David Mazouz

David Mazouz
Mazouz in 2015
Born	February 19, 2001 Los Angeles, California U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Jacob "Jake" Bohm (Touch) Bruce Wayne (Gotham)
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Parent(s)	Rachel Mazouz and Michael Mazouz[2]

David Mazouz (/dəˈviːd məˈzuːz/;^[3] born February 19, 2001) is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his lead role as mute Jacob "Jake" Bohm in the TV series Touch^[4] and is best known as young Bruce Wayne in FOX's TV series Gotham, based on the DC Comics superhero created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.^[5]

Career

Mazouz started his career in commercials opposite Kiefer Sutherland at age eight.^[3] In 2012, Mazouz again co- starred with Sutherland when he landed the role of mute Jacob "Jake" Bohm in the TV series Touch.^[4] Mazouz has acted in several television series including Mike & Molly, The Office, and Criminal Minds. Mazouz also appeared in the ABC show Private Practice as the adopted brother of Betsy.

In 2014, Mazouz landed his biggest role to date as Bruce Wayne in Fox's TV series Gotham.^[5] In 2015, he has a starring role in 6 Miranda Drive as Michael Taylor.^[6] Mazouz was cast in the 2015 film, Incarnate.^[7]

Personal life

Mazouz was born in Los Angeles, California, to Rachel, a psychotherapist, and Michael Mazouz, a physician.^[8] He has a sister, Rebecca. His parents are Sephardi Jews. His father is of French Jewish background. His mother was born in the U.S. to Greek Jewish parents.^[2][8] Mazouz loves movies, writing lyrics, learning guitar, singing, dancing, and acting.^[9] He is fascinated with geography and maps.^[9][10]

Filmography

Film

2016

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Coming & Going	Timmy	Directed by Edoardo Ponti
2013	Sanitarium	Steve Mansworth	Main Cast
2014	The Games Maker	Ivan Drago	Directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini
2015	Incarnate	Cameroon	Post-production
2016	The Darkness	Michael Taylor	Release date May 13, 2016; horror thriller film directed by Greg McLean
TBA	Conversations with Andy	Preston	Announced; directed by Rotimi Rainwater

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Amish Grace	Andy Roberts	TV film
	Mike & Molly	Randy	Episode: "After the Lovin'"
2011	Private Practice	Marshall Rakoff	Episode: "God Bless the Child"
	Criminal Minds	Ryan Hall	Episode: "The Bittersweet Science"
	The Office	Bert California	Episode: "Spooked"
2012–2013	Touch	Jacob "Jake" Bohm	Main cast
2013	Major Crimes	Steve	Episode: "All In"
	Dear Dumb Diary	Hudson Rivers	TV film
2014	Drop Dead Diva	Ryan Hatcher	Episode: "Life & Death"
2014–present	Gotham	Bruce Wayne	Main Cast
2016	Dear Dumb Diary 2 : We h8t school	Hudson Rivers	TV film; upcoming

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor	Touch	Nominated	[11]

References

1. "David Mazouz". Taddlr. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
2. Follers (December 16, 2012). "David Mazouz". ethnicelebs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
3. "David Mazouz". Foxflash.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
4. Goldberg, Lesley (June 7, 2011). "Touch: David Mazouz Cast Opposite Kiefer Sutherland". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
5. Perry, Spencer (March 4, 2014). "Fox's Gotham Gets Its Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle". superherohype.com. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
6. "David Mazouz Cast In ’6 Miranda Drive’". deadline.com. April 11, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
7. "Incarnate (2015)". filmtotaal.nl. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
8. Pfefferman, Naomi (October 7, 2014). "‘Gotham’ star talks life on set as young Batman". jewishjournal.com. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
9. Curry, Stormy (August 21, 2014). "David Mazouz: Darkness Is The Approach For 'Gotham'". myfoxla.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
10. "DAVID MAZOUZ". buddytv.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
11. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

External links

• David Mazouz at the Internet Movie Database
• David Mazouz at TV Guide