Acting
David Krumholtz
Born 1978-05-15
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Krumholtz
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Oppenheimer
2023
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10 Things I Hate About You
1999
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Superbad
2007
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Sausage Party
2016
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This Is the End
2013
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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The Rookie
2018
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
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The Judge
2014
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Hail, Caesar!
2016
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (137 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mr. Irrelevant | Whitey Horai | Movie | 2026 |
 | Supergirl | Zor-El | Movie | 2026 |
 | Influenced | Gary | Movie | 2026 |
 | Kill Me | Lou | Movie | 2026 |
 | Forelock | Randy | Movie | 2025 |
| Forelock | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere | Al Teller | Movie | 2025 |
 | An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Long Story Short | (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Paradise Records | Wise Guy #2 | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Studio | Mitch Weitz | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Scattered | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | Batman: Caped Crusader | Fletcher Demming (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Sausage Party: Foodtopia | Lavash (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing | Alfonso | Movie | 2024 |
 | Not Fade Away: A Celebration of the Grateful Dead Legacy | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Lousy Carter | Lousy Carter | Movie | 2024 |
 | Kidnapping Oscar Isaac | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Oppenheimer | Isidor Rabi | Movie | 2023 |
 | White House Plumbers | William Bittman | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Poker Face | JB Turner | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Santa Clauses | Bernard | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Angelyne | Max Allen's Lawyer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber | Sergey Brin | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Down with the King | Paul | Movie | 2021 |
 | Class | Adam | Movie | 2020 |
| Entree Des Artists | David "The Producer" | Movie | 2020 | |
 | Asking for It | The Cop | Movie | 2020 |
 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Jerry Harrison | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Crown Vic | Stroke Adams | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Frances Ferguson | Group Therapy Leader | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Rookie | Ezra Kane | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Presentation | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
| Presentation | Casting | Movie | 2018 |
 | Living Biblically | Rabbi Gil | TV Series | 2018 |
 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Time-Life Publisher | Movie | 2018 |
 | Wonder Wheel | Jake | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Deuce | Harvey Wasserman | TV Series | 2017 |
 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Timo (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
| All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Timo / Mom-Bot (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
| All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Timo / Mom-Bot / Watermelon Bawkings (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Ghost Team | Stan | Movie | 2016 |
 | Sausage Party | Kareem Abdul Lavash (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Interestings | Ethan Figman | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Casual Encounters | Sammy Deetz | Movie | 2016 |
 | Hail, Caesar! | Communist Writer | Movie | 2016 |
 | I Saw the Light | James Dolan | Movie | 2016 |
 | Billions | Frotty Anisman | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Master of None | Nathan | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Gigi Does It | Gigi | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Difficult People | Ray | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Santa Claus (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Cobalt Ferrero (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | All Hail King Julien | Timo (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
| All Hail King Julien | Timo / Dr. Watermelon Bawkings (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
| All Hail King Julien | Timo / Mom-Bot (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Judge | Mike Kattan | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Big Ask | Andrew | Movie | 2014 |
 | HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Mom | Gregory | TV Series | 2013 |
 | This Is the End | David Krumholtz | Movie | 2013 |
 | Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World | David Krumholtz | Movie | 2013 |
 | Tuna | Getty | Movie | 2013 |
 | Partners | Joe Goodman | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Newsroom | Dr. Jack Habib | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Men at Work | Myron | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Patrick Kelly | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Key & Peele | Terrorist #3 | TV Series | 2012 |
 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Seth Goldstein | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Playboy Club | Billy Rosen | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Kent | Movie | 2011 |
 | Raising Hope | Carl | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The League | Joel Cocque | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Good Wife | Josh Mariner | TV Series | 2009 |
 | I Love You, Man | Sydney's Buddy (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
| Big Breaks | Director | Movie | 2008 | |
| Big Breaks | Executive Producer | Movie | 2008 | |
| Big Breaks | Writer | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Childrens Hospital | Dookie | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Seth Goldstein | Movie | 2008 |
 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Schwartzberg | Movie | 2007 |
 | Live! | Rex | Movie | 2007 |
 | Battle for Terra | Terrian Commander (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Superbad | Benji Austin | Movie | 2007 |
 | Bobby | Agent Phil | Movie | 2006 |
| American Storage | Kurt Jones | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Serenity | Mr. Universe | Movie | 2005 |
 | Hell's Kitchen | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Guess Who | Jerry MacNamara (uncredited) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Crazy for Love | Max | Movie | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | Charlie Eppes | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Ray | Milt Shaw | Movie | 2004 |
 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Seth Goldstein | Movie | 2004 |
 | Looking for Kitty | Abe Fiannico | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Lyon's Den | Jeff Fineman | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Scorched | Max | Movie | 2003 |
 | Kill the Poor | Joe Peltz | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
| Sick in the Head | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 | |
 | You Stupid Man | Owen | Movie | 2002 |
 | Cheats | Evan Rosengarden | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Santa Clause 2 | Bernard | Movie | 2002 |
 | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie | Benny Silman | Movie | 2002 |
 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Brian Sellars | Movie | 2002 |
 | Sidewalks of New York | Ben | Movie | 2001 |
 | According to Spencer | Ezra | Movie | 2001 |
 | Undeclared | Greg | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Two Can Play That Game | Jason | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Mexican | Beck | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Trouble with Normal | Bob Wexler | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Liberty Heights | Yussel | Movie | 1999 |
 | Freaks and Geeks | Barry Schweiber | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ray Goldberg | TV Series | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Vincent Prochik | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Michael Eckman | Movie | 1999 |
 | Slums of Beverly Hills | Ben Abromowitz | Movie | 1998 |
| The Closer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Justice League of America | Martin Walters | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Ice Storm | Francis Davenport | Movie | 1997 |
 | Union Square | Russell | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Chicago Sons | Billy Kulchak | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Santa Clause | Bernard | Movie | 1994 |
 | ER | Paul Sobriki | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Monty | David Richardson | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Addams Family Values | Joel Glicker | Movie | 1993 |
 | Life with Mikey | Barry Corman | Movie | 1993 |
 | Raw | Fake Drew McIntyre | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Law & Order | Scotty Fisher | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Altar | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| Tuesday, New York | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Bullet Catch | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | The George Lucas Talk Show: Live | Self | TV Series | — |