Danny Pudi

Danny Pudi

Born: March 10, 1979
in 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.

Movies for Danny Pudi...

Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character: The Mechanist
Released: February 22, 2024
Type: TV
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.
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Title: Carol & the End of the World
Released: December 15, 2023
Type: TV
As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for meaning in her last months on Earth.
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Title: Strange Planet
Character: Regular (voice)
Released: August 8, 2023
Type: TV
Welcome to a distant planet not unlike our own, with hilarious yet poignant observations on life, love, and friendship—told in the most peculiar way.
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Corner Office
Title: Corner Office
Character: Rakesh
Released: August 4, 2023
Type: Movie
In this office satire, Orson, a straight-laced employee, retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much?
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Title: Clone High
Character: Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
Released: May 23, 2023
Type: TV
Twenty years after they were frozen, Abe, Cleo, JFK, and Joan suddenly find themselves thrust into the modern world, where they must navigate a fresh batch of historical clones, dramatic love triangles, and a formidable new foe.
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Attack of the Doc!
Title: Attack of the Doc!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 21, 2023
Type: Movie
Before the rise of big tech, social media and Marvel movies, Attack of the Show! chronicled the rise of nerd culture. G4TV's flagship show launched the careers of hosts Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira and was beloved by fans! But what really happened?
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Title: Kiff
Character: Nick Namé / Pete (voice)
Released: March 10, 2023
Type: TV
This series follows Kiff, an optimistic squirrel whose best intentions often lead to complete chaos, and her best friend Barry, a sweet and mellow bunny. Set in the bustling mountains, where animals and magical creatures live together in harmony, the series features the duo, who take the town by storm with their endless adventures and zest for life.
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Title: Kiff
Character: Dean Kim (voice)
Released: March 10, 2023
Type: TV
This series follows Kiff, an optimistic squirrel whose best intentions often lead to complete chaos, and her best friend Barry, a sweet and mellow bunny. Set in the bustling mountains, where animals and magical creatures live together in harmony, the series features the duo, who take the town by storm with their endless adventures and zest for life.
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Title: Kiff
Character: Nick Namé (voice)
Released: March 10, 2023
Type: TV
This series follows Kiff, an optimistic squirrel whose best intentions often lead to complete chaos, and her best friend Barry, a sweet and mellow bunny. Set in the bustling mountains, where animals and magical creatures live together in harmony, the series features the duo, who take the town by storm with their endless adventures and zest for life.
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Somebody I Used to Know
Title: Somebody I Used to Know
Character: Benny
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: Movie
On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her first love Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Sean's fiancé, Cassidy, who reminds her of the person she used to be.
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Title: Transformers: EarthSpark
Character: Bumblebee (voice)
Released: November 11, 2022
Type: TV
The Malto Family’s world turns upside down when the Terrans, the first Earthborn Transformers robots, spark to life. The Terrans will forge an alliance between the human Malto family and the legendary Autobots, uniting them in a shared mission.
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American Dreamer
Title: American Dreamer
Character: Craig
Released: November 4, 2022
Type: Movie
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
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Running
Title: Running
Character: Himself
Released: January 22, 2022
Type: Movie
Danny sets out to uncover the story of his estranged father. Piecing together mementos, stories from his dad’s old friends, and hard conversations with his mother, Danny starts 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.
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Title: Monsters at Work
Character: Evan (voice)
Released: July 7, 2021
Type: TV
Ever since he was a kid, Tylor Tuskmon has dreamed of becoming a Scarer just like his idol James P. Sullivan, and now that dream is about to come true... or not. The day he arrives at Monsters Incorporated to begin his dream job as a Scarer, he learns that scaring is out and laughter is in! After being reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team, Tylor sets his sights on a new goal: figuring out how to be funny and becoming a Jokester.
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Title: Home Economics
Character: Brian
Released: April 7, 2021
Type: TV
The heartwarming yet uncomfortable relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.
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Title: Calls
Character: Dr. Burman (voice)
Released: March 19, 2021
Type: TV
A series of interconnected phone conversations chronicling the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
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Flora & Ulysses
Title: Flora & Ulysses
Character: Miller
Released: February 19, 2021
Type: Movie
When Flora rescues a squirrel she names Ulysses, she is amazed to discover he possesses unique superhero powers, which take them on an adventure of humorous complications that ultimately change Flora's life--and her outlook--forever.
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The Argument
Title: The Argument
Character: Brett
Released: September 4, 2020
Type: Movie
A couple get into an argument at their cocktail party that escalates until it brings an abrupt end to the festivities. They and their guests decide to re-create the entire night again and again to determine who was right.
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Community Table Read
Title: Community Table Read
Character: Abed Nadir
Released: May 18, 2020
Type: Movie
Dan Harmon and the cast of Community (plus Pedro Pascal) do a table read of season 5 episode 4 "Cooperative Polygraphy" over a zoom call while quarantined.
