What ethnicity is Jameela Jamil?
Mia Horton
Published Feb 21, 2026
Jameela Jamil is an English actress, model, writer, activist, radio host, and television presenter.
Jameela Jamil was born on 25 February 1986 in Hampstead London to an Indian father and a Pakistani mother. Her ethnicity is Indian-Pakistani.
Jameela Jamil began her career as a host of a pop-culture series on Channel T4. She was the host of BBC One’s The Official Chart at the time.
She also co-hosted The Official Chart Update Show on BBC Radio 1 with Scott Mills. Jamil moved to the United States in 2016.
She is best known for her role as Tahani Al-Jamil in A Good Place, an NBC fantasy comedy series. She is also well known for hosting the TBS late-night game show The Misery Index and serving as a judge on the voguing reality competition show Legendary.