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James Rash is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is known for his role as Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012. That same year, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and received a Golden Globe nomination for the film The Descendants.
Born
Thursday, 15 July 1971
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fly Me to the Moon | Lance / Lance Verpertine | 2024 |
Krapopolis | Dionysus | 2023 |
My Dad the Bounty Hunter | The Fixer / Chilla Elder / Zeno / EHC Guard 4 / Soccer Announcer / Video Game Announcer | 2023 |
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special | The Riddler / Terrorist #2 | 2023 |
That '90s Show | Fenton | 2023 |
Velma | Mayor Dave | 2023 |
Bros | Robert | 2022 |
Out of Office | Edward | 2022 |
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Flight Attendant | 2022 |
The Ghost and Molly McGee | JR | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fly Me to the Moon | Lance / Lance Verpertine | 2024 |
Krapopolis | Dionysus | 2023 |
My Dad the Bounty Hunter | The Fixer / Chilla Elder / Zeno / EHC Guard 4 / Soccer Announcer / Video Game Announcer | 2023 |
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special | The Riddler / Terrorist #2 | 2023 |
That '90s Show | Fenton | 2023 |
Velma | Mayor Dave | 2023 |
Bros | Robert | 2022 |
Out of Office | Edward | 2022 |
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Flight Attendant | 2022 |
The Ghost and Molly McGee | JR | 2021 |
Home Sweet Home Alone | Bell Choir Leader | 2021 |
Long Weekend | Larry | 2021 |
Baby Shark's Big Show! | Bentley | 2020 |
The Drew Barrymore Show | Self | 2020 |
Solar Opposites | Keith | 2020 |
Lazy Susan | Phil | 2020 |
The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
Archibald's Next Big Thing | Fritz | 2019 |
Harley Quinn | The Riddler / Unloving Guard / Luigi / Terrorist #2 / Student 2 / Stan / Mr. Isley / Male Nurse / Cop / Leslie / Imperceptible Man / The Mayor / Tad / Metallo / Mayor / Jor-El | 2019 |
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | Prince Average (voice) / Prince Average | 2019 |
Tacoma FD | Frank Drake / CEO Frank Drake | 2019 |
Star Wars: Resistance | Flix / Pirate #3 | 2018 |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Señor 'Jerry' Citizen | 2018 |
Big City Greens | Waiter | 2018 |
Bernard and Huey | Bernard | 2018 |
Blark and Son | Stacy | 2018 |
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Additional Guest | 2018 |
Museum of Human History | Museum Guide | 2018 |
Beyond Stranger Things | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 2017 |
Vampirina | Mr. Thornberg | 2017 |
DuckTales | Gyro Gearloose / Gyro Gearloose (voice) / Bulby | 2017 |
Great News | Fenton Pelt | 2017 |
Girlboss | Mobias | 2017 |
Nobodies | Jim Rash | 2017 |
Superior Donuts | Mr. Mathers | 2017 |
American Housewife | Walker Montgomery | 2016 |
Captain America: Civil War | M.I.T. Liaison | 2016 |
Animals. | Chuckles | 2016 |
American Crime Story | Ken Bacon | 2016 |
Lucifer | Richard Kester | 2016 |
Angie Tribeca | Philip Grammbbowski | 2016 |
SuperMansion | NASA Scientist | 2015 |
Dr. Ken | Devon Drake | 2015 |
The Grinder | Bill Foosley | 2015 |
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Cecil Turtle / Cecil the Turtle | 2015 |
Break a Hip | Father / Angry Male Patron | 2015 |
Lip Sync Battle | Self - Competitor | 2015 |
These People | Kevin Pratt | 2015 |
The Odd Couple | Joshua | 2015 |
Benched | Hatbrim Tony | 2014 |
Mike Tyson Mysteries | Marquess of Queensbury / Marquess of Queensberry (voice) / Marquess of Queensberry | 2014 |
Yellowbird | Karl (voice) / Karl | 2014 |
Blaze and the Monster Machines | Grandpa | 2014 |
Black-ish | Cody | 2014 |
TripTank | Tony / Sir Rothert / Cowboy Dad | 2014 |
Harmontown | Himself / Self | 2014 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
