Jim Rash

Jim Rash
Rash in 2013
Born
James Rash

(1971-07-15) July 15, 1971 (age 53)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • filmmaker
Years active1995–present

James Rash[1] (born July 15, 1971)[2] 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 Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award.[3] Rash has since with Faxon, written and directed the comedy films The Way, Way Back (2013), and Downhill (2020).

  1. ^ Lacher, Irene (August 24, 2013). "Jim Rash writes, directs, acts and hosts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Today in History". The Associated Press. July 15, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (November 16, 2011). "The Descendants". The Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago, Illinois: Sun-Times Media Group. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012 – via rogerebert.com.