About
James Rash (born July 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He played Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012. He co-wrote The Descendants (2011) alongside Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon, for which they received the Academy Award, Independent Spirit Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. They were also nominated for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Rash has since, with Faxon, written and directed the comedy films The Way, Way Back (2013) and Downhill (2020).
Filmography
Fru! 22026 · Karl (voice)
Fly Me to the Moon2024 · Lance Vespertine
Bros2022 · Robert
Out of Office2022 · Edward
Home Sweet Home Alone2021 · Bell Choir Leader
Long Weekend2021 · Larry
Community Table Read2020 · Dean Pelton
Lazy Susan2020 · Phil
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs2019 · Average (voice)
Bernard and Huey2018 · Bernard
Cook-Off!2017 · Beauregard St. Pompadeux
Captain America: Civil War2016 · M.I.T. Liaison
Six Seasons and a Finale2016 · Self
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run2015 · Cecil the Turtle
Yellowbird2014 · Karl (voice)
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep2014 · Self
Harmontown2014 · Self
The Way Way Back2013 · Lewis
Love and Distrust2010 · Accountant (segment "Auto Motives")
The Slammin' Salmon2009 · Disgusted Businessman