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Kayvan Novak

Comedian / Actor / Television Director / Television Producer | * 11/23/1978 (45) | Cricklewood, North London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Kayvan Novak (born 23 November 1978) is a British actor and comedian. He co-created and starred in the comedy series Fonejacker (2006–2008) and Facejacker (2010–2012), winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series) in 2008. He also portrayed Waj in the comedy film Four Lions (2010), the vampire Nandor the Relentless in the mockumentary series What We Do in the Shadows (2019–present), and Fabian Kingsworth in the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth seasons of Archer (2021–2023). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Animation

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The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil ...

Syriana

R

2005 | 3.2/5 | 2h 8min
Drama, Thriller
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A group of Muslim men living in Sheffield hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers. ...

Four Lions

R

2010 | 3.5/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Facejacker is a Channel 4 comedy series which started on 16 April 2010. It follows the similar show Fonejacker. Kayvan Novak adopts various disguises, including several characters heard in Fonejacker. ...

Facejacker

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2010- | 3.8/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Fonejacker is a British comedy programme broadcast on E4 featuring a series of prank calls involving a number of different characters performed by British Iranian television actor Kayvan Novak. It fir ...

Fonejacker

Certification unknown

2006 | 4.0/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Kayvan Novak as Actor(21)

as Roger2021 Cruella
as Reza2019 The Day Shall Come
as Vungus / Nasr / Bassam2019 Men in Black: International
as Dino / Jurgend (voice)2018 Early Man
as Tom2017 Prevenge
as Bejan2014 Cuban Fury
as DS Mike Minorksy2014 Walter
as Clarence2014 Captcha
as Seven2014 The Last Sparks of Sundown
2014 Scotland In A Day
as Grant2014 Paddington
as Mohammed2014 Mohammed
as Handles (voice)2013 Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
as Additional Voices (voice)2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Simon2012 Bad Sugar
as Waj2010 Four Lions
as Ashok2008 The Blue Tower
as Arash2005 Syriana
as Marketing Man2005 The Clap
as Vahid2004 A Line in the Sand
as Arto Fazouk2004 Disappeared (She's gone)

TV Shows/Series with Kayvan Novak as Actor(39)

as Des Wigwam2022 Toast of Tinseltown
as Arsalan (voice)2022 Human Resources
as The Pope (voice)2021 Inside Job
as The Emperor (voice)2020 The Mighty Ones
as Nandor the Relentless2019 What We Do in the Shadows
as Freddie Mercury2017 Urban Myths
as Brains / GDF Commander (voice)2015 Thunderbirds Are Go!
as Brains / Dr. Meddings (voice)2015 Thunderbirds Are Go!
as Woody2015 SunTrap
as Rafael2015 Asylum
as Dr. Loo-cifer / Isambard King Kong Brunel / Birch Badboy (voice)2015 Danger Mouse
as Paul2014 Inside No. 9
as Himself - Contestant2013 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Various2012 Them From That Thing
2012 Full English
as Rachid Mansaur2011 Sirens
2010 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
as Razz Prince2010 PhoneShop
as Augustus Kwmbe2010 Facejacker
as Brian Badonde2010 Facejacker
as Donald2010 Facejacker
as Dr. Ali2010 Facejacker
as Terry Tibbs2010 Facejacker
as Various Characters2010 Facejacker
as Donaldson2010 Facejacker
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as Rex (voice)2009 Archer
as Fabian Kingsworth (voice)2009 Archer
as Various2008 Headcases
as The Fonejacker2006 Fonejacker
as Handles (voice)2005 Doctor Who
as Ahmed Rallah2002 The American Embassy
2002 Spooks
2001 Judge John Deed
2001 Big Brother's Little Brother
2001 Murphy's Law
1998 Comedy Lab
as Amir Sadati1997 Family Affairs
1997 Trial & Retribution

TV Shows/Series with Kayvan Novak as Crew(2)

Creator/Creator2015 Asylum
Writing/Writer2006 Fonejacker

Additional Information

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 11/23 1978 (November) in Cricklewood, North London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 45 years + 155 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN), Persian (FA)
Educated at: Highgate School, Fine Arts College
Other names for Kayvan Novak (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"کیوان نواک"
Kayvan Novak frequently works together with these people:
Fred Tatasciore (36x, Actor)
Eric Bauza (29x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Tru Valentino (18x, Actor)
Grey DeLisle (15x, Actress)
Steve Pemberton (13x, Actor)
Kari Wahlgren (12x, Actress)
Reece Shearsmith (12x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Fryda Wolff (9x, Cast)
Dan Starkey (9x, Actor)
Chris Morris (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:103880, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024