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 Be...
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Complete Filmography

Supergirl
2026
as Zor-El
While Superman was sent to Earth and raised by incredibly loving parents, Kara was left on Krypton. For the first fourteen years of her life, Kara liv...

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
2025
as Al Teller
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past

Influenced
2025
Renowed influencer Dzanielle navigates fake friends among the black card-swiping, Ozempic-sharting, workout-addicted Upper East Siders. In her comedic...

If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
2024
as Alfonso
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back and give her life directio...

Not Fade Away: A Celebration of the Grateful Dead Legacy
2024
as Self
Almost 30 years since the death of Jerry Garcia and disbandment of the Grateful Dead, the culture they created is bigger than ever. This documentary f...

Lousy Carter
2024
as Lousy Carter
Man-baby Lousy Carter struggles to complete his animated Nabokov adaptation, teaches a graduate seminar on The Great Gatsby, and sleeps with his best ...

Kidnapping Oscar Isaac
2023
as Self
In this suspenseful yet comedic narrative short film, a group of strangers come together after reading online rumors about actor Oscar Isaac's misdeed...

Oppenheimer
2023
as Isidor Rabi
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Down with the King
2021
as Paul
Sent to the Berkshires to focus on his next album, disillusioned rap star Money Merc abruptly announces his retirement on Twitter. After Merc's announ...

Class
2020
as Adam
When Max attends his first-ever acting class, he soon discovers that the lines between class and cult begin to blur.
Entree Des Artists
2020
as David "The Producer"
A tragic, yet inspiring love story between a young actress and young filmmaker, whose relationship blurs the line between what transpires within the m...

Asking for It
2020
as The Cop
A journalist takes justice into her own hands when her internet stalker walks free from the law.

Crown Vic
2019
as Stroke Adams
One memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel and his trainee, ambitious rookie cop Nick Holland in the LAPD's Olympic Division...

Frances Ferguson
2019
as Group Therapy Leader
Frances Ferguson is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit of “acting out” and pays the price —an arrest, a trial, incarceration. And then a new...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songste...

Presentation
2018
Executive Producer, Casting
Holly, an anxiety-ridden high school sophomore, is faced with the challenge of giving a class presentation.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Time-Life Publisher
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

Wonder Wheel
2017
as Jake
The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally ...

Ghost Team
2016
as Stan
A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an ove...

Sausage Party
2016
as Kareem Abdul Lavash (voice)
Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become ch...

Casual Encounters
2016
as Sammy Deetz
When Justin's girlfriend of 5 years leaves him heartbroken and embarrassed after a public breakup, his trying to be helpful but somewhat misguided fri...

Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Communist Writer
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

I Saw the Light
2016
as James Dolan
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musi...

The Judge
2014
as Mike Kattan
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of mur...

The Big Ask
2014
as Andrew
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anythin...

This Is the End
2013
as David Krumholtz
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
2013
as David Krumholtz
In this short from Funny Or Die, Seth Rogen realizes that after raising millions of dollars for charity, he's done with good deeds -- and can finally ...

Tuna
2013
as Getty
First part of a trilogy. Made in 2000 but not released until Adam De Coster uploaded it to YouTube in 2013.

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
as Seth Goldstein
Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But ...

Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Kent
Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins...

I Love You, Man
2009
as Sydney's Buddy (uncredited)
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that...
Big Breaks
2008
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Penny and Sam work for a notoriously mean spirited, selfish, and somewhat abusive big fish Hollywood producer, MJ Siegel. They run a day's worth of ou...

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008
as Seth Goldstein
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlan...

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as Schwartzberg
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addict...

Live!
2007
as Rex
A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.

Battle for Terra
2007
as Terrian Commander (voice)
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, w...

Superbad
2007
as Benji Austin
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

Bobby
2006
as Agent Phil
In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assas...
American Storage
2006
as Kurt
A storage facility employee discovers someone is living in one of the units.

Serenity
2005
as Mr. Universe
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless mil...

Guess Who
2005
as Jerry MacNamara
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.

My Suicidal Sweetheart
2005
as Max
A suicidal comedy about two young lovers who get married and escape from a mental institution in search of new ways to die...and the white light.

Ray
2004
as Milt Shaw
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make h...

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
as Seth Goldstein
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for ...

Looking for Kitty
2004
as Abe Fiannico
A high school baseball coach and a down-on-his-luck private investigator form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away ...

Scorched
2003
as Max
Three mischievous employees of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob it at the same time, however none of them knows about the others.

Kill the Poor
2003
as Joe Peltz
When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The st...
Sick in the Head
2003
Judd Apatow TV show pilot

You Stupid Man
2002
as Owen
An actress dumps her boyfriend when she gets a television show. He finally gets over the breakup and falls in love again, just in time for his ex to r...

Cheats
2002
as Evan Rosengarden
While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing mor...

The Santa Clause 2
2002
as Bernard
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscur...

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
2002
as Benny Silman
Mother's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of...

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
as Brian Sellars
The story of Peter McGowan, a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac playwright who lives in Los Angeles. Once very successful, he is now in the tenth yea...

Sidewalks of New York
2001
as Ben
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on ...

According to Spencer
2001
as Ezra
A mail clerk at an advertising firm sets out to climb the corporate ladder and win the woman of his dreams.

Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Jason
Corporate overachiever and all-around fly chick Shanté Smith thinks she's got the goods to keep her slickster boyfriend Keith, from straying—until he ...

The Mexican
2001
as Beck
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique ...

Liberty Heights
1999
as Yussel
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during th...

10 Things I Hate About You
1999
as Michael Eckman
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden ...

Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Ben Abromowitz
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Justice League of America
1997
as Martin Walters
The evil Weather Man is intent on destroying New Metro City with a series of malevolent meteorological mishaps. Can the super-powered (and semi-employ...

The Ice Storm
1997
as Francis Davenport
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.

The Santa Clause
1994
as Bernard
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical slei...

Addams Family Values
1993
as Joel Glicker
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from...

Life with Mikey
1993
as Barry Corman
Michael Chapman, a former child TV star, runs a struggling talent agency specilizing in child acts. When a young girl off the street puts on a real pe...
Forelock
N/A
as Randy
A naive fitness enthusiast looks for a fresh start in Los Angeles, but collides with a Hollywood Boulevard grifter who exploits his uncanny resemblanc...
Altar
N/A
Described as a horror film that follows the summer of a young boy, forced to grow up faster than he ever imagined.
Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Movie
N/A
as Whitey Horai
The true story of John Tuggle, who was given the title after being the last pick of the last round of the 1983 NFL draft.
Forelock
N/A
Executive Producer
A naive fitness enthusiast looks for a fresh start in Los Angeles, but collides with a Hollywood Boulevard grifter who exploits his uncanny resemblanc...