David Dastmalchian

Born: 1975-07-21 in Pennsylvania, USA

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2026

Street Fighter as M. Bison
The Cure as Jeff Braun
Sender as Charlie
METANOIA
The Moof Milkers as Kylo Ren

2025

Dexter: Resurrection as Gareth / The Gemini Killer
Murderbot as Gurathin
Dust Bunny as Conspicuously Inconspicuous Man
The Life of Chuck as Josh
Locked ... (Thanks)
Rosario as Joe
The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors as Self / Yeti (segment "Yeti or Not")
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 as Self
The Muppet Script as Gonzo the Great
Lake Mungo Revisited as Self
Valley Daze ... (Producer)
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol as Gonzo / Charles Dickens
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure as Self

2021

What If...? as Kurt (voice)
Dune as Piter de Vries
The Suicide Squad as Polka-Dot Man
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One as Calendar Man (voice)
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two as Calendar Man / Penguin (voice)
Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass as Matthew

2020

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
Lacrimosa as Male Corpse

2019

Miracle Workers as Ugulus Sleeze
Reprisal as Johnson
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Nervous Cop
A Million Little Pieces as Roy
Teacher as James Lewis
Madness in the Method as Hernando
Relaxer as Cam
Eureka! as Tom & Jerry Fan
All Creatures Here Below as Gensan

2018

The Rookie as Ray Watkins
Ant-Man and the Wasp as Kurt
Bird Box as Whistling Marauder
The Domestics as Willy Cunningham
Making Love as Writer
Galaktikon: Nightmare as Triton

2017

Blade Runner 2049 as Coco
Be Good as Gil

2016

MacGyver as Murdoc
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
The Belko Experiment as Alonso 'Lonny' Crane
Under the Pyramid as Yonas Al Masri
A Quiet Kind of Love as Dave
The Balcony as David

2015

12 Monkeys as Kyle Slade
Ant-Man as Kurt
Chronic as Bernard
A Killer of Men as Denham

2014

The Flash as Philippe / Abra Kadabra
Gotham as Dwight Pollard
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as Sgt. L J Ng
Animals as Jude
After Thought as Brandon

2013

Prisoners as Bob Taylor
Almost Human as Simon
Saving Lincoln as Major Eckert
Sushi Girl: A Documentary as Self
Cass as Joshua Whitmore
The Employer as James Harris
Heavy as Dave

2012

Sushi Girl as Nelson
Brutal as Antonio Scarafini
Virgin Alexander as Hank
Shortcake as Mark
Singled Out as Luke
The Cross as Stan
Love Is An Elevator as Nick

2011

Gateway as Allen
Keen as Brett
Double Black as Breck

2010

Band as Alan Smithee / Marty
Last Seen Wearing as David Porter

2009

The League as Morgue Worker
Horsemen as Terrence
Head Case as Mombi - Head
Credits as David

2008

The Dark Knight as Joker's Thug

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Lee Crosby

1990

Twin Peaks as Pit Boss Warrick