About
Danny Pudi
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2025 | Going Dutch | Actor | XO Major Abraham Shah | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Strange Planet | Actor | Regular (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2023 | Corner Office | Actor | Rakesh | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | Attack of the Doc! | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Somebody I Used to Know | Actor | Benny | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Transformers: EarthSpark | Actor | Bumblebee (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | American Dreamer | Actor | Craig | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Running | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2021 | This Duckburg Life | Actor | Huey Duck (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2021 | Flora & Ulysses | Actor | Miller | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | The Argument | Actor | Brett | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Community Table Read | Actor | Abed Nadir | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Mythic Quest | Actor | Brad Bakshi | 72 Good |
| 2020 | Coffee Shop Names | Actor | Deepak | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Babysplitters | Actor | Jeff Penaras | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Good Girls Get High | Actor | Mr. D | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Curated | Actor | Tim | 59 Average |
| 2018 | DuckTales: Destination Adventure! | Actor | Huey Duck (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | DuckTales: Woo-oo! | Actor | Huey | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Actor | Huey Duck (Voice) | 76 Good |
| 2017 | After the Sun Fell | Actor | Adam | 59 Average |
| 2017 | The Tiger Hunter | Actor | Sami Malik | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Actor | Brainy (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Powerless | Actor | Teddy | 64 Fair |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Actor | Fi'Ja | 67 Fair |
| 2016 | The Hindenburg Explodes! | Actor | The Great Tony | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Actor | Nathan Vignes | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Actor | Com Tech #1 | 76 Good |
| 2014 | Harmontown | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | The Pretty One | Actor | Dr. Rao | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Vijay and I | Actor | Rad | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Knights of Badassdom | Actor | Lando | 57 Average |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip | Actor | Sanjay | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Flatland²: Sphereland | Actor | Puncto (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Leader of the Pack | Actor | Doug | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Actor | Little Boy Blue (voice) | 54 Average |
| 2009 | Community | Actor | Abed Nadir | 79 Good |
| 2009 | Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure | Actor | Melvin the online surfer | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Road Trip: Beer Pong | Actor | Arash | 57 Average |
| Untitled Community Movie | Actor | Abed Nadir | N/A N/A |
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| The Evolution of Jeff and Abed | Actor | Abed Nadir | N/A N/A |
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| Taken to the Cleaner | Actor | Billy | N/A N/A |
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| Community: The Movie | Actor | Abed Nadir | N/A N/A |
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| Bacon and Eggs | Actor | Bacon | N/A N/A |
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| Golden Axe | Actor | Hampton Squib (voice) | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2014 | Untucked | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 2022 | Running | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |