David Dastmalchian is an American actor known for appearing in popular movies such as Ant-Man, Blade Runner 2049, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. He hadn’t planned to become an actor while he was studying in high school. In fact, he had planned to play football in college but then, he received a scholarship for acting and moved to Chicago to start his training. Although his skills and acting talent was well evident in college productions, he had to struggle a lot to get his acting career on right track. He had to battle addiction along the way.
Sun Sign
Pisces
Nationality
Education
David Dastmalchian went to the Shawnee Mission South High School and graduated in 1994. After being convinced by his teachers that he had potential, he decided to join The Theatre School at DePaul University. He eventually graduated from the university.
Manager
David Dastmalchian is represented by –
- Duncan Hedges
- Jordyn Palos of Persona PR
- Jeremy Miller of Epoch Talent
Girlfriend / Spouse
David Dastmalchian has dated –
- Evelyn Leigh (2013-Present) – In August 2013, David got married to writer and producer, Evelyn Leigh. They had been dating for quite some time. She has also worked in a capacity of art director in his movie, Animals. Over the course of their marriage, she has given birth to a son named Arlo in 2014. She has also given birth to a daughter.
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Sharp Nose
- Tall height
Brand Endorsements
David Dastmalchian has appeared in the TV commercials for the following brands –
- Nintendo 64
- Wendy’s
- Cingular Wireless
Best Known For
- Being cast in the popular and commercially successful movies such as Ant-Man, Blade Runner 2049, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and The Dark Knight
- Having appeared on popular TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Cyber, Twin Peaks, and The Flash
First Film
In 2008, he made his theatrical film debut in the superhero action movie, The Dark Knight, in which he was cast as one of the Joker’s henchmen.
First TV Show
In 2000, he made his first TV show appearance as Patron #1 on Early Edition. However, his role was uncredited.
In 2008, David Dastmalchian made his first credited TV show appearance in the Heal Thyself episode of the medical drama TV series, ER.
David Dastmalchian Favorite Things
- Movie Genre – Classic Horror and Monster movies
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David Dastmalchian Facts
- He was planning to play college football on the east coast when he earned an acting scholarship to take acting training in Chicago.
- The most number of audiences that he had performed in front of by the time he was cast in The Dark Knight was 125 people.
- Before his acting career took off, he had to battle heroin addiction. He endured his addiction problem for 5 years before finally cleaning up his act.
- He used his drug addiction problem to write the screenplay of the independent movie, Animals in 2014. The movie won a “Special Jury Prize” at SXSW Film Festival. He had also played a lead role in the movie.
- Before he managed to achieve substantial success as an actor, he worked as a circus performer and theatre usher. He also worked as a fisherman.
- David got his first big breakthrough in 2013 in the psychological thriller movie, The Employer.
- He is a member of the Shattered Globe Theatre Company and Caffeine Theatre in Chicago.
- Visit his official website @ daviddastmalchian.com.
Featured Image by David Dastmalchian / Instagram
Facts of David Dastmalchian
- Gender Male
- full nameDavid Dastmalchian
- nicknamesDavid
- birthplacePennsylvania, United States
- Date of Birth February 29, 1984
- Age 40 years 9 months
- Horoscope Pisces
- Lucky Number 8
- Lucky Stone Aquamarine
- Lucky Color Sea Green
- Best Match for Marriage Cancer, Scorpio
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundPersian, Italian, English, Irish, and Armenian
- nationalityAmerican
- professionActor
- weight78 kg or 172 lbs
- height6 ft 0½ in or 184 cm
- hair colorBlack
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- high schoolShawnee Mission South High School
- collegeDePaul University
- motherPamela Lynn
- fatherHossein M. Dastmalchian