Danny Pudi
Born: 1979-03-10
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Star Trek Beyond
American Dreamer
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Corner Office
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Knights of Badassdom
Harmontown
Somebody I Used to Know
Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
The Guilt Trip
Road Trip: Beer Pong
Babysplitters
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Running
The Pretty One
Coffee Shop Names
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Flatland²: Sphereland
The Tiger Hunter
Flora & Ulysses
Untitled Community Movie
Lennon or McCartney
Curated
The Argument
Good Girls Get High
The Hindenburg Explodes!
Vijay and I
Community Table Read
Leader of the Pack
After the Sun Fell
