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.

The Life of Chuck
Josh
2025

Rosario
Joe
2025

Night Owls Episode 335
Jack Delroy
2024

Afraid
Lightning
2024

Late Night with the Devil
Jack Delroy
2024

Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
The Flash (voice)
2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Self - Vab
2023

Oppenheimer
William Borden
2023

The Boogeyman
Lester Billings
2023

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
Self
2023

Boston Strangler
Albert DeSalvo
2023

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Grendon (voice)
2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Veb (voice)
2023

In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022

Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition
Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)
2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
John Deacon
2022

The Suicide Squad
Polka-Dot Man
2021

All Creatures Here Below
Gensan
2019

Eureka!
Tom & Jerry Fan
2019

Ant-Man and the Wasp
Kurt
2018

Be Good
Gil
2017

Blade Runner 2049
Coco
2017
The Balcony
David
2016

A Quiet Kind of Love
Dave
2016

The Belko Experiment
Alonso 'Lonny' Crane
2016

Under the Pyramid
Yonas Al Masri
2016

Chronic
Bernard
2015

Ant-Man
Kurt
2015

A Killer of Men
Denham
2015

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
Sgt. L J Ng
2014

Animals
Jude
2014

After Thought
Brandon
2014

Prisoners
Bob Taylor
2013

Heavy
Dave
2013

The Employer
James Harris
2013

Sushi Girl: A Documentary
Self
2013

Saving Lincoln
Major Eckert
2013

Cass
Joshua Whitmore
2013

Sushi Girl
Nelson
2012
The Cross
Stan
2012
Shortcake
Mark
2012
Keen
Brett
2011

Double Black
Breck
2011

Last Seen Wearing
David Porter
2010

Band
Alan Smithee / Marty
2010

Head Case
Mombi - Head
2009
Credits
David
2009

Horsemen
Terrence
2009

The Dark Knight
Joker's Thug
2008

Dust Bunny

The Monster Shock Theatre with Martin Monster
The Assassination of Chicago’s Mayor
Patrick Prendergast

Every Time You Lose Your Mind
2025

Murderbot
Gurathin · (10 episodes)
2025

The Muppet Script
Gonzo the Great
2025

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
2024

The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Beelzebub Bash
Self · (1 episode)
2024

Horror's Greatest
Self - Actor, Late Night with the Devil · (10 episodes)
2024

The D-Con Chamber
Self · (1 episode)
2024

Grave Conversations
Self · (13 episodes)
2024

Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
Bigum Battleaxe · (1 episode)
2023

The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Wojchek
2023

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2022

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self · (8 episodes)
2022

Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass
Matthew · (1 episode)
2021

Dune
Piter de Vries
2021

What If...?
Kurt (voice) · (1 episode)
2021

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
Julian Day / Calendar Man / Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin (voice)
2021

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)
2021

Lacrimosa
Male Corpse
2020

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020

Reprisal
Johnson · (10 episodes)
2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Nervous Cop
2019

Madness in the Method
Hernando
2019

A Million Little Pieces
Roy
2019

Teacher
James Lewis
2019

Relaxer
Cam
2019

Miracle Workers
Ugulus Sleeze · (1 episode)
2019

Bird Box
Whistling Marauder
2018

The Rookie
Ray Watkins · (2 episodes)
2018

Making Love
Writer
2018

The Domestics
Willy Cunningham
2018

Galaktikon: Nightmare
Triton
2018

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Self - Guest Judge · (2 episodes)
2016

MacGyver
Murdoc · (12 episodes)
2016

12 Monkeys
Kyle Slade · (2 episodes)
2015

The Flash
Philippe / Abra Kadabra · (2 episodes)
2014

Gotham
Dwight Pollard · (2 episodes)
2014

Almost Human
Simon · (1 episode)
2013

Brutal
Antonio Scarafini
2012

Virgin Alexander
Hank
2012

Love Is An Elevator
Nick
2012
Singled Out
Luke
2012

Gateway
Allen
2011
Epilogue
The Cure
The Cure
Jeff Braun
Kodak SuperXX
Sender
The Shepherd
The Shepherd

The League
Morgue Worker · (1 episode)
2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Lee Crosby · (1 episode)
2000

Twin Peaks
Pit Boss Warrick · (3 episodes)
1990