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Karan Soni

カラン・ソーニ　/　からん・そーに

Actor from India

January 8, 1989 (age 37)　・　New Delhi, India

actor
television actor
film actor

My Take

Karan Soni is proof that scene-stealing is its own art form. Dopinder could have been a throwaway taxi-driver gag in Deadpool; Soni turned him into a fan favorite across three films through timing, sincerity, and a guileless sweetness that cuts through the franchise's cynicism. Voicing Spider-Man India in Across the Spider-Verse felt like a quiet milestone, a New Delhi-born actor carrying a piece of mainstream superhero mythology. I admire how he has built a career on comedic precision rather than leading-man vanity. Born in 1989, he has decades ahead of him, and I suspect his best and most surprising roles are still coming.

Overview

Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian and American actor. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing Dopinder in the films Deadpool (2016) and its sequels Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), and voicing Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Karan Soni
Name (Japanese): カラン・ソーニ
Reading: からん・そーに
Born: January 8, 1989 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: New Delhi, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/itskaransoni/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B

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