David Dastmalchian

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.

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Known For

The Rookie

Ray Watkins

The Flash

Philippe / Abra Kadabra

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Lee Crosby

Gotham

Dwight Pollard

The Dark Knight

Joker's Thug

Twin Peaks

Pit Boss Warrick

MacGyver

Murdoc

Oppenheimer

William Borden

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2026	Street Fighter	M. Bison
2025	The Life of Chuck	Josh
2025	Dust Bunny
2025	Rosario	Joe
2025	The Muppet Script	Gonzo the Great
2025	Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure	Self
2025	Lake Mungo Revisited	Self
2025	The Alex Leyba Movie II	Self (archive footage)
2025	The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors	(segment "Yeti or Not")
2024	Late Night with the Devil	Jack Delroy
2024	Afraid	Lightning
2024	Night Owls Episode 335	Jack Delroy
2024	In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994	Self
2023	The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special	Self
2023	Boston Strangler	Albert DeSalvo
2023	The Boogeyman	Lester Billings
2023	Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Self - Vab
2023	Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two	The Flash (voice)
2023	Oppenheimer	William Borden
2023	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Veb (voice)
2023	Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham	Grendon (voice)
2023	The Last Voyage of the Demeter	Wojchek
2022	Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition	Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)
2022	Weird: The Al Yankovic Story	John Deacon
2022	In Search of Darkness: Part III	Self
2021	The Suicide Squad	Polka-Dot Man
2021	Dune	Piter de Vries
2021	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One	Julian Day / Calendar Man (voice)
2021	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two	Julian Day / Calendar Man / Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin (voice)
2020	Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020	Lacrimosa	Male Corpse
2019	Eureka!	Tom & Jerry Fan
2019	All Creatures Here Below	Gensan
2019	Madness in the Method	Hernando
2019	Relaxer	Cam
2019	A Million Little Pieces	Roy
2019	Teacher	James Lewis
2019	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot	Nervous Cop
2018	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Kurt
2018	The Domestics	Willy Cunningham
2018	Galaktikon: Nightmare	Triton
2018	Bird Box	Whistling Marauder
2018	Making Love	Writer
2017	Be Good	Gil
2017	Blade Runner 2049	Coco
2016	A Quiet Kind of Love	Dave
2016	The Balcony	David
2016	Under the Pyramid	Yonas Al Masri
2016	The Belko Experiment	Alonso 'Lonny' Crane
2015	Chronic	Bernard
2015	Ant-Man	Kurt
2015	A Killer of Men	Denham
2014	Animals	Jude
2014	After Thought	Brandon
2014	Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie	Sgt. L J Ng
2013	Sushi Girl: A Documentary	Self
2013	Prisoners	Bob Taylor
2013	Heavy	Dave
2013	The Employer	James Harris
2013	Cass	Joshua Whitmore
2013	Saving Lincoln	Major Eckert
2012	Sushi Girl	Nelson
2012	The Cross	Stan
2012	Shortcake	Mark
2012	Singled Out	Luke
2012	Virgin Alexander	Hank
2012	Love Is An Elevator	Nick
2012	Brutal	Antonio Scarafini
2011	Keen	Brett
2011	Double Black	Breck
2011	Gateway	Allen
2010	Last Seen Wearing	David Porter
2010	Band	Alan Smithee / Marty
2009	Head Case	Mombi - Head
2009	Credits	David
2009	Horsemen	Terrence
2008	The Dark Knight	Joker's Thug
	The Monster Shock Theatre with Martin Monster
	The Assassination of Chicago’s Mayor	Patrick Prendergast
	Epilogue
	The Cure
	Kodak Super-XX
	Sender
	The Shepherd	The Shepherd
	Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure	Self
	METANOIA
	Kill Screen

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Murderbot	Gurathin
2025	Dexter: Resurrection	Gareth / The Gemini Killer
2024	Grave Conversations	Self
2024	The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Joe Bob's Beelzebub Bash	Self
2024	Horror's Greatest	Self - Actor, Late Night with the Devil
2024	The D-Con Chamber	Self
2024	The Creep Tapes	Joseph
2023	Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!	Bigum Battleaxe
2022	The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time	Self
2022	The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans	Self - Guest Judge
2021	What If...?	Kurt (voice)
2021	Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass	Matthew
2019	Miracle Workers	Ugulus Sleeze
2019	Reprisal	Johnson
2018	The Rookie	Ray Watkins
2016	MacGyver	Murdoc
2016	The Boulet Brothers' Dragula	Self - Guest Judge
2015	12 Monkeys	Kyle Slade
2014	The Flash	Philippe / Abra Kadabra
2014	Gotham	Dwight Pollard
2013	Almost Human	Simon
2009	The League	Morgue Worker
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Lee Crosby
1990	Twin Peaks	Pit Boss Warrick