Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-born American actor. His first major role was in the film Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), which was followed by lead appearances on the series Betas (2013) and Other Space (2015). He gained further prominence for playing Dopinder in the film Deadpool (2016), a role he reprised for its 2018 sequel. Soni has also appeared in the films Ghostbusters (2016), Office Christmas Party (2016) and Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) and currently stars on the anthology series Miracle Workers (2019–present).
Soni is from New Delhi, India, where he attended an international school. He came to the United States at 18 years old to study at the University of Southern California.
Soni made his film debut in Yusuf Sumer's 2010 comedy film Kaka Nirvana, alongside Rachel Quinn. In 2013, Soni was cast in the Amazon Studios original series Betas. The series was cancelled after one season. In 2014, Soni appeared in commercials for AT&T.