David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

b. 1975 (age 51) Pennsylvania, U.S.

Actor Writer

David Dastmalchian (/dəsˈmɔːltʃən/; born July 21, 1977 or 1984) is an American actor of stage, film, and television. Raised in Kansas, he studied at The Theatre School at DePaul University.[3] In Chicago, he received acclaim for lead roles in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie and Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Shattered Globe Theatre.[4] He also played Kurt in Marvel Studios's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Murdoc in CBS's MacGyver, and Abra Kadabra in The CW's The Flash. Dastmalchian was born in Pennsylvania but raised in Overland Park, Kansas where he attended Shawnee Mission South high school. He is of Armenian, Persian, 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Dune: Part One

Late Night with the Devil

Late Night with the Devil

Oppenheimer

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

Filmography

The Cure

Sender

The Moof Milkers: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Force Awakens

The Moof Milkers: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Force Awakens

Murderbot

Dust Bunny

Conspicuously Inconspicuous Man

Rosario

The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors

The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors

2025 Actor Director

Lake Mungo Revisited

Lake Mungo Revisited

The Vincent Price Legacy

The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck

Afraid

The Creep Tapes

The Creep Tapes

Horror's Greatest

Horror's Greatest

In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror

In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror

Grave Conversations

Grave Conversations

2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Puddles Pity Party Show

Canadian Screen Awards 2024

Late Night with the Devil

Late Night with the Devil

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Boogeyman

Lester Billings

Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special

Werewolf (segment: Seinfield)

2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: Red Carpet LIVE!

In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror

In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror

2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Long Halloween

Immoral Compass

Immoral Compass

Spider-Man: No Way Home Red Carpet Premiere!

2021 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards

2021 Self Writer

Reprisal

Teacher

Eureka!

Tom & Jerry Fan

Tom & Jerry Fan

The Doctor Fearless Show

2019 Actor Writer

Doctor Fearless

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Ant-Man and the Wasp

The Domestics

Willy Cunningham

A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces

All Creatures Here Below

All Creatures Here Below

2018 Actor Writer

Relaxer

Making Love

Galaktikon: Nightmare

Galaktikon: Nightmare

The Games We Play

The Making of Nightmare

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

The Belko Experiment

The Belko Experiment

Under the Pyramid

Under the Pyramid

A Quiet Kind of Love

A Quiet Kind of Love

Horrible Hostess Presents: The Balcony

David - The Agent

Ant-Man

Chronic

A Killer of Men

A Killer of Men

Animals

2014 Actor Writer

Tweet Me in NY

The Employer

Cass

Joshua Whitmore

Heavy

1,000 Times More Brutal

1,000 Times More Brutal

Antonio Scarafini

The Assassination of Chicago's Mayor

The Assassination of Chicago's Mayor

Patrick Prendergast

Love Is an Elevator

The Cross

Say When

Virgin Alexander

Virgin Alexander

Gateway

Keen

2011 Actor Writer

Last Seen Wearing

Last Seen Wearing

Band

Credits

Arc of a Bird

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