David Krumholtz

Actor, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: May 15, 1978

Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

David Krumholtz is an American actor and comedian. He played Mr. Universe in Serenity, Charlie Eppes in the CBS drama series Numb3rs, and starred in the Harold & Kumar and The Santa Clause film franchises. Krumholtz was born in Queens, New York City. He is the son of Michael, a postal worker, and Judy Krumholtz, a dental assistant. He grew up in a "very working-class, almost poor", Jewish family. His paternal grandparents had immigrated from Poland, and his mother moved from Hungary to the U.S. in 1956.

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Movies

Known For

Oppenheimer

(2023)

Slums of Beverly Hills

(1998)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

(2018)

The Deuce

(2017)

David Krumholtz Movies

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2026 |
Supergirl
Supergirl
2026
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.
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asZor-El
2026 |
Miracle on 74th Street
Miracle on 74th Street
2026
1h 28m
Comedy
Renown influencer Dzanielle navigates fake friends among the Black card-swiping, Ozempic sharting, workout-addicted Upper East Siders. In her comedic quest for a million followers, she finds her first real new friend and her true self.
asGary

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Previous (38)

2025 |
Miracle on 74th Streetas Gary
2025 |
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
2025
PG-13
1h 59m
Biography, Drama, Music
6.9
Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book.
asAl Teller
2024 |
If That Mockingbird Don't Singas Alfonso
2024 |
Lousy Carter
Lousy Carter
2024
1h 20m
Comedy
6
Man-baby Lousy Carter struggles to complete his animated Nabokov adaptation, teaches a graduate seminar on The Great Gatsby, and sleeps with his best friend's wife. He has six months to live.
asLousy Carter
2021 |
Down with the Kingas Paul
2020 |
Asking for Itas Officer Simon
2019 |
Crown Vic
Crown Vic
2019
R
1h 50m
Crime, Drama, Mystery
6.5
Follows one memorable night in the life of LAPD officer Ray Mandel as he hunts two cop killers on the loose.
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asStroke Adams
2018 |
The Ballad of Buster Scruggsas Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2016 |
Casual Encountersas Sammy Deetz
2016 |
Ghost Teamas Stan
2016 |
Ghost Team
Ghost Team
2016
PG-13
1h 23m
Comedy, Thriller
4.8
A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.
asStan
2015 |
I Saw the Lightas James Dolan
2016 |
I Saw the Light
I Saw the Light
2016
R
2h 3m
Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
5.8
The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.
asJames Dolan
2016 |
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
2016
PG-13
1h 46m
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
6.3
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
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asCommunist Writer
2013 |
The Big Askas Andrew
2013 |
Tunaas Getty
2013 |
This Is the End
This Is the End
2013
1h 47m
Comedy, Fantasy
6.6
Six Los Angeles celebrities are stuck in James Franco's house after a series of devastating events just destroyed the city. Inside, the group not only have to face the apocalypse, but themselves.
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asDavid Krumholtz
2011 |
Mr. Popper's Penguinsas Kent
2007 |
Live!as Rex
2007 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Storyas Schwartzberg
2004 |
Looking for Kittyas Abe Fiannico
2005 |
Crazy for Loveas Max
2004 |
Ray
Ray
2004
PG-13
2h 32m
Biography, Drama, Music
7.7
The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
asMilt Shaw
2003 |
Scorchedas Max
2002 |
You Stupid Manas Owen
2002 |
The Santa Clause 2as Bernard
2002 |
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 2
2002
G
1h 44m
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
5.8
Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for eight years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.
asBernard
2000 |
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dogas Brian Sellars
2001 |
According to Spenceras Ezra
2001 |
The Mexicanas Beck
1999 |
Liberty Heightsas Yussel
1999 |
10 Things I Hate About Youas Michael Eckman
1999 |
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
1999
PG-13
1h 37m
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.4
A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
asMichael Eckman
1998 |
Slums of Beverly Hillsas Ben
1997 |
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
1997
R
1h 52m
Drama
7.3
In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.
asFrancis Davenport
1994 |
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause
1994
PG
1h 37m
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
6.6
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
asBernard
1993 |
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values
1993
PG-13
1h 34m
Comedy, Fantasy
6.9
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
asJoel Glicker
1993 |
Life with Mikeyas Barry Corman