Jim Rash

5 titles·Since 2009

July 15, 1971 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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.

Frequently works with

Dan Harmon

2 titles together

Filmography (5)

President Curtis

2026 · Special Agent Francis O'Doyle (voice)

Fly Me to the Moon

2024 · Lance Vespertine

Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run

2015 · Cecil the Turtle (voice)

The Way Way Back

2013 · Director

Community

2009 · Dean Craig Pelton

July 15, 1971 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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.