Rick and Morty | Glexo Slimslom | 2013 |
@midnight | Self | 2013 |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Dr. Jones | 2013 |
The Writers' Room | Self - Host | 2013 |
The Way Way Back | Lewis | 2013 |
In Bed with Joan | Self - Guest | 2013 |
International Ghost Investigators | Jim Rash | 2013 |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Principal Slimovitz | 2012 |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Sir Zanifer / Professor Ecks | 2012 |
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Pineapple Joe | 2012 |
Sketchy | Jim | 2012 |
The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2012 |
Worst. Prom. Ever. | Pizza Pete | 2011 |
The Looney Tunes Show | Cecil Turtle | 2011 |
Goodnight Burbank | Fire Marshall Ken | 2011 |
Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Sinker | 2011 |
Conan | Andy Richter | 2010 |
Community: Office Hours | Dean Pelton | 2010 |
The Morning After | Self - Guest | 2010 |
Love & Distrust | Accountant / Segment 5 - Auto Motives (True Love and False Hope) / Accountant (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010 |
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | J.R. Kipple | 2010 |
The Slammin' Salmon | Disgusted Businessman | 2009 |
Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
Community | Dean Pelton / Dean Craig Pelton / Vice Cobra Assistant Commander | 2009 |
Top Chef Masters | Self | 2009 |
Glee | Lee Paulblatt | 2009 |
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self | 2009 |
Eli Stone | Bradley Kitsis | 2008 |
The Onion Movie | Bryce's Manager | 2008 |
Cook Off! | Beauregard St. Pompadeux | 2007 |
Samantha Who? | Artist | 2007 |
Balls of Fury | Techie | 2007 |
Smiley Face | Casting Assistant | 2007 |
Halfway Home | Hodge | 2007 |
The Nines | Game Night Guest | 2007 |
Help Me Help You | Jonathan | 2006 |
CollegeHumor Originals | Dean Pelton | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Sky High | Stitches / Mr. Grayson | 2005 |
Partner(s) | Katherine's Secretary | 2005 |
Jake in Progress | Freddie Blake | 2005 |
American Dad! | (voice) / Puddin' | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self / Self - Community / Self - Guest | 2005 |
The Soup | Self / Marty | 2004 |
It's All Relative | Lewis | 2003 |
Coupling | Stalker | 2003 |
NCIS | Dr. Joel Sanderson | 2003 |
Evil Con Carne | Ensign Slaughter | 2003 |
Reno 911! | Andrew / Man | 2003 |
Less Than Perfect | Rob McLyle | 2002 |
S1m0ne | Studio Executive #2 | 2002 |
One Hour Photo | Amateur Porn Guy | 2002 |
Minority Report | Technician / Technician [Pre-Crime] | 2002 |
Baby Bob | Dougy | 2002 |
Slackers | Head T.A. Philip | 2002 |
According to Jim | Bill | 2001 |
The Guardian | Court Therapist | 2001 |
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Gatekeeper / Jefferson / Announcer | 2001 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Hotel Day Manager | 2000 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Todd Benton | 2000 |
Katie Joplin | Mitchell Tuit | 1999 |
Thanks | Cotton | 1999 |
Family Guy | (voice) | 1999 |
Becker | Eddie Blatt | 1998 |
The Hughleys | Census Guy | 1998 |
Will & Grace | Brent | 1998 |
That '70s Show | Clerk / Fenton | 1998 |
Working | Carl | 1997 |
The View | Self | 1997 |
The Practice | Quimby | 1997 |
Clueless | Bart | 1996 |
Tracey Takes On... | Pollster | 1996 |
The Naked Truth | Harris Van Doren | 1995 |
Cybill | Production Assistant | 1995 |
Friends | Nervous Male Passenger | 1994 |
Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Heart | 2021 |
Downhill | 2020 |
The Way Way Back | 2013 |
Community | 2009 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Heart | 2021 |
Thoroughbreds | 2018 |
The Writers' Room | 2013 |
The Way Way Back | 2013 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | Nominated |
2012 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
2012 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Won |