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Influenced
as Gary
2026
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David Krumholtz
Biography
David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978) is an American actor. Krumholtz is best known for portraying Bernard in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–present), Michael Eckman in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Goldstein in the Harold & Kumar film trilogy (2004–2011), Charlie Eppes in the CBS drama series Numb3rs (2005–2010), and Isidor Isaac Rabi in Oppenheimer (2023).
Krumholtz has also had other supporting roles in notable films such as Addams Family Values (1993), The Ice Storm (1997), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Ray (2004), Serenity (2005), Superbad (2007), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Sausage Party (2016), Wonder Wheel (2017), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). He also portrayed Harvey Wasserman in the HBO drama series The Deuce (2017–2019) and Monty Levin in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America (2020).
Krumholtz made his Broadway debut in the 1992 play Conversations with My Father. He returned to Broadway playing Hermann Merz in Tom Stoppard's semi-biographical Holocaust play Leopoldstadt (2022), for which he received a Drama League Award nomination.
Personal details
Full filmography
2026
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Supergirl
as Zor-El
2026
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Mr. Irrelevant
as Whitey Horai
2026
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Kill Me
as Lou
2026
2025
F
Forelock
2025
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Al Teller
2025
A
An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally
2025
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Paradise Records
as Wise Guy #2
2025
2024
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Lousy Carter
as Lousy Carter
2024
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Not Fade Away: A Celebration of the Grateful Dead Legacy
as Self
2024
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If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
as Alfonso
2024
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Scattered
2024
2023
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Oppenheimer
London premiereas Isidor Rabi
2023
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Kidnapping Oscar Isaac
as Self
2023
2021
D
Down with the King
as Paul
2021
2020
C
Class
as Adam
2020
E
Entree Des Artists
as David "The Producer"
2020
A
Asking for It
as The Cop
2020
2019
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Frances Ferguson
as Group Therapy Leader
2019
C
Crown Vic
as Stroke Adams
2019
2018
A
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Time-Life Publisher
2018
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018
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Presentation
2018
2017
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Wonder Wheel
as Jake
2017
2016
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Sausage Party
as Kareem Abdul Lavash (voice)
2016
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Hail, Caesar!
as Communist Writer
2016
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I Saw the Light
as James Dolan
2016
C
Casual Encounters
as Sammy Deetz
2016
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Ghost Team
as Stan
2016
2014
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The Judge
as Mike Kattan
2014
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The Big Ask
as Andrew
2014
2013
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This Is the End
as David Krumholtz
2013
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Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
as David Krumholtz
2013
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Tuna
as Getty
2013
2011
M
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Kent
2011
A
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Seth Goldstein
2011
2009
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I Love You, Man
as Sydney's Buddy (uncredited)
2009
2008
H
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
as Seth Goldstein
2008
B
Big Breaks
2008
2007
W
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Schwartzberg
2007
S
Superbad
as Benji Austin
2007
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Live!
as Rex
2007
B
Battle for Terra
as Terrian Commander (voice)
2007
2006
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American Storage
as Kurt Jones
2006
B
Bobby
as Agent Phil
2006
2005
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Serenity
as Mr. Universe
2005
C
Crazy for Love
as Max
2005
G
Guess Who
as Jerry MacNamara (uncredited)
2005
2004
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Ray
as Milt Shaw
2004
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
as Seth Goldstein
2004
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Looking for Kitty
as Abe Fiannico
2004
2003
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Scorched
as Max
2003
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Kill the Poor
as Joe Peltz
2003
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Sick in the Head
2003
2002
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You Stupid Man
as Owen
2002
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The Santa Clause 2
as Bernard
2002
H
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as Brian Sellars
2002
B
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
as Benny Silman
2002
C
Cheats
as Evan Rosengarden
2002
2001
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Sidewalks of New York
as Ben
2001
