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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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Bros | 2022 | |
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Flight Attendant | 2022 |
Home Sweet Home Alone | Bell Choir Leader | 2021 |
Long Weekend | Larry | 2021 |
Solar Opposites | Keith | 2020 |
Lazy Susan | Phil | 2020 |
Harley Quinn | The Riddler, The Mayor / Tad, The Riddler / Leslie, The Riddler / Male Nurse / Cop, The Riddler / Mr. Isley, The Riddler / Stan, The Riddler / Student 2, The Riddler / Unloving Guard / Luigi | 2019 |
Archibald's Next Big Thing | Fritz | 2019 |
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | Prince Average (voice) / Prince Average | 2019 |
Tacoma FD | CEO Frank Drake | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bros | 2022 | |
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Flight Attendant | 2022 |
Home Sweet Home Alone | Bell Choir Leader | 2021 |
Long Weekend | Larry | 2021 |
Solar Opposites | Keith | 2020 |
Lazy Susan | Phil | 2020 |
Harley Quinn | The Riddler, The Mayor / Tad, The Riddler / Leslie, The Riddler / Male Nurse / Cop, The Riddler / Mr. Isley, The Riddler / Stan, The Riddler / Student 2, The Riddler / Unloving Guard / Luigi | 2019 |
Archibald's Next Big Thing | Fritz | 2019 |
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | Prince Average (voice) / Prince Average | 2019 |
Tacoma FD | CEO Frank Drake | 2019 |
Star Wars Resistance | Flix (voice), Flix / Pirate #3 (voice), Flix | 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 | Himself - Host / Self - Host | 2017 |
Vampirina | Mr. Thornberg | 2017 |
DuckTales | Gyro Gearloose, Gyro Gearloose (voice), Gyro Gearloose / 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 (voice) | 2015 |
Dr. Ken | Devon Drake | 2015 |
The Grinder | Bill Foosley | 2015 |
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Cecil Turtle / Cecil the Turtle | 2015 |
Break a Hip | Angry Male Patron, Father | 2015 |
Lip Sync Battle | Self - Competitor | 2015 |
These People | Kevin Pratt | 2015 |
The Odd Couple | Joshua | 2015 |
Yellowbird | Karl (voice) / Karl | 2014 |
Benched | Hatbrim Tony | 2014 |
Mike Tyson Mysteries | Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Queensbury (voice), Marquess of Queensbury, Marquess of Queensberry (voice), Marquess of Queensberry / Marquess of Queensberry (voice) | 2014 |
Blaze and the Monster Machines | Grandpa | 2014 |
Black-ish | Cody | 2014 |
TripTank | Cowboy Dad, Sir Rothert, Tony | 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 |
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Pineapple Joe | 2012 |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Principal Slimovitz | 2012 |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Professor Ecks, Sir Zanifer | 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 5: 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, Dean Craig Pelton, Dean Pelton / Vice Cobra Assistant Commander / Dean Craig Pelton | 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 | Himself, Himself - Community, Himself - 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 | 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 | Himself | 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 | 2281 |
Downhill | 2020 |
The Way Way Back | 2013 |
Community | 2009 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Heart | 2281 |
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 |