Danny Pudi
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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
Credits
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
as Com Tech #1
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
as Fi'Ja
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (2025)
as Chef Geoff (voice)
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
as Brainy (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
as Little Boy Blue (voice)
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
as Benny
Flora & Ulysses (2021)
as Miller
Corner Office (2023)
as Rakesh
The Guilt Trip (2012)
as Sanjay
Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009)
as Arash
Harmontown (2014)
as Self
Flatland²: Sphereland (2012)
as Puncto (voice)
The Pretty One (2014)
as Dr. Rao
The Argument (2020)
as Brett
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Knights of Badassdom (2014)
as Lando
American Dreamer (2022)
as Craig
Vijay and I (2013)
as Rad
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant (2015)
as Nathan Vignes
Community Table Read (2020)
as Abed Nadir
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep (2014)
as Self
The Tiger Hunter (2017)
as Sami Malik
Six Seasons and a Finale (2016)
as Self
Good Girls Get High (2018)
as Mr. D
The Hindenburg Explodes! (2016)
as The Great Tony
Untitled Community Movie (—)
as Abed Nadir
Leader of the Pack (2012)
as Doug
Babysplitters (2019)
as Jeff Penaras
Coffee Shop Names (2020)
as Deepak
After the Sun Fell (2017)
as Adam
DuckTales: Destination Adventure! (2018)
as Huey Duck (voice)
Curated (2018)
as Tim
Running (2022)
as Himself
Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show (2012)
as Self
Patel (—)
Actor
Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure (2009)
as Melvin the online surfer