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Title: Mythic Quest
Character: Brad Bakshi
Released: February 7, 2020
Type: TV
Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.
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Coffee Shop Names
Title: Coffee Shop Names
Character: Deepak
Released: January 18, 2020
Type: Movie
Three Indian people imagine their personas as the names they give baristas, because their real names are hard to pronounce.
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Babysplitters
Title: Babysplitters
Character: Jeff Penaras
Released: April 27, 2019
Type: Movie
When two couples with mixed feelings about having kids hatch a plan to share one baby, it seems like the perfect compromise-until things spiral out of control.
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Good Girls Get High
Title: Good Girls Get High
Character: Mr. D
Released: September 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Two overachieving “good girls” decide to experience all they’ve missed out on in one crazy, unforgettable night prior to their high school graduation.
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Curated
Title: Curated
Character: Tim
Released: September 8, 2018
Type: Movie
During a reluctant trip to her late Grandmother's home in the middle of nowhere, Nancy learns that a person's sentiment and complexities aren't limited to the things they leave behind. Created for TNT's Shatterbox project.
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Title: Summer Camp Island
Character: Cookiesmell (voice)
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.
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Title: Impulse
Character: Beanie
Released: June 6, 2018
Type: TV
16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.
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DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Title: DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Character: Huey Duck (voice)
Released: June 5, 2018
Type: Movie
An ancient tomb in Toth-ra, the mountain peak of Mt. Neverrest, a vacation island for Greek gods global expeditions await! Thanks to Huey. Dewey, Louie and Webby, gazillionaire Scrooge McDuck is back in action, leading the way to death-defying adventures stretching all the way from Duckburg to legendary destinations around the world. Let the greatest family adventures begin!
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Title: Craig of the Creek
Character: Ravi (voice)
Released: March 30, 2018
Type: TV
Craig and his friends, Kelsey and JP, venture out into a kid-controlled wilderness in the creek.
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Title: Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
Released: November 17, 2017
Type: TV
Follow comedian Rob Huebel as he takes a different celebrity friend on a hilarious adventure to find a dead body...and then maybe get tacos or something.
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Title: DuckTales
Character: Huey Duck (Voice)
Released: August 12, 2017
Type: TV
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.
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Title: The Guest Book
Character: Tim
Released: August 3, 2017
Type: TV
Guests bring their baggage and own special brand of crazy to a vacation cottage and record their confessions, alibis and farewells in the cottage’s guest book. Each season features a new town, and along with it a new cottage and town locals, though characters from previous season often come along for the ride.
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After the Sun Fell
Title: After the Sun Fell
Character: Adam
Released: June 18, 2017
Type: Movie
When Adam arrives at Brandon's childhood home for the weekend, he uncovers a hole in the roof and a dark family secret: the death of a troubled brother nobody wants to talk about.
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The Tiger Hunter
Title: The Tiger Hunter
Character: Sami Malik
Released: March 31, 2017
Type: Movie
A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, he resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.
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Smurfs: The Lost Village
Title: Smurfs: The Lost Village
Character: Brainy (voice)
Released: March 23, 2017
Type: Movie
In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.
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Title: Powerless
Character: Teddy
Released: February 2, 2017
Type: TV
Emily Locke lands her dream job as Director of Research and Development for Wayne Security in Charm City, home to super heroes and villains and citizens fed up with the collateral damage of their constant fighting.
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Title: Better Things
Character: Danny
Released: September 8, 2016
Type: TV
Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
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Star Trek Beyond
Title: Star Trek Beyond
Character: Fi'Ja
Released: July 7, 2016
Type: Movie
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
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Title: Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Character: Buddha
Released: February 25, 2016
Type: TV
Writer Dan Harmon has his assistant Spencer Crittenden construct a time machine to transport historical figures from the past so he can interview them. The interviewees only survive for a few hours before undergoing a "total protoplasmic disconversion" and collapsing into dust, which Spencer collects in a jar.
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Title: Angie Tribeca
Character: Garth Tweedner
Released: January 17, 2016
Type: TV
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
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The Hindenburg Explodes!
Title: The Hindenburg Explodes!
Character: The Great Tony
Released: January 5, 2016
Type: Movie
A man travels back in time in an attempt to stop the Hindenburg disaster.
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Title: Dr. Ken
Character: Topher
Released: October 2, 2015
Type: TV
Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. However, these good intentions have a way of driving everyone crazy at both work and at home. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane.
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Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Title: Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Character: Nathan Vignes
Released: June 5, 2015
Type: Movie
A self-anointed 'renegade' male flight attendant must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a cost-cutting measure.
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Lennon or McCartney
Title: Lennon or McCartney
Character: Self
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Title: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Character: Com Tech #1
Released: March 20, 2014
Type: Movie
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.
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Harmontown
Title: Harmontown
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 2014
Type: Movie
A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon (NBC's Community) as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.
