Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Male
Birthday
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
Payam Banifazl
Peter Banifaz
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
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The Greatest Treasure in the World
2026
Crime 101
as
Ben Haddad
2026
Wonder Man
as
First AD
1 episode
2024
The Last King
as
Ehsan
2024
Thousandaires
as
Al Pacino
1 episode
2024
Sisters
as
Bahram
2023
Fine Dining
as
Hugh
2023
The Van
as
Omid
2023
Steel Cut Oats
as
Young Kidd Carraway
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once
as
Alpha RV Officer
2020
Perry Mason
as
Jiminy Cricket Man
1 episode
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as
Doctor Mirione
2017
Can't Buy My Love
as
Fred
2017
One Day at a Time
as
Tyler
1 episode
2016
Lethal Weapon
as
Cab Driver Fred
1 episode
2016
Captain America: Civil War Reenactors
as
Pete Parisi / Hawkeye
2016
Hail, Caesar!
as
Sailor
2016
Teachers
as
Armen
1 episode
2016
Angel from Hell
as
Berry Guy
1 episode
2015
Superstore
as
Nick
1 episode
2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as
Cash for Gold Dealer
1 episode
2015
Life in Pieces
as
TSA Agent Klein
1 episode
2015
Game Shakers
as
Frank
1 episode
2015
Bosch
as
Chambliss
1 episode
2015
Lola's Last Letter
as
Pete
2014
Beginner's Luck
as
Peter
2014
Silicon Valley
as
Hooli-Search Engineer
1 episode
2013
Mom
as
Old Roscoe
1 episode
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as
Rob
1 episode
2012
Veep
as
Oleg Petradze
1 episode
2011
Shameless
as
Farhad
10 episode
s
2005
Bones
as
Terrence
1 episode
