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'''David Dastmalchian''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|s|ˈ|m|ɔː|l|tʃ|ən}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA8aNPPBlUs|title=2017 Planet Comicon Kansas City interview with actor David Dastmalchian|date=May 9, 2017|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}</ref> born July 21, 1984) is an American actor of stage, film, and television.<ref name=dav1>{{cite news|last1=Niccum|first1=Jon|title=David Dastmalchian goes from addiction to ‘Ant-Man’ and beyond|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article20439396.html|accessdate=October 17, 2016|work=The Kansas City Star|date=May 9, 2015}}</ref> Raised in [[Kansas]], he studied at [[The Theatre School at DePaul University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Theatre School News|url=http://theatre.depaul.edu/alumni/Pages/theatre-school-news.aspx|website=Theatre.depaul.edu|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref> In [[Chicago]], he received acclaim for lead roles in [[Tennessee Williams|Tennessee Williams' |
'''David Dastmalchian''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|s|ˈ|m|ɔː|l|tʃ|ən}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA8aNPPBlUs|title=2017 Planet Comicon Kansas City interview with actor David Dastmalchian|date=May 9, 2017|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}</ref> born July 21, 1984) is an American actor of stage, film, and television.<ref name=dav1>{{cite news|last1=Niccum|first1=Jon|title=David Dastmalchian goes from addiction to ‘Ant-Man’ and beyond|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article20439396.html|accessdate=October 17, 2016|work=The Kansas City Star|date=May 9, 2015}}</ref> Raised in [[Kansas]], he studied at [[The Theatre School at DePaul University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Theatre School News|url=http://theatre.depaul.edu/alumni/Pages/theatre-school-news.aspx|website=Theatre.depaul.edu|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref> In [[Chicago]], he received acclaim for lead roles in [[Tennessee Williams|Tennessee Williams']] ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' and [[Sam Shepard]]'s ''[[Buried Child]]'' at Shattered Globe Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/298948-david-dastmalchian|title=David Dastmalchian Theatre Credits and Profile|website=www.abouttheartists.com|access-date=2017-07-19}}</ref> He also played Kurt in [[Marvel Studios]]' ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'' (2015) and its sequel ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'' (2018), [[Murdoc]] in [[CBS]]' '[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', and [[Abra Kadabra (comics)|Abra Kadabra]] in [[The CW]]'s ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
Revision as of 02:12, 31 March 2019
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Born | Pennsylvania, United States | July 21, 1984
Education | DePaul University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
David Dastmalchian (/dəsˈmɔːltʃən/;[1] born July 21, 1984) is an American actor of stage, film, and television.[2] Raised in Kansas, he studied at The Theatre School at DePaul University.[3] In Chicago, he received acclaim for lead roles in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Shattered Globe Theatre.[4] He also played Kurt in Marvel Studios' Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Murdoc in CBS' 'MacGyver, and Abra Kadabra in The CW's The Flash.
Early life
Dastmalchian was born in Pennsylvania, but raised in Overland Park, Kansas, where he attended Shawnee Mission South high school.[2] He is of Armenian, Iranian, Italian, Irish and English descent. Prior to beginning his career as an actor, he suffered from a heroin addiction for five years before getting clean. He wrote about his experience in his screenplay, Animals.[2]
Career
Dastmalchian's feature film debut came in the late 2000s, as the Joker’s deranged henchman, Thomas Schiff, in Christopher Nolan's movie The Dark Knight. His turn as Bob Taylor in Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners[5] received strong reviews. Richard Corliss of Time called Dastmalchian's performance "excellent - chatty, modest with some subtle telltale psychopathy" and The Guardian's Paul MacInnes likened his introduction as a new suspect to Kevin Spacey's entrance in Seven.[6]
In March 2014, Dastmalchian was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Courage in Storytelling at the South by Southwest Film Festival. He wrote and starred in the feature film Animals, directed by Collin Schiffli. Ashley Moreno of The Austin Chronicle credits Dastmalchian's screenplay with "present[ing] an authenticity often lacking in films about drug abuse."[7] Film Threat's Brian Tallerico similarly sings the praises of Dastmalchian's breakout performance, noting his ability to "capture that sense of self-loathing that comes through in the body language of an addict without overselling it."[8]
Other feature film appearances include starring roles in the psychological thriller The Employer,[9] the indie grindhouse hit Sushi Girl, the Detroit-based drama Cass (winner, San Diego Black Film Festival), Girls Will Be Girls 2012 (sequel to the cult hit, Girls Will Be Girls), Saving Lincoln, Virgin Alexander and the Peyton Reed-helmed Marvel Studios film, Ant-Man.
