Danny Pudi

9 titles·Since 2009

March 10, 1979 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Frequently works with

Alison Brie

2 titles together

Ben Schwartz

2 titles together

Filmography (9)

Corner Office

2023 · Rakesh

Somebody I Used to Know

2023 · Benny

American Dreamer

2022 · Craig

Flora & Ulysses

2021 · Miller

DuckTales

2017 · Huey Duck (Voice)

Smurfs: The Lost Village

2017 · Brainy (voice)

The Pretty One

2014 · Dr. Rao

Community

2009 · Abed Nadir

Road Trip: Beer Pong

2009 · Arash

March 10, 1979 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.