Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Tripathi, ([pəŋkəʒ t̪rɪpaːt̪ʰiː], born as Pankaj Tiwari; 5 September 1976), is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. Tripathi has appeared in over fifty films. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. After studying acting at the National School of Drama, Tripathi had minor roles in such films as Omkara (2006) and Agneepath (2012), and had a supporting role in the television series Powder (2010). Tripathi gained recognition for his role in Anurag Kashyap's crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), after which he had several notable supporting roles. These include Fukrey (2013), Masaan (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Bareilly Ki Barfi, Fukrey Returns (both 2017), Stree (2018), Ludo, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (both 2020), and 83 (2021). Tripathi has also had leading roles in several streaming series, including Mirzapur (2018–present) and Criminal Justice (2019–2022), and in the streaming film Kaagaz (2021). He has also appeared in the Tamil film Kaala (2018) and the English film Extraction (2020). Tripathi won a National Film Award – Special Mention for his performance in Newton (2017). His performance in Mimi (2021) won him the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since starred in leading roles in commercially successful, the social satire OMG 2 (2023), the comedy horror sequel Stree 2 (2024) and crime drama Mirzapur (2026).