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David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

David Dastmalchian, an American actor, writer, and producer, is known for science fiction and superhero work. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he attended The Theatre School at DePaul University and began on Chicago stages, where he drew notice for The Glass Menagerie and Buried Child. His first screen part was Thomas Schiff, one of the Joker's henchmen, in The Dark Knight. Critics responded well to his Bob Taylor in Prisoners (2013). He wrote and starred in Animals, and in 2014 he won a special jury prize at South by Southwest for courage in storytelling. He went on to play Kurt in Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), and appeared in Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021) as Polka-Dot Man, and Dune (2021) as Piter De Vries. Other credits include Late Night with the Devil (2023), The Boogeyman (2023), Oppenheimer (2023), and the series Gotham, The Flash, and MacGyver. He also writes comics, including Count Crowley.

51years old

Turns 52 on July 21in 252 days

  • Born Allentown
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
17 years2009 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Behind the award

    Dastmalchian both wrote and acted in the feature film Animals, which Collin Schiffli directed. In March 2014, the South by Southwest Film Festival gave him the Special Jury Prize for Courage in Storytelling.

  2. First role

    Dastmalchian made his feature film debut in the late 2000s, playing Thomas Schiff, the Joker's deranged henchman, in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.

  3. A first

    Dastmalchian made his video game voice acting debut in the VR game Batman: Arkham Shadow, voicing Vic Sage, also known as The Question.

David Dastmalchian movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Late Night with the Devil2023 Horroras Jack Delroy

    IMDb rating 7.0152K votes

  2. The Suicide Squad2021 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Polka-Dot Man

    IMDb rating 7.2466K votes

  3. Ant-Man2015as Kurt

    IMDb rating 7.2795K votes

  4. Dune2021as Piter de Vries

    IMDb rating 8.01.1M votes

  5. The Last Voyage of the Demeter2023as Wojchek

    IMDb rating 6.171K votes

  6. Blade Runner 20492017as Coco

    IMDb rating 8.0769K votes

  7. The Boogeyman2023as Lester Billings

    IMDb rating 5.955K votes

  8. Prisoners2013as Bob Taylor

    IMDb rating 8.2959K votes

Most often with

Denis Villeneuve directed three of these films, Peyton Reed three and Chris Palmer two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Paul Rudd, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Paul RuddMichael Douglas, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Michael DouglasTroy Baker, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Troy BakerEvangeline Lilly, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Evangeline LillyDanny Trejo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Danny TrejoMark Hamill, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mark HamillDenis VilleneuveDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Denis VilleneuvePeyton ReedDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Peyton ReedChris PalmerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Chris Palmer

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Box office

What David Dastmalchian's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.7 billion

17 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 33 films: 17 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Oppenheimer2023as William Borden$952 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Oppenheimer2023as William Borden
    $952M25.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Ant-Man and the Wasp2018as Kurt
    $623M16.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Ant-Man2015as Kurt
    $519M14.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023as Veb (voice)
    $476M12.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Dune2021as Piter de Vries
    $411M11.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Blade Runner 20492017as Coco
    $259M7.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Suicide Squad2021as Polka-Dot Man
    $169M4.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Prisoners2013as Bob Taylor
    $122M3.3% of the total
The Boogeyman (2023), $82.3 millionThe Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), $21.6 millionThe Life of Chuck (2025), $19.7 millionLate Night with the Devil (2023), $16.8 millionAfraid (2024), $13.0 millionThe Belko Experiment (2017), $11.8 millionRosario (2025), $1.4 millionHorsemen (2009), $1.0 millionDust Bunny (2025), $928,164

$168 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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