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David Dastmalchian

Acting

Biography

David Dastmalchian (/dəstˈmɑːltʃən/ dəst-MAHL-chən; born July 21, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He has had supporting roles in a number of superhero franchises: he portrayed Thomas Schiff in The Dark Knight (2008), Kurt and Veb in the Ant-Man franchise, Abra Kadabra in the CW's The Flash, and Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad (2021). Dastmalchian has appeared in three films directed by Denis Villeneuve: Prisoners (2013), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and Dune (2021). Although he is best known for his work as a character actor, Dastmalchian had leading roles in the 2014 semi-autobiographical film Animals, which he wrote, and the 2023 horror film Late Night with the Devil, which he produced. He is also set to portray Mr. 3 in the Netflix series One Piece. He has a guest appearance on the 2025 TV Series Dexter: Resurrection. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Dastmalchian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: July 21, 1975

Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

2026
Street Fighter

as M. Bison

2025
The Alex Leyba Movie II

as Self (archive footage)

2025
The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors

as (segment "Yeti or Not")

2025
Dexter: Resurrection

as Gareth / The Gemini Killer

2025
Murderbot

as Gurathin

2025
Rosario

as Joe

2025
The Muppet Script

as Gonzo the Great

2024
2024
2024
Afraid

as Lightning

2024
Horror's Greatest

as Self - Actor, Late Night with the Devil

2024
2023
2023
Oppenheimer

as William Borden

2023
The Boogeyman

as Lester Billings

2023
Boston Strangler

as Albert DeSalvo

2022
2022
Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition

as Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)

2021
Dune

as Piter de Vries

2021
What If...?

as Kurt (voice)

2021
The Suicide Squad

as Polka-Dot Man

2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two

as Julian Day / Calendar Man / Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin (voice)

2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One

as Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)

2020
Lacrimosa

as Male Corpse

2019
Reprisal

as Johnson

2019
2019
2019
Teacher

as James Lewis

2019
Eureka!

as Tom & Jerry Fan

2019
Relaxer

as Cam

2019
Miracle Workers

as Ugulus Sleeze

2018
Bird Box

as Whistling Marauder

2018
The Rookie

as Ray Watkins

2018
Making Love

as Writer

2018
The Domestics

as Willy Cunningham

2017
Be Good

as Gil

2016
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

as Self - Guest Judge

2016
MacGyver

as Murdoc

2016
The Belko Experiment

as Alonso 'Lonny' Crane

2016
Under the Pyramid

as Yonas Al Masri

2015
Chronic

as Bernard

2015
Ant-Man

as Kurt

2015
2015
12 Monkeys

as Kyle Slade

2014
The Flash

as Philippe / Abra Kadabra

2014
Gotham

as Dwight Pollard

2014
Animals

as Jude

2014
After Thought

as Brandon

2013
Almost Human

as Simon

2013
Prisoners

as Bob Taylor

2013
Heavy

as Dave

2013
The Employer

as James Harris

2013
Saving Lincoln

as Major Eckert

2013
Cass

as Joshua Whitmore

2012
Sushi Girl

as Nelson

2012
Brutal

as Antonio Scarafini

2012
2011
Double Black

as Breck

2011
Gateway

as Allen

2010
Last Seen Wearing

as David Porter

2010
Band

as Alan Smithee / Marty

2009
The League

as Morgue Worker

2009
Head Case

as Mombi - Head

2009
Horsemen

as Terrence

2008
The Dark Knight

as Joker's Thug

1990
Twin Peaks

as Pit Boss Warrick

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