2019, Dodani co-founded The Salon, an organization for South Asian artists and executives in entertainment dedicated to accelerating the community’s creative development in TV and film.