Acting
Danny Pudi
Born 1979-03-10
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
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The Simpsons
1989
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Star Trek Beyond
2016
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Gilmore Girls
2000
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Community
2009
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024
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Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017
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Chuck
2007
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Monsters at Work
2021
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The West Wing
1999
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (88 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Golden Axe | Hampton Squib (voice) | TV Series | 2026 |
 | President Curtis | Amil Bhattam (voice) | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol | Chef Geoff (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Going Dutch | Major Abraham Shah | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | The Mechanist | TV Series | 2024 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Sai | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Rock, Paper, Scissors | Recyclable Prince (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | After Midnight | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Carol & the End of the World | (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Krapopolis | Orphan (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Strange Planet | Regular (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Corner Office | Rakesh | Movie | 2023 |
 | Clone High | Dr. Neelankavil (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Kiff | Nick Namé (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
| Kiff | Nick Namé / Pete (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
| Kiff | Dean Kim (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Somebody I Used to Know | Benny | Movie | 2023 |
 | Transformers: EarthSpark | Bumblebee (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | American Dreamer | Craig | Movie | 2022 |
 | Chibiverse | Huey Duck (Voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
| Chibiverse | Huey Duck (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Running | Himself | Movie | 2022 |
| Running | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Monsters at Work | Evan (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Home Economics | Brian | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Calls | Dr. Burman (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Flora & Ulysses | Miller | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Argument | Brett | Movie | 2020 |
 | Community Table Read | Abed Nadir | Movie | 2020 |
 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Mythic Quest | Brad Bakshi | TV Series | 2020 |
| Mythic Quest | Director | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Coffee Shop Names | Deepak | Movie | 2020 |
 | Babysplitters | Jeff Penaras | Movie | 2019 |
 | Good Girls Get High | Mr. D | Movie | 2018 |
 | Curated | Tim | Movie | 2018 |
 | Summer Camp Island | Cookiesmell (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Impulse | Beanie | TV Series | 2018 |
 | DuckTales: Destination Adventure! | Huey Duck (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Craig of the Creek | Ravi (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2017 |
 | DuckTales | Huey Duck (Voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Guest Book | Tim | TV Series | 2017 |
 | After the Sun Fell | Adam | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Tiger Hunter | Sami Malik | Movie | 2017 |
 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Brainy (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Powerless | Teddy | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Better Things | Danny | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Star Trek Beyond | Fi'Ja | Movie | 2016 |
| Six Seasons and a Finale | Self | Movie | 2016 | |
| Six Seasons and a Finale | Thanks | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Buddha | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Angie Tribeca | Garth Tweedner | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Hindenburg Explodes! | The Great Tony | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dr. Ken | Topher | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Nathan Vignes | Movie | 2015 |
 | Lennon or McCartney | Self | Movie | 2014 |
| Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep | Self | Movie | 2014 | |
| Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep | Thanks | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Com Tech #1 | Movie | 2014 |
 | Untucked | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Harmontown | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Pretty One | Dr. Rao | Movie | 2014 |
 | Knights of Badassdom | Lando | Movie | 2014 |
 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Vijay and I | Rad | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Guilt Trip | Sanjay | Movie | 2012 |
 | Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Flatland²: Sphereland | Puncto (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Leader of the Pack | Doug | Movie | 2012 |
 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Little Boy Blue (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hot in Cleveland | Tommy | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Community | Abed Nadir | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure | Melvin the online surfer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Road Trip: Beer Pong | Arash | Movie | 2009 |
 | Chuck | Vali Chandrasekaren | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Greek | Sanjay | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Robot Chicken | Ant Pharaoh / Fox's Boxes Customer (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Soup | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Gilmore Girls | Staffer | TV Series | 2000 |
| Gilmore Girls | Raj | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The West Wing | Santos Aide | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Simpsons | Johnson Bryans (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Untitled Community Movie | Abed Nadir | Movie | — |
| Patel | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Patel | Executive Producer | Movie | — |