Danny Pudi
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Somebody I Used to Know
as Benny
2023
Community Table Read
as Abed Nadir
2020
Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
as Melvin the online surfer
2009
Running
as Himself
2022
American Dreamer
as Craig
2022
The Guilt Trip
as Sanjay
2012
Knights of Badassdom
as Lando
2014
Vijay and I
as Rad
2013
The Pretty One
as Dr. Rao
2014
Flatland²: Sphereland
as Puncto (voice)
2012
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Com Tech #1
2014
Untitled Community Movie
as Abed Nadir
TBA
Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show
as Self
2012
The Tiger Hunter
as Sami Malik
2017
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
Star Trek Beyond
as Fi'Ja
2016
Road Trip: Beer Pong
as Arash
2009
Smurfs: The Lost Village
as Brainy (voice)
2017
After the Sun Fell
as Adam
2017
The Hindenburg Explodes!
as The Great Tony
2016
TV Appearances
Greek
as Sanjay
2007
Calls
as Dr. Burman (voice)
2021
The Soup
as Self
2004
Community
as Abed Nadir
2009
Kiff
as Nick Namé (voice)
2023
Chuck
as Vali Chandrasekaren
2007
Clone High
as Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
2023
Dr. Ken
as Topher
2015
Strange Planet
as Regular (voice)
2023
Home Economics
as Brian
2021
Powerless
as Teddy
2017
Gilmore Girls
as Staffer
2000