Dan Bakkedahl (born November 18, 1969) is an American actor and improvisational comedian. He is best known for starring as Tim Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces, as Congressman Roger Furlong on the HBO series Veep, and as Steve Nugent in the FX comedy series Legit. From 2005 to 2007, he was a correspondent for three seasons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He additionally has recurring roles on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, the HBO Max comedy series Made for Love, and the Netflix comedy Space Force.

Early life and education Bakkedahl grew up in Stuart, Florida. He is a 1988 graduate of Martin County High School. He is of Norwegian descent.'Daily Show' dude got serious about acting at FSU. Bakkedahl attended St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, before completing his studies in theatre at Florida State University, where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. His brother is Florida State's Attorney Tom Bakkedahl.

Career After college, Bakkedahl toured for a year with the Repertory Theater of America. After moving to Chicago, he made a name for himself at the Improv Olympic performing in the influential two-man improv show ZUMPF with his teacher Miles Stroth. Dan went on to perform at the Second City mainstage, eventually writing Doors Open on the Right, Second City’s 90th revue. In Chicago, he is often noted for having left the Second City mainstage due to artistic differences.

Bakkedahl continues to perform regularly at comedy venues such as the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Magnet Theater, Second City and Improv Comedy Lab in Los Angeles. He is also a member of the advisory council of the California Shakespeare Theater.

Bakkedahl's first major television work was on Comedy Central's The Daily Show where he served as a correspondent from 2005 to 2007. After leaving The Daily Show in 2007, he has since moved to Los Angeles and went on to have supporting roles in the films such as Observe and Report, The Heat, and This Is 40. He also appeared in the Snake 'N Bacon animated special on Adult Swim, which aired on May 10, 2009. In early 2010, he co-starred in the comedy pilot Our Show on NBC.

From 2010 through 2011, Bakkedahl appeared in a series of commercials for T-Mobile cellular phones, where he plays a human likeness of AT&T's 3G network.

Bakkedahl has made guest appearances on shows such as 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Newsreaders, and The United States of Tara, as well as appearing in recurring roles as "Murray the A/C Repairman" in season three of Community and as Congressman Furlong on Veep. In 2015, he began recurring roles The Goldbergs as science teacher Mr. Woodburn and on The Mindy Project as Dr. Adrian Bergdahl.

Bakkedahl starred alongside Jim Jeffries and DJ Qualls in the FX comedy series Legit, which ran for two seasons on FX and FXX. Aftwards, he next starred as Tim Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces, which began airing in 2015 and concluded after four seasons in 2019.

Bakkedahl co-starred in the HBO Max comedy series Made for Love, which premiered on April 1, 2021 but was canceled in 2022 after two seasons.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 2002 One Man's Ceiling Gas Man 2005 25 Years of Improv Comedy Himself 2007 Crime Fiction Crazy Caller 2008 My First Kidnapping Rick Sleevning Short2009 Observe and Report Mark Welcome to Academia Valentine2010 Marriage Drama with Virginia Madsen Paul Short Voula Delivery Man Short 2012 This Is 40 Dentist2013 Agent Garrett Craig Four Dogs Dan 2014 Chu and Blossom Principal Cochette Not Safe for Work Random Denning Employee2015 Get Hard Leo Hitman: Agent 47 Sanders Trumbo Roy Brewer2016 Brave New Jersey Reverend Ray Rogers Another Evil Joey Lee Dansing The Escort Rick2017 Battle of the Sexes Gamblers Anon Leader Killing Hasselhoff Nick 2018 Taco Shop Nate Holmes Action Point Gregory Knoblach2019 Corporate Animals Billy The Buddy Games Shelly Sword of Trust Kingpin Married Young Pharmacist Wyrm Allen 2021 The Starling Chuck2023 Sick Girl Fred Pepper Not an Artist Mr. Marion 2025 Swiped Ed 2026 The Stunt Driver Bill Wilkins Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence Wilbur Finletter

Television Year Film Role Notes 2005–2007 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Himself; Correspondent 40 episodes2007 Law & Order Tony Bicks Episode: "Remains of the Day" 30 Rock Angry Father Episode: "The Fighting Irish" Flight of the Conchords Waiter Episode: "The Actor" 2008 The Return of Jezebel James Darryl Episode: "Needles and Schlag"2009 The Office Roger Prince Jr. Episode: "Prince Family Paper" Dollhouse General Store Proprietor Episode: "True Believer" Snake 'n' Bacon Homicide Detective Animation2010 Mayne Street Team Owner Episode: "Brownian Motion and Straight as an Arrow" How I Met Your Mother Curtis Episode: "Natural History" Our Show Neal TV movie2011 Hot in Cleveland Jasper Episode: "LeBron Is Le Gone" United States of Tara Mr. Kern Episode: "Train Wreck and Crackerjack" Curb Your Enthusiasm Waiter Episode: "The Hero" 2011–2012 Community Murray Recurring role2012 The Book Club The Author Episode: "Dirty Jobs and Enemies of the State" The League OB Doctor Episode: "Training Camp" 2013 Grimm Graydon Ostler Episode: "A Dish Best Served Cold" 2013–2014 Legit Steve Nugent Series regular 2013–2015 Newsreaders Clint Schliff / Vic Traymore 2 episodes 2013–2019 Veep Congressman Roger Furlong Recurring role2014 Californication Dr. Dan Episode: "Smile" Major Crimes Carl Lembeck Episode: "Cutting Loose" Gotham Davis Lamond / The Balloonman Episode: "The Balloonman" Bad Judge Mr. Lewis Episode: "Knife to a Gunfight" Brooklyn Nine-Nine Lt. Andrew Miller Episode: "The Mole" 2014–2022 The Goldbergs Mr. Woodburn Recurring role2015 Sin City Saints Dan Episode: "Urine God's Hands Now" Battle Creek Barclay Spades Episode: "Gingerbread Man" The Mindy Project Dr. Adrian Bergdahl Recurring role 2015–2019 Life in Pieces Tim Hughes Series regular 2016 TripTank Various voices 2 episodes2017 Man Seeking Woman Ruffala Episode: "Popcorn" Tarantula Lucas (voice) 9 episodes 2019–2020 Puppy Dog Pals Various voices 4 episodes2020 The Boss Baby: Back in Business Scary Sweary CEO Baby (voice) Animation Space Force John Blandsmith Recurring role Teen Titans Go! Sheriff (voice) Episode: "The Night Begins to Shine" Tales from the Loop Ed 3 episodes 2021 Impeachment: American Crime Story Kenneth Starr 6 episodes 2021–2022 Made for Love Herringbone Series regular 2022 Bust DownHoraceEpisode: "Bad Hang"2023 History of the World, Part IIWinston ChurchillEpisode: "V" Party DownMarty MittmanEpisode: "Sepulveda Basin High School Spring Play Opening Night" Barry FBI Agent Curtis Episode: "you're charming"2024 Quantum LeapMilton WellsEpisode: "The Family Treasure" Dinner with the Parents Harvey Langer Main cast Tulsa King Wesley Tucker 2 episodes 2024–2025 Solar Opposites Commander Zarck 5 episodes 2026 Chicago Fire Uncle Larry 2 episodes2027Hidden Heroes: A Descendants StoryYen SidTV Movie

Other work Year Film Role Notes 2005 Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Additional voices (voice: English version) Video game

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