Acting

Aparna Nancherla

Born August 22, 1982 · Washington, D.C., USA (age 44)

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Known For

Hoppers

Hoppers · 2026

MovieAdventureAnimation

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Another Simple Favor

Another Simple Favor · 2025

Another Simple Favor

MovieComedyThriller

Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark · 2024

Orion and the Dark

MovieAnimationFamily

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.

A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor · 2018

MovieThrillerComedy

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

Unfrosted

Unfrosted · 2024

MovieComedyHistory

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Kiff Lore of the Ring Light

Kiff Lore of the Ring Light · 2025

Kiff Lore of the Ring Light

MovieAnimationAdventure

Kiff and her friends go on an adventure to destroy a ring light of immense power.

Baby Shark's Big Movie

Baby Shark's Big Movie · 2024

Baby Shark's Big Movie

MovieFamilyComedy

Baby Shark is forced to leave the world he loves behind after his family’s move to the big city, and must adjust to his new life without his best friend, William. When Baby Shark encounters an evil pop starfish named Stariana who plans to steal his gift of song in order to dominate all underwater music, he must break her spell to restore harmony to the seas.

She's the He!

She's the He! · 2026

Before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumors. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.

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Hoppers

Hoppers · 2026

MovieAdventureAnimation

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Nisha (voice)

Another Simple Favor

Another Simple Favor · 2025

Another Simple Favor

MovieComedyThriller

Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.

Sona

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark · 2024

Orion and the Dark

MovieAnimationFamily

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.

Quiet (voice)

A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor · 2018

MovieThrillerComedy

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

Sona

Unfrosted

Unfrosted · 2024

MovieComedyHistory

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Purvis Pendleton

Kiff Lore of the Ring Light

Kiff Lore of the Ring Light · 2025

Kiff Lore of the Ring Light

MovieAnimationAdventure

Kiff and her friends go on an adventure to destroy a ring light of immense power.

Miss Moufflé (voice)

Baby Shark's Big Movie

Baby Shark's Big Movie · 2024

Baby Shark's Big Movie

MovieFamilyComedy

Baby Shark is forced to leave the world he loves behind after his family’s move to the big city, and must adjust to his new life without his best friend, William. When Baby Shark encounters an evil pop starfish named Stariana who plans to steal his gift of song in order to dominate all underwater music, he must break her spell to restore harmony to the seas.

Gillie (voice)

She's the He!

She's the He! · 2026

Before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumors. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.

Miss Beacher

Public Park

Public Park · 2025

A scared moron tries to take control of his life by defeating a child in a game of basketball (and other valid ideas.)

The Drop

The Drop · 2022

A seemingly happy married couple confronts a test of their marriage when one of them drops a baby while at a destination wedding at a tropical island.

Mia

Golden Arm

Golden Arm · 2021

A tough lady trucker trains her girly best friend to compete in the National Ladies Arm Wrestling Championship.

Coco Cherie

Chris Fleming: Hell

Chris Fleming: Hell · 2023

Chris Fleming: Hell

Chris Fleming lights up Dynasty Typewriter as he explores the unique hell of performance anxiety through musical comedy, anecdotes about Phil Collins, and everything in between. His surreal take on the plight of being a live performer is accompanied by absurdist sketches depicting the artist's journey through Hollywood and the mystical nature of live theater.

Tillup Teen 1

7 Days

MovieRomanceComedy

As if their pre-arranged date, organized by their traditional Indian parents, wasn’t uncomfortable enough, Ravi and Rita are forced to shelter in place together as COVID-19’s reach intensifies. Hopefully for their sake, opposites do indeed attract.

Swathi (voice)

Hot Mess Holiday

Hot Mess Holiday · 2021

Hot Mess Holiday

A jilted woman and her friends end up with a 35-carat blood diamond during Diwali, but when it goes missing, they must find it before they get their eyes scooped out by a homicidal maniac.

Lena Mittal

Hairpin Bender

Hairpin Bender · 2016

MovieComedyDrama

When stand-up and improvisor Michelle Marcus is over the rat race of Los Angeles, her fellow comedian friends band together and have one last night out on the town. The ladies talk life, career struggles and chasing their dreams.

Maya

Vanilla

Vanilla · 2019

MovieComedyRomance

A freewheeling comedian determined to save her family business invites an uptight entrepreneur on a road trip to sell a van with a complicated history. Romance ignites on their three day trip south, but is tested as they discover each other's secrets. When the van sale deteriorates, they must decide if their very new connection is worth more than a very old van.

Megan

Molli and Max in the Future

Molli and Max in the Future · 2024

Molli and Max in the Future

MovieComedyRomance

A man and a woman find their orbits repeatedly colliding over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space cult.

Rachel

Wes Is Dying

Wes Is Dying · 2022

An irreverent and eccentric road trip comedy that celebrates DIY filmmaking and bromances, Wes Schlagenhauf Is Dying follows two filmmakers who set out to make their masterpiece while on a journey toward an estranged, purportedly languishing friend.

Karen

Inspector Ike

Inspector Ike · 2020

After the conniving understudy of an avant-garde theater group knocks off the star actor, he finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ike, New York City's Greatest Police Detective.

Fran

LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special

LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special · 2021

LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special

MovieComedyMusic

LCD Soundsystem performs an electric set live from Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Eric Wareheim, the special also stars Macaulay Culkin, Christine Ko and Aparna Nancherla as the band in a ’90s-inspired sitcom titled All My Friends.

