David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian
Born (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 2000–present

David Dastmalchian (born February 29, 1984) is an American actor known for film, television and theatre work. Originally from Kansas, he studied at The Theatre School at DePaul University.[1] In Chicago, he received acclaim for lead roles in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Sam Shepard's Buried Child.

Career

Dastmalchian's feature film debut came in the late 2000s, as the Joker’s deranged henchman, Thomas Schiff, in Christopher Nolan's movie The Dark Knight. His turn as Bob Taylor in Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners[2] received strong reviews. Richard Corliss of Time called Dastmalchian's performance "excellent - chatty, modest with some subtle telltale psychopathy" and The Guardian's Paul MacInnes likened his introduction as a new suspect to Kevin Spacey's entrance in Seven.[3]

In March 2014, Dastmalchian was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Courage in Storytelling at the South by Southwest Film Festival. He wrote and starred in the feature film Animals, directed by Collin Schiffli. Ashley Moreno of The Austin Chronicle credits Dastmalchian's screenplay with "present[ing] an authenticity often lacking in films about drug abuse."[4] Film Threat's Brian Tallerico similarly sings the praises of Dastmalchian's breakout performance, noting his ability to "capture that sense of self-loathing that comes through in the body language of an addict without overselling it." [5]

Other feature film appearances include starring roles in the psychological thriller The Employer,[6] the indie grindhouse hit Sushi Girl, the Detroit-based drama Cass (winner, San Diego Black Film Festival), Girls Will Be Girls 2012 (sequel to the cult hit, Girls Will Be Girls), Saving Lincoln, Virgin Alexander and the Peyton Reed-helmed Marvel Studios film, Ant Man.

Dastmalchian appeared in Michel Franco's Chronic alongside Tim Roth.

He has been on television as Simon on the Fox sci-fi series Almost Human episode "Simon Says", as a chess expert and murder suspect on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and as Oz Turner on the new BBC series Intruders. Other television appearances include the FX comedy The League, the new Showtime series Ray Donovan, and NBC's long-standing medical drama ER.

Filmography

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Dark Knight Thomas Schiff
ER Young Man Episode: "Heal Thyself"
2009 Horsemen Terrence
2012 Say When Damon
Cass Joshua Whitmore
Virgin Alexander Hank
Sushi Girl Nelson
Singled Out Luke
The League Morgue Worker Episode: "Judge MacArthur"
2013 Saving Lincoln Major Eckert
The Employer James Harris
Prisoners Bob Taylor
Ray Donovan English Teacher Episode: "Black Cadillac"
2014 Animals Jude Writer, Winner SXSW Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie Sergeant L. J. Ng Cameo
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lee Crosby Episode: "Killer Moves"
Almost Human Simon Episode: "Simon Says"
Intruders Oz Turner Episode: "She Was Provisional"
2015 Chronic Bernard
Ant-Man Kurt
CSI: Cyber Logan Reeves Episode: "Family Secrets"
Music videos
Year Title Role Notes
2012 "Constant Conversations" Himself Passion Pit video

References

  1. ↑ "The Theatre School News". Theatre.depaul.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Variety article: 'Prisoners' finds Dastmalchian". Variety.com. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Paul MacInnes. "Prisoners: Toronto 2013 – first look review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  4. ↑ "SXSW Film Review: 'Animals'". Austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20150204205423/http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/75362/. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Quiet Earth article: Malcolm-McDowell-puts-applicants-through-hell-in-THE-EMPLOYER". Quietearth.us. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

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