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
- Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol as Chef Geoff (voice)
- Going Dutch as Major Abraham Shah
2024
- Avatar the Last Airbender as The Mechanist
- After Midnight as Self
2023
- Krapopolis as Orphan (voice)
- Kiff as Nick Namé (voice)
- Rock, Paper, Scissors as Recyclable Prince (voice)
- Corner Office as Rakesh
- Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
- Somebody I Used to Know as Benny
- Clone High as Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
- Strange Planet as Regular (voice)
2022
- Transformers: EarthSpark as Bumblebee (voice)
- American Dreamer as Craig
- Chibiverse as Huey Duck (Voice)
- Running as Himself
2021
- Home Economics as Brian
- Monsters at Work as Evan (voice)
- Calls as Dr. Burman (voice)
- Flora & Ulysses as Miller
2020
- Mythic Quest as Brad Bakshi
- The Argument as Brett
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- Coffee Shop Names as Deepak
- Community Table Read as Abed Nadir
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
- Smurfs: The Lost Village as Brainy (voice)
- Powerless as Teddy
- The Guest Book as Tim
- The Tiger Hunter as Sami Malik
- Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
- After the Sun Fell as Adam
2016
- Angie Tribeca as Garth Tweedner
- Better Things as Danny
- Star Trek Beyond as Fi'Ja
- The Hindenburg Explodes! as The Great Tony
- Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Buddha
- 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
- 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
- Knights of Badassdom as Lando
- Vijay and I as Rad
2012
- The Guilt Trip as Sanjay
- Flatland²: Sphereland as Puncto (voice)
- 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
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Staffer
1999
- The West Wing as Santos Aide
1989
- The Simpsons as Johnson Bryans (voice)