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David Dastmalchian

1977 - Today

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David Dastmalchian ( 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Dastmalchian has received more than 6,081,764 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). David Dastmalchian is the 4,955th most popular actor (down from 4,726th in 2019), the 7,246th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,057th in 2019) and the 2,228th most popular American Actor.

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  • 47.22

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Dastmalchian ranks 4,955 out of 13,578. Before him are Alla Demidova, Michele Morrone, Earl Cameron, Michael Rennie, Richard Egan, and Al Lewis. After him are Yasmine Bleeth, Alina Janowska, Albert Dupontel, Oleg Menshikov, Garret Dillahunt, and Song Kang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, David Dastmalchian ranks 108. Before him are Michelle Hunziker, David Albelda, Tite Kubo, Mikaël Silvestre, Natalia Gavrilița, and Steve Aoki. After him are Mónica Cruz, Samantha Cristoforetti, Jeff Hardy, Olof Mellberg, Mariusz Pudzianowski, and Alessandro Santos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Dastmalchian ranks 7,246 out of 20,380. Before him are Martha Cooper (1943), Betty Davis (1945), Gerald Carr (1932), Annie Easley (1933), Richard Egan (1921), and Al Lewis (1923). After him are C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Yasmine Bleeth (1968), George Inness (1825), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Edith McGuire (1944), and Diamanda Galás (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, David Dastmalchian ranks 2,228. Before him are Ted Raimi (1965), Brenda Bakke (1963), Dan Lauria (1947), Charles S. Dutton (1951), Richard Egan (1921), and Al Lewis (1923). After him are Yasmine Bleeth (1968), Garret Dillahunt (1964), Buddy Hackett (1924), Joyce Van Patten (1934), Kathryn Grayson (1922), and Molly Ringwald (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ant-Man
Kurt
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
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The Suicide Squad
Polka-Dot Man
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Jul 28o 20217.511 / 10
The Dark Knight
Thomas Schiff
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Jul 16o 20088.516 / 10