Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born March 10, 1979
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.
MoviePrep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
2025
as Chef Geoff (voice)
TVGoing Dutch
2025
as Major Abraham Shah
TVAvatar: The Last Airbender
2024
as The Mechanist
TVRock, Paper, Scissors
2024
as Recyclable Prince (voice)
TVAfter Midnight
2024
as Self
TVCarol & the End of the World
2023
as (voice)
TVKrapopolis
2023
as Orphan (voice)
TVStrange Planet
2023
as Regular (voice)
MovieCorner Office
2023
as Rakesh
TVClone High
2023
as Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
TVKiff
2023
as Nick Namé (voice)
MovieSomebody I Used to Know
2023
as Benny
TVTransformers: EarthSpark
2022
as Bumblebee (voice)
MovieAmerican Dreamer
2022
as Craig
TVChibiverse
2022
as Huey Duck (Voice)
MovieRunning
2022
as Himself
TVMonsters at Work
2021
as Evan (voice)
TVHome Economics
2021
as Brian
TVCalls
2021
as Dr. Burman (voice)
MovieFlora & Ulysses
2021
as Miller
MovieThe Argument
2020
as Brett
MovieCommunity Table Read
2020
as Abed Nadir
TVWho Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Contestant
TVMythic Quest
2020
as Brad Bakshi
MovieCoffee Shop Names
2020
as Deepak
MovieBabysplitters
2019
as Jeff Penaras
MovieGood Girls Get High
2018
as Mr. D
MovieCurated
2018
as Tim
TVSummer Camp Island
2018
as Cookiesmell (voice)
TVImpulse
2018
as Beanie
MovieDuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018
as Huey Duck (voice)
TVCraig of the Creek
2018
as Ravi (voice)
TVDo You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
TVDuckTales
2017
as Huey Duck (Voice)
TVCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
TVThe Guest Book
2017
as Tim
MovieAfter the Sun Fell
2017
as Adam
MovieThe Tiger Hunter
2017
as Sami Malik
MovieSmurfs: The Lost Village
2017
as Brainy (voice)
TVPowerless
2017
as Teddy
TVBetter Things
2016
as Danny
MovieStar Trek Beyond
2016
as Fi'Ja
Six Seasons and a Finale
2016
as Self
TVGreat Minds with Dan Harmon
2016
as Buddha
TVAngie Tribeca
2016
as Garth Tweedner
MovieThe Hindenburg Explodes!
2016
as The Great Tony
TVDr. Ken
2015
as Topher
MovieLarry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Nathan Vignes
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014
as Self
MovieCaptain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as Com Tech #1
MovieHarmontown
2014
as Self
MovieThe Pretty One
2014
as Dr. Rao
MovieKnights of Badassdom
2014
as Lando
TV@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MovieVijay and I
2013
as Rad
MovieThe Guilt Trip
2012
as Sanjay
MovieSix Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show
2012
as Self
MovieFlatland²: Sphereland
2012
as Puncto (voice)
MovieLeader of the Pack
2012
as Doug
MovieHoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Little Boy Blue (voice)
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Tommy
TVCommunity
2009
as Abed Nadir
MovieNilam Auntie: An International Treasure
2009
as Melvin the online surfer
MovieRoad Trip: Beer Pong
2009
as Arash
TVChuck
2007
as Vali Chandrasekaren
TVGreek
2007
as Sanjay
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Ant Pharaoh / Fox's Boxes Customer (voice)
TVThe Soup
2004
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Staffer
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Santos Aide
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Johnson Bryans (voice)
MovieUntitled Community Movie
as Abed Nadir
Patel
Golden Axe
as Hampton Squib (voice)
