David Dastmalchian

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
July 21, 1977 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Popular Genres
Action Thriller Drama
Career Span
– Present

David Dastmalchian

19 wins
1223 nominations
17 Oscars
79 credits

David Dastmalchian (born July 21, 1977) is an American actor. Raised in Kansas, he studied at The Theatre School at DePaul University. In Chicago, he received acclaim for lead roles in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Shattered Globe Theatre. He made his feature film debut in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, and has since appeared in Nolan's Oppenheimer, as well as several Denis Villeneueve films.

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Personal Info

Born
Jul 21, 1977
From
Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

19
Wins
1223
Nominations
17
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2025

The Life of Chuck
Rosario as Joe
The Muppet Script as Gonzo the Great

2024

Late Night with the Devil as Jack Delroy
Afraid as Lightning Award
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 as Self - Interviewee
Night Owls Episode 335 as Jack Delroy

2023

Oppenheimer as William Borden Award
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Veb (voice) Award
The Last Voyage of the Demeter as Wojchek Award
Boston Strangler as Albert DeSalvo Award
The Boogeyman as Lester Billings Award
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham as Grendon (voice)
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special as Self
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two as The Flash (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Self - Vab

2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as John Deacon Award
Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition as Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)
In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self

2021

Dune as Piter de Vries Award
The Suicide Squad as Polka-Dot Man Award
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two as Julian Day / Calendar Man / Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin (voice) Award
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One as Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice) Award

2020

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
Lacrimosa as Male Corpse

2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Nervous Cop Award
A Million Little Pieces as Roy
Relaxer as Cam
Madness in the Method as Hernando
Teacher as James Lewis
All Creatures Here Below as Gensan
Eureka! as Tom & Jerry Fan

2018

Bird Box as Whistling Marauder Award
Ant-Man and the Wasp as Kurt Award
The Domestics as Willy Cunningham
Making Love as Writer
Galaktikon: Nightmare as Triton

2017

Blade Runner 2049 as Coco Award
Be Good as Gil

2016

The Belko Experiment as Alonso 'Lonny' Crane
Under the Pyramid as Yonas Al Masri
The Balcony as David
A Quiet Kind of Love as Dave

2015

Ant-Man as Kurt Award
Chronic as Bernard
A Killer of Men as Denham

2014

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as Sgt. L J Ng
Animals as Jude
After Thought as Brandon

2013

Prisoners as Bob Taylor Award
The Employer as James Harris
Saving Lincoln as Major Eckert
Sushi Girl: A Documentary as Self
Cass as Joshua Whitmore
Heavy as Dave

2012

Sushi Girl as Nelson
Brutal as Antonio Scarafini
Virgin Alexander as Hank
Singled Out as Luke
The Cross as Stan
Love Is An Elevator as Nick
Shortcake as Mark

2011

Gateway as Allen
Double Black as Breck
Keen as Brett

2010

Last Seen Wearing as David Porter
Band as Alan Smithee / Marty

2009

Horsemen as Terrence
Credits as David
Head Case as Mombi - Head

2008

The Dark Knight as Joker's Thug Award

Sender
Dust Bunny
Epilogue
The Cure
The Assassination of Chicago’s Mayor as Patrick Prendergast
Kodak SuperXX
The Cure as Jeff Braun
The Monster Shock Theatre with Martin Monster

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Blade Runner 2049
Oppenheimer
The Dark Knight
Prisoners
Dune
The Suicide Squad
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Late Night with the Devil
Ant-Man
Bird Box

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