18 Facts About David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian is an American actor, writer, and producer.

David Dastmalchian has had supporting roles in a number of superhero franchises: he portrayed Thomas Schiff in The Dark Knight, Kurt and Veb in the Ant-Man franchise, Abra Kadabra in the CW's The Flash, and Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad.

David Dastmalchian is set to portray Mr 3 in the Netflix series One Piece, and he will have a guest appearance on the upcoming Dexter: Resurrection revival series.

David Dastmalchian was born on July 21,1975, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Priscilla and Hossein Dastmalchian.

David Dastmalchian's parents divorced, which he described as "tumultuous", and both later remarried.

David Dastmalchian was raised in Overland Park, Kansas, where he attended Shawnee Mission South High School from which he graduated in 1994, having been part of the drama club.

David Dastmalchian studied at The Theatre School at DePaul University and graduated in 1999.

David Dastmalchian wrote about his experiences in his screenplay, Animals, and continues to advocate for mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.

David Dastmalchian began his professional career in the mid-2000s in Chicago, working on stage and in commercials.

David Dastmalchian has received acclaim for lead roles in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie and Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre.

David Dastmalchian was involved with a number of Chicago theater companies and was an artistic associate at Caffeine Theatre.

In March 2014, David Dastmalchian was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Courage in Storytelling at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

David Dastmalchian wrote and starred in the feature film Animals, directed by Collin Schiffli.

David Dastmalchian has appeared in several DC Studios television shows; he portrayed DC Comics villain Abra Kadabra in seasons 3 and 7 of The Flash and Dwight Pollard in the second season of the TV series Gotham.

In 2017, David Dastmalchian had a small role in Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve.

In 2023, David Dastmalchian starred in the horror films Late Night with the Devil and The Boogeyman, as well as The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

David Dastmalchian is set to appear as Mr 3 in the second season of the Netflix series One Piece, a live-action adaptation of the anime series of the same name.

In 13th of March 2025 it was revealed that David Dastmalchian has been cast in the upcoming Dexter sequel Dexter: Resurrection by Showtime coming in 2025 summer as a guest starring role Gareth.