Danny Pudi
Born: 1979-03-10 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Daniel Mark Pudi (born March 10, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Abed Nadir on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015), for which he received three nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and one nomination for the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy. Since 2020 he has starred as Brad Bakshi in the Apple TV+ comedy series Mythic Quest. He played the lead role in The Tiger Hunter, a comedic and warmhearted independent film surrounding the immigrant experience directed by Lena Khan in 2016 and funded through a Kickstarter campaign. His short film, Running, which he wrote himself, follows Pudi as he sets out on a mission to solve the puzzle of his father and finds himself instead on a complex, funny, and vulnerable journey of self-discovery and acceptance.
Filmography
2025
- Going Dutch as Major Abraham Shah
- Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol as Chef Geoff (voice)
2024
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as The Mechanist
- After Midnight as Self
- Rock, Paper, Scissors as Recyclable Prince (voice)
2023
- Krapopolis as Orphan (voice)
- Kiff as Nick Namé (voice)
- Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
- Strange Planet as Regular (voice)
- Clone High as Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
- Corner Office as Rakesh
- Somebody I Used to Know as Benny
2022
- Transformers: EarthSpark as Bumblebee (voice)
- Chibiverse as Huey Duck (Voice)
- American Dreamer as Craig
- Running as Himself
2021
- Monsters at Work as Evan (voice)
- Home Economics as Brian
- Calls as Dr. Burman (voice)
- Flora & Ulysses as Miller
2020
- Mythic Quest as Brad Bakshi
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- The Argument as Brett
- Community Table Read as Abed Nadir
- Coffee Shop Names as Deepak
2019
- Babysplitters as Jeff Penaras
2018
- Craig of the Creek as Ravi (voice)
- Summer Camp Island as Cookiesmell (voice)
- Impulse as Beanie
- Good Girls Get High as Mr. D
- DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Huey Duck (voice)
- Curated as Tim
2017
- DuckTales as Huey Duck (Voice)
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Powerless as Teddy
- Smurfs: The Lost Village as Brainy (voice)
- The Guest Book as Tim
- Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
- The Tiger Hunter as Sami Malik
- After the Sun Fell as Adam
2016
- Angie Tribeca as Garth Tweedner
- Better Things as Danny
- Star Trek Beyond as Fi'Ja
- Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Buddha
- The Hindenburg Explodes! as The Great Tony
- Six Seasons and a Finale as Self
2015
- Dr. Ken as Topher
- Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant as Nathan Vignes
2014
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Com Tech #1
- Harmontown as Self
- Knights of Badassdom as Lando
- The Pretty One as Dr. Rao
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
- Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep as Self
- Untucked ... (Director)
2013
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Vijay and I as Rad
2012
- Flatland²: Sphereland as Puncto (voice)
- The Guilt Trip as Sanjay
- Leader of the Pack as Doug
- Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show as Self
2011
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Little Boy Blue (voice)
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Tommy
2009
- Community as Abed Nadir
- Road Trip: Beer Pong as Arash
- Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure as Melvin the online surfer
2005
- Robot Chicken as Ant Pharaoh / Fox's Boxes Customer (voice)
2004
- The Soup as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Staffer
1999
- The West Wing as Santos Aide
1989
- The Simpsons as Johnson Bryans (voice)