Karan Soni is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing Dopinder in the films Deadpool and its sequels Deadpool 2 and Deadpool& Wolverine, and voicing Pavitr Prabhakar/ Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Born in New Delhi, Soni moved to the United States to study business at the University of Southern California before pursuing an acting career.