Peter Banifaz

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Peter Banifaz

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Tehran, Iran

Peter Banifaz is an Iranian-American actor, comedian, and activist living in Los Angeles. Some of his TV credits include a recurring role on NBC’s Grand Crew, and three seasons re…

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once

7.7 2022 Movie
Bones

Bones

8.2 2005 TV Show
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8.2 2013 TV Show
Shameless

Shameless

8.2 2011 TV Show
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

5.9 2016 Movie
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

8.1 2014 TV Show
Crime 101

Crime 101

7.0 2026 Movie
Superstore

Superstore

7.5 2015 TV Show
Bosch

Bosch

7.9 2015 TV Show
Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

7.3 2016 TV Show
Mom

Mom

7.3 2013 TV Show
Veep

Veep

7.5 2012 TV Show

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Peter Banifaz is an Iranian-American actor, comedian, and activist living in Los Angeles. Some of his TV credits include a recurring role on NBC’s Grand Crew, and three seasons recurring on the award-winning show Shameless. Some of his other tv roles have been on shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep, Superstore, Silicon Valley, Perry Mason, One Day at a Time, Bosch, Lethal Weapon and more. His film work includes Crime 101, a role on the Oscar winning hit Everything Everywhere All At Once, as well as Gus Van Sant’s, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot, and the Cohen brother’s, Hail Caesar. He also creates his own original comedic content for Instagram and TikTok under the Instagram handle @pbani. His videos have garnered over 50 million total views across both platforms.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

    TV show Acolyte

  2. 2026
    Mock Trial

    Movie Franklin Peters

  3. 2026
    Crime 101

    Movie Ben Haddad

  4. 2026
    Wonder Man

    TV show First AD

  5. 2024
    The Last King

    Movie Ehsan

  6. 2024
    Thousandaires

    TV show Al Pacino

  7. 2024
    Sisters

    Movie Bahram

  8. 2023
    Fine Dining

    Movie Hugh

  9. 2023
    The Van

    Movie Omid

  10. 2023
    Steel Cut Oats

    Movie Young Kidd Carraway

  11. 2022
    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Movie Alpha RV Officer

  12. 2021
    Grand Crew

    TV show Amir

  13. 2021
    Artists On Artists On Artists On Artists

    TV show Albert Habib

  14. 2020
    Perry Mason

    TV show Jiminy Cricket Man

  15. 2018
    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

    Movie Doctor Mirione

  16. 2017
    Can't Buy My Love

    Movie Fred

More credits
  1. 2017
    One Day at a Time

    TV show Tyler

  2. 2016
    Lethal Weapon

    TV show Cab Driver Fred

  3. 2016
    Captain America: Civil War Re-enactors

    Movie Pete Parisi / Hawkeye

  4. 2016
    Hail, Caesar!

    Movie Sailor

  5. 2016
    Teachers

    TV show Armen

  6. 2016
    Angel from Hell

    TV show Berry Guy

  7. 2015
    Superstore

    TV show Nick

  8. 2015
    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

    TV show Cash for Gold Dealer

  9. 2015
    Life in Pieces

    TV show TSA Agent Klein

  10. 2015
    Game Shakers

    TV show Frank

  11. 2015
    Bosch

    TV show Chambliss

  12. 2015
    Lola's Last Letter

    Movie Pete

  13. 2014
    Beginner's Luck

    Movie Peter

  14. 2014
    Silicon Valley

    TV show Hooli-Search Engineer

  15. 2013
    Mom

    TV show Old Roscoe

  16. 2013
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    TV show Rob

  17. 2012
    Veep

    TV show Oleg Petradze

  18. 2011
    Shameless

    TV show Farhad

  19. 2005
    Bones

    TV show Terrence

  20. —
    The Greatest Treasure in the World

    Movie