Line #36 Creator/DavidDastmalchian


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3	->''"David is a personal friend of mine, and I wanted to write a superhero role for him because he is a haunted guy. He's a very joyful guy with a wonderful family, but he looks haunted. And he's scary."''
4	-->-- '''Creator/JamesGunn''' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb8s3vI62ZQ this featurette]] for ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''
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6	David Dastmalchian (born July 21, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film, television and theatre actor of Iranian, French and British descent.
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8	He is perhaps best known for his roles as Thomas Schiff in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', Kurt in ''Film/AntMan1'' and [[Film/AntManAndTheWasp its sequel]], and Abner Krill/Polka-Dot Man in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''.
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10	He is also a writer, having written and starred in two independent films called ''Animals'' and ''All Creatures Here Below'', and penning ''Count Crowley'', [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3004-853/Count-Crowley-Reluctant-Midnight-Monster-Hunter-1 a series of]] HorrorComicBooks for Creator/DarkHorseComics.
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12	!!Selected filmography:
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14	[[AC:Films]]
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16	* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (2008) as Thomas Schiff
17	* ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'' (2013) as Bob Taylor
18	* ''Film/AngryVideoGameNerdTheMovie'' (2014) as Sergeant L. J. Ng (cameo)
19	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
20	** ''Film/AntMan1'' (2015) as Kurt Goreshter
21	** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' (2018) as Kurt Goreshter
22	** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021) as Kurt Goreshter
23	** ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' (2023) as [[YouLookFamiliar Veb]]
24	* ''Film/TheBelkoExperiment'' (2017) as Lonny
25	* ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' (2017) as Coco
26	* ''Film/BirdBox'' (2018) as Whistling Marauder
27	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheLongHalloween'' (2021) as Calendar Man (voice role)
28	* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' (2021) as Abner Krill / Polka-Dot Man
29	* ''Film/{{Dune\|2021}}'' (2021) as Piter De Vries
30	* ''Film/WeirdTheAlYankovicStory'' (2022) as [[Music/QueenBand John Deacon]]
31	* ''Film/{{The Boogeyman\|2023}}'' (2023) as Lester Billings
32	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDoomThatCameToGotham'' (2023) as Grendon (voice role)
33	* ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'' (2023) as William L. Borden
34	* ''Film/TheLastVoyageOfTheDemeter'' (2023) as Wojchek
35	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueXRWBYSuperHeroesAndHuntsmen: Part Two'' (2023) as Barry Allen/The Flash
36	* ''Film/LateNightWithTheDevil'' (2024) as Jack Delroy
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38	[[AC:Live Action TV]]
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40	* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2008) as the young man (episode "Heal Thyself")
41	* ''Series/TheLeague'' (2009) as the morgue worker
42	* ''Series/AlmostHuman'' (2014) as Simon
43	* ''Series/{{The Flash\|2014}}'' (2014) as Abra Kadabra
44	* ''Series/{{Intruders}}'' (2014) as Oz Turner
45	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2014) as Lee Crosby
46	* ''Series/CSICyber'' (2015) as [[YouLookFamiliar Logan Reeves]]
47	* ''Series/TwelveMonkeys'' (2016) as Kyle Slade
48	* ''Series/{{MacGyver\|2016}}'' (2016) as Murdoc
49	* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' (2017) as Dwight Pollard
50	* ''[[Series/TwinPeaks Twin Peaks: The Return]]'' (2017) as Pit Boss Warrack
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52	!!Tropes in his works:
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54	* LooksLikeCesare: He tends to be typecast as villains or mentally disturbed characters ([[BreadEggsBreadedEggs or mentally disturbed villains]]), partially because of his pale complexion (in part due to vitiligo in his youth), large dark eyes, and jet-black hair. He and his fans have even [[https://twitter.com/Dastmalchian/status/1440722889687269381 acknowledged how much he resembles this trope.]]
55	* PromotedFanboy: He grew up collecting comic books, and he's appeared in several Creator/DCComics and Creator/MarvelComics-[=based=] films and series.
56	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Was interested in playing adult Richie Tozier in ''Film/ItChapterTwo''. He also auditioned for the role of Pennywise.

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