Daniel Richard "Danny" McBride (born December 29, 1976 in Statesboro, Georgia) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles in Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder as well as being the co-creator and star of the HBO shows Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, and frequent collaborations with Seth Rogen, and writer/directors Jody Hill and David Gordon Green, having met the latter two in college.
Do not confuse him with one of the writers and producers for Underworld (2003), who is also named Danny McBride.
Selected Filmography
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Film roles
- All the Real Girls
- The Foot Fist Way
- Hot Rod
- Superbad
- The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
- Drillbit Taylor
- Pineapple Express
- Tropic Thunder
- Fanboys
- Observe and Report
- Land of the Lost
- Up in the Air
- Despicable Me
- Due Date
- Your Highness
- 30 Minutes or Less
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- This Is the End
- Aloha
- Rock the Kasbah
- The Angry Birds Movie
- Sausage Party
- In Dubious Battle
- Alien: Covenant
- The Disaster Artist
- Halloween (2018) (not acting in it, but co-wrote the script)
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- The Exorcist: Believer (as co-writer)
Television roles
Tropes associated with Danny McBride:
- Star-Making Role: Eastbound & Down as Kenny Powers. However, he was known previously for his roles in Frat Pack movies like Pineapple Express, The Foot Fist Way, Drillbit Taylor and Tropic Thunder.
