Danny Pudi

Acting

Danny Pudi

Born March 10, 1979Chicago, Illinois, USA77 credits

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

Filmography

Going Dutch
2025Going Dutch
as Major Abraham ShahTV
Krapopolis
2023Krapopolis
as Orphan (voice)TV
Rock, Paper, Scissors
2023Rock, Paper, Scissors
as Recyclable Prince (voice)TV
Strange Planet
2023Strange Planet
as Regular (voice)TV
Corner Office
2023Corner Office
as RakeshMovie
Clone High
2023Clone High
as Dr. Neelankavil (voice)TV
Kiff
2023Kiff
as Nick Namé (voice)TV
Transformers: EarthSpark
2022Transformers: EarthSpark
as Bumblebee (voice)TV
Chibiverse
2022Chibiverse
as Huey Duck (Voice)TV
Running
2022Running
as HimselfMovie
Monsters at Work
2021Monsters at Work
as Evan (voice)TV
Calls
2021Calls
as Dr. Burman (voice)TV
Flora & Ulysses
2021Flora & Ulysses
as MillerMovie
The Argument
2020The Argument
as BrettMovie
Community Table Read
2020Community Table Read
as Abed NadirMovie
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - ContestantTV
Mythic Quest
2020Mythic Quest
as Brad BakshiTV
Coffee Shop Names
2020Coffee Shop Names
as DeepakMovie
Babysplitters
2019Babysplitters
as Jeff PenarasMovie
Curated
2018Curated
as TimMovie
Summer Camp Island
2018Summer Camp Island
as Cookiesmell (voice)TV
Impulse
2018Impulse
as BeanieTV
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as Huey Duck (voice)Movie
Craig of the Creek
2018Craig of the Creek
as Ravi (voice)TV
DuckTales
2017DuckTales
as Huey Duck (Voice)TV
The Tiger Hunter
2017The Tiger Hunter
as Sami MalikMovie
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017Smurfs: The Lost Village
as Brainy (voice)Movie
Powerless
2017Powerless
as TeddyTV
Angie Tribeca
2016Angie Tribeca
as Garth TweednerTV
The Hindenburg Explodes!
2016The Hindenburg Explodes!
as The Great TonyMovie
Dr. Ken
2015Dr. Ken
as TopherTV
Untucked
2014Untucked
DirectorMovie
Harmontown
2014Harmontown
as SelfMovie
The Pretty One
2014The Pretty One
as Dr. RaoMovie
Vijay and I
2013Vijay and I
as RadMovie
The Guilt Trip
2012The Guilt Trip
as SanjayMovie
Flatland²: Sphereland
2012Flatland²: Sphereland
as Puncto (voice)Movie
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Little Boy Blue (voice)Movie
Community
2009Community
as Abed NadirTV
Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
2009Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
as Melvin the online surferMovie
Chuck
2007Chuck
as Vali ChandrasekarenTV
Greek
2007Greek
as SanjayTV
Robot Chicken
2005Robot Chicken
as Ant Pharaoh / Fox's Boxes Customer (voice)TV
The Soup
2004The Soup
as SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - GuestTV
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girls
as StafferTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Santos AideTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Johnson Bryans (voice)TV
Untitled Community Movie
Untitled Community Movie
as Abed NadirMovie
G
Golden Axe
as Hampton Squib (voice)TV