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American actor
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Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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New York University
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J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey
Queens, New York City, USA
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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), 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.

Early life

Krumholtz was born in New York City and grew up in the borough of Queens. 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 emigrated from Poland, and his mother moved from Hungary to the U.S. in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution. He attended P.S. 196, Stephen A. Halsey Junior High School 157, and briefly attended Forest Hills High School.

Career

1992–1999

At the age of 14, Krumholtz followed his friends to an open audition for the Broadway play Conversations with My Father (1992). When he tried out, he won the role of Young Charlie, with Judd Hirsch, Tony Shalhoub and Jason Biggs, who was also making his Broadway debut. Soon after his run on Broadway, Krumholtz co-starred in two feature films, Life With Mikey (1993) with Michael J. Fox and Addams Family Values (1993) with Christina Ricci. For his role in Mikey, Krumholtz was nominated for a 1993 Young Artist Award. Although his work in these two films garnered him critical attention, Krumholtz is probably best known by children as the sarcastic head elf Bernard from The Santa Clause (1994) and its first sequel, The Santa Clause 2 (2002). While he was not able to appear in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) due to a scheduling conflict, he reprised the role two decades later in the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses (2022).

In 1994, Krumholtz co-starred in his first television series, Monty, with Henry Winkler; the show lasted only a few episodes. Krumholtz later starred in several short-lived series over the years. Along the way, he had the opportunity to work with Jason Bateman (Chicago Sons, 1997), Tom Selleck (The Closer, 1998), Jon Cryer (The Trouble with Normal, 2000), and Rob Lowe (The Lyon's Den, 2003). In 2005, he finally found television success with the CBS series Numb3rs. Along with his starring roles on television, Krumholtz made guest appearances on ER as schizophrenic patient Paul Sobriki, as well as on Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Lucky, Freaks and Geeks, and Undeclared.

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Krumholtz at the premiere of Serenity in September 2005

He broke out of the children's movie genre with The Ice Storm (1997), directed by Ang Lee, and Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), starring Alan Arkin and Natasha Lyonne. In 1999, Krumholtz starred as Michael Eckman in the popular teen movie 10 Things I Hate About You with Larisa Oleynik, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles, and Heath Ledger. That same year, he portrayed a completely different teen character – that of Yussel, a young conflicted Jewish man in Liberty Heights (1999).

2001–2011

It was the role of Yussel that brought Krumholtz to the attention of actor and filmmaker Edward Burns, who cast him in the independent film Sidewalks of New York (2001). Playing the romantic and slightly obsessed Benny, Krumholtz was on a path to larger, more complex film roles. His first role as a leading man was in the romantic comedy You Stupid Man (2002), opposite Milla Jovovich. Although never released theatrically in the United States, You Stupid Man, directed by Edward Burns's brother Brian Burns, was released on DVD (2006). Krumholtz carried his first leading role in a released American film when he starred in Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002), which premiered on FX Networks.

Big Shot was a true story based on the Arizona State University basketball fixing scandal in 1994. Krumholtz played Benny Silman, a college student and campus bookmaker, who was jailed for his part in shaving points off key Arizona State basketball games. Benny was unlike any character Krumholtz had played before; and he garnered critical praise for his performance, proving that he was not just a sidekick.

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Krumholtz at the 2012 PaleyFest

In 2005, Krumholtz played Max in My Suicidal Sweetheart (formerly Max and Grace), once again starring opposite actress Natasha Lyonne. Krumholtz also returned to smaller key roles in the successful films Ray (2004) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), along with its two sequels. In September 2005, he was seen in Joss Whedon's science fiction film Serenity as "Mr. Universe", a hacker and information broker. Most recently, in early 2006, Krumholtz's 2003 film Kill the Poor screened in New York City at IFC Center and across the country on Comcast's On Demand cable service.

From 2005 to 2010, Krumholtz starred on the CBS television show Numb3rs. Krumholtz portrayed Charlie Eppes, a genius who used mathematics to help his FBI agent brother Don (Rob Morrow) solve crimes. The cast of Numbers also included Judd Hirsch and Peter MacNicol, who appeared with Krumholtz in Addams Family Values as a camp counselor. Critic Matt Roush (TV Guide) called Krumholtz's work on Numbers "probably his best TV work to date". Numbers was cancelled by CBS on May 18, 2010. He starred in the 2010 TV film Tax Man on Fox but was not picked up to series. He starred in The Playboy Club on NBC in 2011, but the show was cancelled after three episodes.

2012–present

In 2012, Krumholtz was cast opposite Michael Urie in CBS' comedy TV series Partners but the show was cancelled after six episodes. In 2015, he played the title role wearing heavy prosthetics as an elderly Jewish woman in the IFC comedy series Gigi Does It which he wrote and co-created with Ricky Mabe and Zach Golden.

In more recent years, he has had minor roles in the Coen brothers films Hail Caesar! (2016) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), while also appearing in films such as This Is the End (2013), The Judge (2014), Sausage Party (2016), and Wonder Wheel (2017). He had a prominent recurring role as adult filmmaker Harvey Wasserman in the first two seasons of the HBO drama series The Deuce, before being promoted to a series regular for the third season. In 2020, he appeared as a series regular playing Monty Levin in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America.

