Danny Pudi
Known for
Danny Pudi, born in Chicago in 1979 to a Polish mother and an Indian father, is an American actor best known as Abed Nadir on the NBC comedy Community (2009-2015). His pop-culture-fluent, deadpan delivery turned Abed into one of the defining sitcom characters of his era. He has since voiced Huey Duck in the DuckTales reboot (2017-2021) and appeared in Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest (2020). He balances geeky charm and a sharp comic timing that has made him a favourite of television writers.
Danny Pudi
28 Movies
32 Series
Danny Pudi, born in Chicago in 1979 to a Polish mother and an Indian father, is an American actor best known as Abed Nadir on the NBC comedy Community (2009-2015). His pop-culture-fluent, deadpan delivery turned Abed into one of the defining sitcom characters of his era. He has since voiced Huey Duck in the DuckTales reboot (2017-2021) and appeared in Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest (2020). He balances geeky charm and a sharp comic timing that has made him a favourite of television writers.
Movies
Plays Com Tech #1
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
Plays Fi'Ja
Star Trek Beyond
2016
Plays Brainy (voice)
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017
Plays Sanjay
The Guilt Trip
2012
Plays Chef Geoff (voice)
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
2025
Plays Miller
Flora & Ulysses
2021
Plays Little Boy Blue (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
Plays Craig
American Dreamer
2022
Plays Benny
Somebody I Used to Know
2023
Plays Rakesh
Corner Office
2023
Plays Nathan Vignes
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
Plays Arash
Road Trip: Beer Pong
2009
Plays Dr. Rao
The Pretty One
2014
Plays Lando
Knights of Badassdom
2014
Plays Puncto (voice)
Flatland²: Sphereland
2012
Plays Rad
Vijay and I
2013
Plays Brett
The Argument
2020
Plays Abed Nadir
Community Table Read
2020
Plays Sami Malik
The Tiger Hunter
2017
Plays Jeff Penaras
Babysplitters
2019
Plays Mr. D
Good Girls Get High
2018
Plays Huey Duck (voice)
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018
Plays Tim
Curated
2018
TV Shows
Plays Abed Nadir
Community
2009
Plays Huey Duck (Voice)
DuckTales
2017
Plays Bumblebee (voice)
Transformers: EarthSpark
2022
Director
Plays Brad Bakshi
Mythic Quest
2020
Plays Major Abraham Shah
Going Dutch
2025
Plays Regular (voice)
Strange Planet
2023
Plays Teddy
Powerless
2017
Plays Sanjay
Greek
2007
Plays Raj
Gilmore Girls
2000
Plays Sai
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024
Plays Nick Namé (voice)
Kiff
2023
Plays Dr. Burman (voice)
Calls
2021
Plays Vali Chandrasekaren
Chuck
2007
Plays Dr. Neelankavil (voice)
Clone High
2023
Plays Topher
Dr. Ken
2015
Plays Brian
Home Economics
2021
Plays Garth Tweedner
Angie Tribeca
2016
Plays Tim
The Guest Book
2017
Plays (voice)
Carol & the End of the World
2023
Plays Beanie
Impulse
2018
Plays Cookiesmell (voice)
Summer Camp Island
2018
Plays Ravi (voice)
Craig of the Creek
2018
Plays Buddha
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
2016
Plays Evan (voice)
Monsters at Work
2021
Plays Tommy
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Plays Santos Aide
The West Wing
1999
Plays Recyclable Prince (voice)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
2024
Plays Danny
Better Things
2016
Plays Orphan (voice)
Krapopolis
2023
Plays Ant Pharaoh / Fox's Boxes Customer (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
Latest Trailers
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Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
Full Filmography
Kiff
Nick Namé (voice) · 2 episodes
2023–2025
TV
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
Chef Geoff (voice)
2025
Film
Going Dutch
Major Abraham Shah · 22 episodes
2025–
TV
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Mechanist · 2 episodes
2024–
TV
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Recyclable Prince (voice) · 1 episode
2024–
TV
Clone High
Dr. Neelankavil (voice) · 1 episode
2023
TV
Strange Planet
Regular (voice) · 10 episodes
2023
TV
Carol & the End of the World
(voice) · 1 episode
2023–
TV
Krapopolis
Orphan (voice) · 1 episode
2023–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Danny Pudi and where are they from?
Danny Pudi is 47 years old, born on March 10, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Danny Pudi?
Danny Pudi is best known for roles in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Star Trek Beyond, Smurfs: The Lost Village.
How many movies has Danny Pudi been in?
Over a 17-year career (since 2009), Danny Pudi has appeared in 28 movies and 32 TV shows.
What was Danny Pudi's first movie?
The career of Danny Pudi began with Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009).
What is Danny Pudi's most recent movie or series?
Danny Pudi's most recent release is Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol, which premiered on November 27, 2025.
What TV shows has Danny Pudi appeared in?
On television, Danny Pudi has appeared in The Simpsons, Community, Monsters at Work, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Danny Pudi
1979-03-10 · 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.