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The Pretty One
Title: The Pretty One
Character: Dr. Rao
Released: February 7, 2014
Type: Movie
When her idolized twin sister Audrey dies in a car accident, Laurel decides to take her place. But, as she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself.
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Title: @midnight with Chris Hardwick
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 2013
Type: TV
Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.
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Vijay and I
Title: Vijay and I
Character: Rad
Released: August 8, 2013
Type: Movie
Wilhelm Wilder (Will) is a talented actor stuck on a New York City children's TV show where he portrays Bad Luck Bunny, a hapless green rabbit. Feeling a failure, he bears his fate with touching self-irony, but grows sulky and petulant when he thinks that his wife, daughter and all his friends have forgotten his 40th birthday. In the confusion following a road accident, all the world believes he is dead. Instead of rectifying the situation, he decides to fulfill a fantasy and attend his own funeral. Here he will learn what everyone really thinks of him. With the aid of his best friend Rad, an Indian restaurant-owner, Will becomes Vijay Singh, a handsome and gentlemanly Sikh, complete with turban and beard. Will confronts a unique problem: everyone likes Vijay, and most of all, he likes Vijay, more than he ever liked himself. (Sam Garbarski)
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Knights of Badassdom
Title: Knights of Badassdom
Character: Lando
Released: January 21, 2013
Type: Movie
Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Trouble arises when a prop spellbook purchased from the internet ends up being a genuine grimoire and they unwittingly conjure up a blood-lusting succubus from hell.
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The Guilt Trip
Title: The Guilt Trip
Character: Sanjay
Released: December 19, 2012
Type: Movie
An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.
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Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show
Title: Six Seasons and A Movie: A Community Art Show
Character: Self
Released: October 19, 2012
Type: Movie
A 30 minute documentary that explores the sub culture of fan art and artists that pay homage to the NBC comedy Community. Follow PixelDrip Gallery as they organize the first ever Community themed art show and get to know the artists and fans who's love for the show goes beyond just watching it.
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Flatland²: Sphereland
Title: Flatland²: Sphereland
Character: Puncto (voice)
Released: October 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Set on the eve of Flatland's first mission into their 'outer-space,' the story presents the intriguing mysteries of triangles with angle sums greater than 180 degrees and flipping into dimensions that are literally out of this world.
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Leader of the Pack
Title: Leader of the Pack
Character: Doug
Released: January 31, 2012
Type: Movie
A dark comedy that takes place in suburban America. Doug has landed his dream gig - he is about to join the Venture Scouts (a Boy-Scout-like organization) as a Troop Leader. He is taking over for his childhood mentor, Jerry, the former leader of Venture Scout Troop 544 who has been offered a plush job at the Venture Scout National Headquarters. The film takes place over the course of a day, as Jerry shows Doug the ropes before his initiation ceremony. An old, corrupt regime is leaving with a new one taking over - but not without conflict first. It is a story of power, corruption, and morality.
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Title: Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Character: Little Boy Blue (voice)
Released: April 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
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Title: Hot in Cleveland
Character: Tommy
Released: June 16, 2010
Type: TV
Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
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Title: Community
Character: Abed Nadir
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: TV
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
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Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
Title: Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure
Character: Melvin the online surfer
Released: August 15, 2009
Type: Movie
We learn about the life of one very unique Indian woman, through the eyes of a British documentary crew.
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Road Trip: Beer Pong
Title: Road Trip: Beer Pong
Character: Arash
Released: August 11, 2009
Type: Movie
It’s Road Trip - Beer Pong! Three college roommates are on the ride of their lives when they drop everything to join a bus full of sexy, scantily clad models to compete in the ultimate sport competition: the National Beer Pong Tournament.
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Title: Chuck
Character: Vali Chandrasekaren
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: TV
When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck on a path to become a full-fledged spy.
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Title: Greek
Character: Sanjay
Released: July 9, 2007
Type: TV
Casey Cartwright is poised to become the most powerful girl in the Greek system. Rusty, her little brother, is new on campus and he's the geek. But he sees Cyprus-Rhodes University as an opportunity to create a whole new identity.
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Title: The Soup
Released: July 1, 2004
Type: TV
With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create with the popular '90s show Talk Soup. Only this time instead of just poking fun at talk shows, they're setting their sights on all things in entertainment, reality TV, pop culture, and politics.
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Title: Gilmore Girls
Character: Raj
Released: October 5, 2000
Type: TV
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
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Title: Gilmore Girls
Character: Staffer
Released: October 5, 2000
Type: TV
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
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Title: Golden Axe
Character: Hampton Squib (voice)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Follow veteran warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare, and Gilius Thunderhead as they once again battle to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder who just won’t seem to stay dead. Fortunately, this time they have the inexperienced and underprepared Hampton Squib on their side.
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Taken to the Cleaner
Title: Taken to the Cleaner
Character: Billy
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A man tries to woo his dry cleaning lady with the help of his young friend.
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Untitled Community Movie
Title: Untitled Community Movie
Character: Abed Nadir
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.