Acting

Danny Pudi

Born 1979-03-10 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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Golden Axe
as Hampton Squib (voice)
2026
President Curtis
as Amil Bhattam (voice)
2026
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
as Chef Geoff (voice)
2025
Going Dutch
as Major Abraham Shah
2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as The Mechanist
2024
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Sai
2024
Rock, Paper, Scissors
as Recyclable Prince (voice)
2024
After Midnight
as Self
2024
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
2023
Krapopolis
as Orphan (voice)
2023
Strange Planet
as Regular (voice)
2023
Corner Office
as Rakesh
2023
Clone High
as Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
2023
Kiff
as Nick Namé (voice)
2023
Kiff
as Nick Namé / Pete (voice)
2023
Kiff
as Dean Kim (voice)
2023
Somebody I Used to Know
as Benny
2023
Transformers: EarthSpark
as Bumblebee (voice)
2022
American Dreamer
as Craig
2022
Chibiverse
as Huey Duck (voice)
2022
Running
as Himself
2022
Running
Writer
2022
Monsters at Work
as Evan (voice)
2021
Home Economics
as Brian
2021
Calls
as Dr. Burman (voice)
2021
Flora & Ulysses
as Miller
2021
The Argument
as Brett
2020
Community Table Read
as Abed Nadir
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
2020
Mythic Quest
as Brad Bakshi
2020
Mythic Quest
Director
2020
Coffee Shop Names
as Deepak
2020
Babysplitters
as Jeff Penaras
2019
Good Girls Get High
as Mr. D
2018
Curated
as Tim
2018
Summer Camp Island
as Cookiesmell (voice)
2018
Impulse
as Beanie
2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as Huey Duck (voice)
2018
Craig of the Creek
as Ravi (voice)
2018
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
DuckTales
as Huey Duck (Voice)
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
The Guest Book
as Tim
2017
After the Sun Fell
as Adam
2017
The Tiger Hunter
as Sami Malik
2017
Smurfs: The Lost Village
as Brainy (voice)
2017
Powerless
as Teddy
2017
Better Things
as Danny
2016
Star Trek Beyond
as Fi'Ja
2016
Six Seasons and a Finale
as Self
2016
Six Seasons and a Finale
Thanks
2016
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
as Buddha
2016
Angie Tribeca
as Garth Tweedner
2016
The Hindenburg Explodes!
as The Great Tony
2016
Dr. Ken
as Topher
2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Nathan Vignes
2015
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
as Self
2014
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Thanks
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Com Tech #1
2014
Untucked
Director
2014
Harmontown
as Self
2014
The Pretty One
as Dr. Rao
2014
Knights of Badassdom
as Lando
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2013
Vijay and I
as Rad
2013
The Guilt Trip
as Sanjay
2012
Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show
as Self
2012
Flatland²: Sphereland
as Puncto (voice)
2012
Leader of the Pack
as Doug
2012
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Little Boy Blue (voice)
2011
Hot in Cleveland
as Tommy
2010
Community
as Abed Nadir
2009
Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
as Melvin the online surfer
2009
Road Trip: Beer Pong
as Arash
2009
Chuck
as Vali Chandrasekaren
2007
Greek
as Sanjay
2007
Robot Chicken
as Ant Pharaoh / Fox's Boxes Customer (voice)
2005
The Soup
as Self
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003