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Acting

David Dastmalchian

Career

Active from 2009 to 2026, busiest in 2012 and 2025 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Teacher
Teacher
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Dastmalchian Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Atmospheric Tension 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Dark Fantasy 2
  • Atmospheric Dread 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Elias The Ant
Elias The Ant

Writer

The Assassination of Chicago’s Mayor
The Assassination of Chicago’s Mayor

as Patrick Prendergast

The Shepherd
The Shepherd

as The Shepherd

Deepest, Darkest
Deepest, Darkest

Executive Producer

Kodak Super-XX
Kodak Super-XX

Producer

2020s

41 titles · average score 67
Street Fighter
Street Fighter (2026)
GoodWatch score 53

as M. Bison

The Cure
The Cure (2026)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jeff Braun

Murderbot
Murderbot (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Gurathin

Rosario
Rosario (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Joe

Dust Bunny
Dust Bunny (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Conspicuously Inconspicuous Man

The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors
The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer, Writer

Late Night with the Devil
Late Night with the Devil (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jack Delroy

Afraid
Afraid (2024)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lightning

The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wojchek

The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lester Billings

Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Albert DeSalvo

The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Polka-Dot Man

2010s

51 titles · average score 62
All Creatures Here Below
All Creatures Here Below (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gensan

Teacher
Teacher (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

as James Lewis

Relaxer
Relaxer (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cam

Reprisal
Reprisal (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Johnson

The Rookie
The Rookie (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Ray Watkins

Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

as Coco

The Flash
The Flash (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Philippe / Abra Kadabra

Animals
Animals (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jude

Gotham
Gotham (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dwight Pollard

The Employer
The Employer (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

as James Harris

Brutal
Brutal (2012)
GoodWatch score 45

as Antonio Scarafini

The Cross
The Cross (2012)

as Stan

2000s

6 titles · average score 66
The League
The League (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Morgue Worker

Horsemen
Horsemen (2009)
GoodWatch score 33

as Terrence

Head Case
Head Case (2009)

as Mombi - Head

Credits
Credits (2009)

as David

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (2008)
GoodWatch score 89

as Joker's Thug

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lee Crosby

1990s

1 title · average score 84
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Pit Boss Warrick