Danny Pudi
Known for Acting
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
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
2025
as Chef Geoff (voice)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as Com Tech #1
Star Trek Beyond
2016
as Fi'Ja
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017
as Brainy (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Little Boy Blue (voice)
Flora & Ulysses
2021
as Miller
The Guilt Trip
2012
as Sanjay
American Dreamer
2022
as Craig
Corner Office
2023
as Rakesh
Somebody I Used to Know
2023
as Benny
The Pretty One
2014
as Dr. Rao
Road Trip: Beer Pong
2009
as Arash
Knights of Badassdom
2014
as Lando
Harmontown
2014
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Nathan Vignes
The Argument
2020
as Brett
The Tiger Hunter
2017
as Sami Malik
Flatland²: Sphereland
2012
as Puncto (voice)
Vijay and I
2013
as Rad