Abby Echiverri

Aparna Nancherla: Hopeful Potato

Aparna Nancherla: Hopeful Potato · 2025

Aparna Nancherla: Hopeful Potato

Aparna Nancherla talks about social anxiety, relationship dynamics, and the benefits of aging.

Writer

Tooth and Nail

Tooth and Nail · 2025

MovieScience Fiction

Two friends meeting for afternoon tea unknowingly become trapped in an AI generated alternate reality catered to them.

Server

Briefcase

Briefcase · 2016

MovieComedyFantasy

After giving birth to a briefcase, a woman kidnaps her neighbor's baby.

Flatbush Misdemeanors

Flatbush Misdemeanors · 2017

Flatbush Misdemeanors

MovieComedyCrime

Dan and Kevin, longtime friends, adjust to their evolving surroundings in the community of Flatbush, Brooklyn. A raw comedy of city life, this prize-winning short served as the foundation for what became the critically-acclaimed Showtime series, Flatbush Misdemeanors. Made on zero-budget, the first installment of Flatbush became Oscar-qualified after winning Grand Jury Awards in its film festival run. Critics have called it "funny, smart, inventive and constantly surprising" and "street-level filmmaking at its finest."

Dr. Nancherla

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers · 2011

SeriesAnimationComedy

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.

Susmita (voice)

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman · 2014

BoJack Horseman

SeriesAnimationComedy

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?

Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack (voice)

Steven Universe

Steven Universe · 2013

Steven Universe

SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure

A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.

Nephrite (voice)

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary · 2021

Abbott Elementary

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

Caroline

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island · 2018

Summer Camp Island

SeriesAnimationComedy

Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.

Opie / Agatha (voice)

The Great North

The Great North · 2021

The Great North

SeriesAnimationComedy

Follow the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as a single dad does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.

Moon Tobin (voice)

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows · 2019

What We Do in the Shadows

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

Aparna

Mythic Quest

Mythic Quest · 2020

Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.

Writer

Kiff

SeriesAnimationComedy

This series follows Kiff, an optimistic squirrel whose best intentions often lead to complete chaos, and her best friend Barry, a sweet and mellow bunny. Set in the bustling mountains, where animals and magical creatures live together in harmony, the series features the duo, who take the town by storm with their endless adventures and zest for life.

Ms. Moufflé (voice)

The Ghost and Molly McGee

The Ghost and Molly McGee · 2021

The Ghost and Molly McGee

SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

When a curse from Scratch backfires, he finds himself forever bound to Molly. Despite that, Scratch and Molly form an unlikely friendship that guides each of them through the ups and downs of their respective worlds!

Sheela (voice)

Space Force

Space Force · 2020

SeriesComedyDrama

A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.

Pella Bhat

Search Party

Search Party · 2016

SeriesComedyDrama

A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

Dr. Benny Balthazar

Modern Love

Modern Love · 2019

An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that might not have been a date. An unconventional new family. These are unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by true events.

Vanessa

HarmonQuest

HarmonQuest · 2016

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation

A comedic journey into the hilarious world of fantasy roleplaying with Dan Harmon and his Comedian Companions.

Beauflecks Devrye

Master of None

Master of None · 2015

SeriesComedyDrama

30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.

Stephanie

Kevin

SeriesAnimationComedy

A life-long housecat decides that he doesn’t want to live with people anymore. Loosely inspired by a real break-up and the cat caught in the middle, Kevin dares to ask himself, "Is there a world where I don’t do the owner thing and am just… single for the rest of my life?"

Judy (voice)

Love Life

Love Life · 2020

SeriesComedyDrama

A romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the journey from first love to last love, with each half-hour episode chronicling one of their relationships.

Naomi

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib · 2022

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

SeriesAnimationComedy

Framed for a corporate crime, an adult Ted Templeton turns back into the Boss Baby to live undercover with his brother, Tim, posing as one of his kids.

Frankie

Frog and Toad

Frog and Toad · 2023

SeriesKidsAnimation

Frog and Toad are not at all alike. Frog likes new adventures. Toad likes the comforts of home. Yet despite their differences, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—as best friends should be.

Snail (voice)

Little Voice

Little Voice · 2020

SeriesDramaComedy

Meet Bess King, a uniquely talented performer struggling to fulfill her dreams while handling rejection, dating drama, and family issues. This is a story about finding your authentic voice—and the courage to use it.

Consulting Producer

Single Drunk Female

Single Drunk Female · 2022

Single Drunk Female

SeriesDramaComedy

A public flame-out at a New York media company forces 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time: moving back home with her overbearing mother, Carol. Back in Greater Boston, Samantha restarts her life, working at the local grocery store while surrounded by all of the triggers that made her drink in the first place.

Kenzie

Crashing

Crashing · 2017

SeriesComedyDrama

A standup comic discovers that his wife is unfaithful, leading him to reevaluate his life amidst the New York City comedy scene.

Corporate

Corporate · 2018

A dark, edgy look at life as a Junior-Executive-in-Training at your average, soulless multinational corporation. Matt and Jake are at the mercy of a tyrannical CEO and his top lieutenants while navigating an ever-revolving series of disasters. Their only ally is Human Resources rep Grace.

Grace

Helpsters

Helpsters · 2019

SeriesKidsFamily

Meet Cody and the Helpsters, a team of vibrant monsters who love to solve problems. Whether it's planning a party, climbing a mountain, or mastering a magic trick, the Helpsters can figure anything out—because everything starts with a plan.

Astronaut Amrita