Peter Banifaz
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.
Acting
Movie
Everything Everywhere All at Once
as Alpha RV Officer
2022
Movie
Hail, Caesar!
as Sailor
2016
TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Rob
2013
TV
Bones
as Terrence
2005
TV
Shameless
as Farhad
2011
TV
Silicon Valley
as Hooli-Search Engineer
2014
Movie
Crime 101
as Ben Haddad
2026
TV
Superstore
as Nick
2015
TV
Lethal Weapon
as Cab Driver Fred
2016
Movie
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Doctor Mirione
2018
TV
Bosch
as Chambliss
2015
TV
Mom
as Old Roscoe
2013
TV
Veep
as Oleg Petradze
2012
TV
Perry Mason
as Jiminy Cricket Man
2020
TV
Wonder Man
as First AD
2026
TV
One Day at a Time
as Tyler
2017
TV
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as Cash for Gold Dealer
2015
TV
Life in Pieces
as TSA Agent Klein
2015
TV
Game Shakers
as Frank
2015
Movie
Can't Buy My Love
as Fred
2017
TV
Teachers
as Armen
2016
TV
Angel from Hell
as Berry Guy
2016
Movie
Lola's Last Letter
as Pete
2015
Movie
Beginner's Luck
as Peter
2014