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David Dastmalchian Biography

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, writer, producer

Fast Facts

Of English, Irish, Italian, Iranian and Armenian descent
Grew up in Kansas
Was going to play college football but received a scholarship to study acting
Worked as a fisherman, playwright, movie theater usher and circus performer
Has played a disciple of Batman's villain the Joker multiple times, including The Dark Knight (2008) and the television series Gotham
The film Animals (2014) was inspired by his experience with heroin addiction, which earned him the Special Jury Prize for Courage in Storytelling at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival
A member of Caffeine Theatre and Shattered Globe Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois