Karan Soni

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Summary

Karan Soni is an actor, producer, and director known for playing Dopinder in the Deadpool films, voicing Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and starring in 7 Days and A Nice Indian Boy. His work spans comedy and science fiction, with some projects exploring queer South Asian identity and family acceptance. He has said that a white actor voicing an Indian character is inappropriate and has described making A Nice Indian Boy as a chance to portray both his Indian and gay identities openly. No public party campaigning, DEI roles, or broader activist affiliations are on record.