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David Dastmalchian is an American stage, film and television actor and screenwriter, born 21 July 1975 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was educated at DePaul University and began his career in 2005. Dastmalchian has written comic works including Knights vs. Samurai #4, DC Horror Presents, and the Count Crowley series, including Count Crowley Volume 2 and Count Crowley Volume 3. He has vitiligo and speaks English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Knights vs. Samurai #4
- DC Horror Presents
- Count Crowley Volume 3
- Count Crowley Volume 2
- Count Crowley
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Film & TV
Acting · Pennsylvania, USA
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…
Known for
- The Cure — Jeff Braun2026
- Sender — Charlie2026
- Street Fighter — M. Bison2026
- METANOIA2026
- The Moof Milkers — Kylo Ren2026
- The Life of Chuck — Josh2025
- Dust Bunny — Conspicuously Inconspicuous Man2025
- Rosario — Joe2025
- The Muppet Script — Gonzo the Great2025
- Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure — Self2025
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 702
- Total plays
- 1,669
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,879x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,825x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,615x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,417x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,724x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1975-07-21 ) July 21, 1975 (age 50) , Allentown, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Education
- DePaul University ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Actor writer producer
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Spouse
- Evelyn Leigh ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Allentown
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- David Dastmalchian - Creep I.E. Con 2026.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1975-07-21
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- medical condition
- vitiligo
- social media followers
- 55629
- Commons category
- David Dastmalchian
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
David Dastmalchian (/dəstˈmɑːltʃən/ dəst-MAHL-chən; born July 21, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and producer, known especially for his work in science fiction and superhero films and television series. He has had roles in three films directed by Denis Villeneuve: Prisoners (2013); Blade Runner 2049 (2017); and Dune (2021), in which he portrayed Piter De Vries. He stars as Gurathin in the Apple TV+ series Murderbot (2025) and appears as Mr. 3 in the Netflix series One Piece (2026).
Dastmalchian has had supporting roles in numerous superhero films and series, including the feature films The Dark Knight (2008) in his first film role, Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) as Kurt, and The Suicide Squad (2021) as Polka-Dot Man, direct-to-video animated superhero films, and the television series Gotham (2017) and The Flash (2017–2021). He appeared again in a Christopher Nolan film in Oppenheimer (2023).
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