Jim Rash

Acting

Jim Rash

Born July 15, 1971Charlotte, North Carolina, USA118 credits

James Rash (born July 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He played Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012. He co-wrote The Descendants (2011) alongside Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon, for which they received the Academy Award, Independent Spirit Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. They were also nominated for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Rash has since, with Faxon, written and directed the comedy films The Way, Way Back (2013) and Downhill (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Rash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Fru! 2

Fru! 2

Movie

2026

Strip Law
7.1

Strip Law

TV

2026

Ballard
7.0

Ballard

TV

2025

Ironheart
5.3

Ironheart

TV

2025

Shifting Gears
6.3

Shifting Gears

TV

2025

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
6.7

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

TV

2024

Filmography

Fru! 2
2026Fru! 2as Karl (voice)Movie
Strip Law
2026Strip Lawas (voice)TV
Ballard
2025Ballardas LeoTV
Ironheart
2025Ironheartas Professor WilkesTV
Shifting Gears
2025Shifting Gearsas DamienTV
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!as The Riddler / Security Guard 1 (voice)TV
Fly Me to the Moon
2024Fly Me to the Moonas Lance VespertineMovie
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
Krapopolis
2023Krapopolisas Dionysus (voice)TV
Animal Control
2023Animal Controlas ArnieTV
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
2023My Dad the Bounty Hunteras The Fixer (voice)TV
That '90s Show
2023That '90s Showas FentonTV
Velma
2023Velmaas Mayor Dave (voice)TV
Bros
2022Brosas RobertMovie
Out of Office
2022Out of Officeas EdwardMovie
Chibiverse
2022Chibiverseas Gyro Gearloose (voice)TV
Loot
2022Lootas EmilTV
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Windowas Flight AttendantTV
Abbott Elementary
2021Abbott Elementaryas ThomasTV
Home Sweet Home Alone
2021Home Sweet Home Aloneas Bell Choir LeaderMovie
The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021The Ghost and Molly McGeeas JR (voice)TV
Long Weekend
2021Long Weekendas LarryMovie
Community Table Read
2020Community Table Readas Dean PeltonMovie
Solar Opposites
2020Solar Oppositesas Keith (voice)TV
Reno 911!
2020Reno 911!as AndrewTV
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaireas Self - Phone a FriendTV
Lazy Susan
2020Lazy Susanas PhilMovie
Downhill
2020DownhillDirectorMovie
Harley Quinn
2019Harley Quinnas Metallo / The Riddler (voice)TV
Tacoma FD
2019Tacoma FDas CEO Frank DrakeTV
Star Wars Resistance
2018Star Wars Resistanceas Flix (voice)TV
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018The Epic Tales of Captain Underpantsas Señor "Jerry" Citizen (voice)TV
Blark and Son
2018Blark and Sonas Stacey (voice)TV
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleas Self - Additional GuestTV
Bernard and Huey
2018Bernard and Hueyas BernardMovie
Cook-Off!
2017Cook-Off!as Beauregard St. PompadeuxMovie
Beyond Stranger Things
2017Beyond Stranger Thingsas Self - HostTV
DuckTales
2017DuckTalesas Gyro Gearloose / Bulby (voice)TV
Great News
2017Great Newsas Fenton PeltTV
Girlboss
2017Girlbossas MobiasTV
American Housewife
2016American Housewifeas Walker MontgomeryTV
Captain America: Civil War
2016Captain America: Civil Waras M.I.T. LiaisonMovie
S
2016Six Seasons and a Finaleas SelfMovie
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$as Neville TiptonTV
American Crime Story
2016American Crime Storyas Ken BaconTV
Lucifer
2016Luciferas Richard KesterTV
Angie Tribeca
2016Angie Tribecaas Philip GrammbbowskiTV
Dr. Ken
2015Dr. Kenas Devon DrakeTV
The Grinder
2015The Grinderas Bill FoosleyTV
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
2015Looney Tunes: Rabbits Runas Cecil the TurtleMovie
Lip Sync Battle
2015Lip Sync Battleas SelfTV
The Odd Couple
2015The Odd Coupleas JoshuaTV
Benched
2014Benchedas Hatbrim TonyTV
Mike Tyson Mysteries
2014Mike Tyson Mysteriesas Marquess of Queensberry (voice)TV
Yellowbird
2014Yellowbirdas Karl (voice)Movie
black-ish
2014black-ishas CodyTV
A
2014Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleepas SelfMovie
TripTank
2014TripTankas Cowboy Dad (voice)TV
Harmontown
2014Harmontownas SelfMovie
Rick and Morty
2013Rick and Mortyas Glexo Slimslom (voice)TV
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas SelfTV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Dr. JonesTV
The Writers' Room
2013The Writers' Roomas Self - HostTV
The Way Way Back
2013The Way Way Backas LewisMovie
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninjaas Principal Slimovitz (voice)TV
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as Sir ZaniferTV
The Looney Tunes Show
2011The Looney Tunes Showas Cecil Turtle (voice)TV
G
2011Goodnight BurbankTV
Love and Distrust
2010Love and Distrustas Accountant (segment "Auto Motives")Movie
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedas J.R. Kipple (voice)TV
The Slammin' Salmon
2009The Slammin' Salmonas Disgusted BusinessmanMovie
Community
2009Communityas Dean Craig PeltonTV
Glee
2009Gleeas Lee PaulblattTV
The Onion Movie
2008The Onion Movieas Bryce's ManagerMovie
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stoneas Bradley KitsisTV
Smiley Face
2007Smiley Faceas Casting AssistantMovie
Samantha Who?
2007Samantha Who?as ArtistTV
Balls of Fury
2007Balls of Furyas TechieMovie
The Nines
2007The Ninesas Game Night GuestMovie
Help Me Help You
2006Help Me Help Youas JonathanTV
Sky High
2005Sky Highas Mr. Grayson / StitchesMovie
Partner(s)
2005Partner(s)as Katherine's SecretaryMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Puddin' (voice)TV
The Soup
2004The Soupas SelfTV
Coupling
2003Couplingas StalkerTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Joel SandersonTV
Reno 911!
2003Reno 911!as AndrewTV
Evil Con Carne
2003Evil Con Carneas Ensign Slaughter (voice)TV
Less than Perfect
2002Less than Perfectas Rob McLyleTV
S1m0ne
2002S1m0neas Studio Executive #2Movie
One Hour Photo
2002One Hour Photoas Amateur Porn GuyMovie
Minority Report
2002Minority Reportas TechnicianMovie
Baby Bob
2002Baby Bobas DougyTV
Slackers
2002Slackersas Head T.A. PhilipMovie
The Guardian
2001The Guardianas Court TherapistTV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Hotel Day ManagerTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Todd BentonTV
A
2000Auto Motivesas AccountantMovie
K
1999Katie Joplinas Mitchell TuitTV
Thanks
1999ThanksTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas (voice)TV
Becker
1998Beckeras Eddie BlattTV
The Hughleys
1998The Hughleysas Census GuyTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas BrentTV
Oh Baby
1998Oh BabyTV
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas FentonTV
Working
1997Workingas CarlTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas QuimbyTV
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truthas Harris Van DorenTV
Cybill
1995Cybillas Production AssistantTV
Friends
1994Friendsas Nervous Male PassengerTV
Untitled Community Movie
—Untitled Community Movieas Dean PeltonMovie
Beverly Hills
—Beverly Hillsas Lloyd KramerMovie
H
—HorrifiedMovie
P
—President Curtisas (voice)TV
M
—Miss You, Love YouDirectorMovie
T
—The HeartDirectorMovie
T
—Team HoytDirectorMovie