Daniel Richard McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred in the HBO television series Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals and The Righteous Gemstones, the first two of which he co-created with frequent collaborator Jody Hill. He has also starred in films, such as The Foot Fist Way (2006), Pineapple Express (2008), Tropic Thunder (2008), Up in the Air (2009), Your Highness (2011), This Is the End (2013) and Alien: Covenant (2017). He has done voice acting for Despicable Me (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), The Angry Birds Movie, Sausage Party (both 2016) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019).

He wrote the revival series episode "Free Spirit".

He is the latest born person to have written for The Outer Limits.