2026Nominee
Best Performance
Crime 101
Peter Banifaz
Actor
Tehran, Iran
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Winner
Best Performance
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2016Nominee
Best Performance
Hail, Caesar!
Career Highlights
2018Highlight
Best Performance
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2026Highlight
Best Performance
Mock Trial
Video
Crime 101
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Hail, Caesar!