Dastmalchian appeared in Michel Franco's Chronic alongside Tim Roth.
He has been on television as Simon on the Fox sci-fi series Almost Human episode "Simon Says", as a chess expert and murder suspect on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and as Oz Turner on the BBC series Intruders. Other television appearances include the FX comedy The League, the Showtime series Ray Donovan, and NBC's medical drama ER.
Dastmalchian portrayed DC Comics villain Abra Kadabra in season 3 of The Flash.[10] He also returned for the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Dark Knight | Thomas Schiff | |
2009 | Horsemen | Terrence | |
2012 | Say When | Damon | |
2012 | Cass | Joshua Whitmore | |
2012 | Virgin Alexander | Hank | |
2012 | Sushi Girl | Nelson | |
2012 | Singled Out | Luke | |
2013 | Saving Lincoln | Major Eckert | |
2013 | The Employer | James Harris | |
2013 | Prisoners | Bob Taylor | |
2014 | Animals | Jude | Writer SXSW Film Festival - Special Jury Prize Winner |
2014 | Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie | Sergeant L. J. Ng | Cameo |
2015 | Chronic | Bernard | |
2015 | Ant-Man | Kurt | |
2017 | The Belko Experiment | Lonny | |
2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Coco | |
2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Kurt | |
2018 | Bird Box | Whistling Marauder | |
2018 | A Million Little Pieces | ||
2018 | Relaxer | Cam | |
2020 | Dune | Piter De Vries | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | ER | Young Man | Episode: "Heal Thyself" |
2012 | The League | Morgue Worker | Episode: "Judge MacArthur" |
2013 | Ray Donovan | English Teacher | Episode: "Black Cadillac" |
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lee Crosby | Episode: "Killer Moves" |
2014 | Almost Human | Simon | Episode: "Simon Says" |
2014 | Intruders | Oz Turner | Episode: "She Was Provisional" |
2015 | CSI: Cyber | Logan Reeves | Episode: "Family Secrets" |
2016 | 12 Monkeys | Kyle Slade | Episodes: "Bodies of Water", "Immortal" |
2016–present | MacGyver | Murdoc | 9 episodes |
2017 | Gotham | Dwight Pollard | Episodes: "Ghosts" and "Smile Like You Mean It" |
2017 | The Flash | Abra Kadabra | One Episode: "Abra Kadabra" |
2017 | Twin Peaks | Pit Boss Warrack[12] | Episodes: "The Return, Part 4", "The Return, Part 5" and "The Return, Part 10" |
2017 | Svengoolie | Himself | Studio guest, 2 appearances |
Music videos
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | "Constant Conversations" | Himself | Passion Pit video |
2018 | "Catch It" | Himself | Iceage video |
2018 | "Dark Speed" | Failure video |
References
- ^ "2017 Planet Comicon Kansas City interview with actor David Dastmalchian". May 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c Niccum, Jon (May 9, 2015). "David Dastmalchian goes from addiction to 'Ant-Man' and beyond". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "The Theatre School News". Theatre.depaul.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "David Dastmalchian Theatre Credits and Profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Variety article: 'Prisoners' finds Dastmalchian". Variety.com. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Paul MacInnes. "Prisoners: Toronto 2013 – first look review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ "SXSW Film Review: 'Animals'". Austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ "Animals - Review". Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
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(help) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2016). "'Twin Peaks' Reboot Adds Patrick Fischler & David Dastmalchian". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Armenian descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of Iranian descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- Male actors from Kansas
- DePaul University alumni
- 21st-century American male actors