In fall 2022, Krumholtz returned to the stage to play the role of Hermann Merz in the original Broadway cast of Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt at The Longacre Theater in New York City. Variety described his performance as "vulnerable and powerful". He earned a nomination for the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance. The following year Krumholtz portrayed physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi in Christopher Nolan's biographical drama Oppenheimer (2023).

Personal life

On May 22, 2010, Krumholtz married actress Vanessa Britting (born Vanessa Almeda Goonan), at the Plaza Hotel in New York City; they had been engaged since July 2008. They have a daughter and a son, both born in the 2010s. In 2017 they moved from Los Angeles to Wyckoff, New Jersey.

In July 2011, Krumholtz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He began a radioactive iodine treatment five months later. At the end of January 2012, he was pronounced cancer-free.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Life With MikeyBarry Corman
Addams Family ValuesJoel Glicker
1994The Santa ClauseHead Elf Bernard
1997The Ice StormFrancis Davenport
1998Slums of Beverly HillsBen Abromowitz
199910 Things I Hate About YouMichael Eckman
Liberty HeightsYussel
2000How to Kill Your Neighbor's DogBrian Sellars
2001The MexicanBeck
Sidewalks of New YorkBenjamin Bazler
Two Can Play That GameJason
According to SpencerEzra
2002You Stupid ManOwen
The Santa Clause 2Head Elf Bernard
CheatsEvan Rosengarden
2003ScorchedMax
Kill the PoorJoe Peltz
2004Looking for KittyAbe Fiannico
Harold & Kumar Go to White CastleGoldstein
RayMilt Shaw
2005Guess WhoJerry MacNamaraUncredited
My Suicidal SweetheartMax
SerenityMr. Universe
2006American StorageKurtShort film
The NailDaniel
BobbyAgent Phil
Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyFrat boy #2Deleted scene
2007Live!Rex
SuperbadBenji Austin
Battle for TerraTerrian Commander (voice)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StorySchwartzberg
2008DemptionDetective Joseph SchneiderShort film
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo BayGoldstein
2009I Love You, ManSydney's buddy #3Uncredited
2011Mr. Popper's PenguinsKent
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D ChristmasGoldstein
2013TunaGetty
The Big AskAndrew
This Is the EndHimself
2014The JudgeMike Kattan
2015I Saw the LightJames Dolan
2016Hail, Caesar!Communist screenwriter #4
Sausage PartyKareem Abdul Lavash (voice)
Casual EncountersSammy Deetz
Ghost TeamStan
2017Wonder WheelJake
2018A Futile and Stupid GestureTime-Life Publisher
The Ballad of Buster ScruggsFrenchman in SaloonSegment: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
2019Frances FergusonGroup Therapy Leader
Crown VicStroke Adams
2020Asking for ItThe Cop
2023OppenheimerIsidor Isaac Rabi
Lousy CarterLousy Carter
TBAForelockRandyFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Law & OrderScott FisherEpisode: "Sweeps"
1994MontyDavid Richardson5 episodes
1995Pig StyTimmyEpisode: "Tess Makes the Man"
1997Chicago SonsBilly Kulchak13 episodes
Justice League of AmericaMartin WaltersPilot
Union SquareRussell2 episodes
1998The CloserBruno Verma10 episodes
2000–2002ERPaul Sobriki3 episodes
2000The Trouble with NormalBob Wexler13 episodes
Freaks and GeeksBarry SchweiberEpisode: "Noshing and Moshing"
2001–2002UndeclaredGreg2 episodes
2002Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus BookieBenny SilmanTelevision film
2003LuckyTonyEpisode: "Savant"
The Lyon's DenJeff Fineman8 episodes
2005–2010Numb3rsCharlie Eppes118 episodes
2007Wainy DaysOrtezEpisode: "Tough Guy"
2010Tax ManSpencerPilot
2010, 2024Law & Order: SVUDr. Vincent Prochik / Dr. Ray Goldberg2 episodes
2011The Playboy ClubBilly Rosen7 episodes
2012Raising HopeCarl2 episodes
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Patrick KellyEpisode: "Shitagi Nashi..."
The NewsroomDr. Jacob "Jack" Habib3 episodes
PartnersJoe Goodman13 episodes
Childrens HospitalDookieEpisode: "Wisedocs"
2013–2014The LeagueJoel Cocque2 episodes
2014NewsreadersMark JonesEpisode: "Motorboating Dads; the Negative $100,000 Question"
Key & PeeleTerrorist #3Episode: "Terrorist Meeting"
Men at WorkMyron5 episodes
2014–2016The Good WifeJosh Mariner7 episodes
2015Forever1984 AbeEpisode: "Punk is Dead"
Gigi Does ItGigi8 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer
Comedy Bang! Bang!HimselfEpisode: "David Krumholtz Wears a Blue Zip-Up Jacket and Grey Sneakers"
Master of NoneNathanEpisode: "Plan B"
2015–2016MomGregory Munschnick5 episodes
2015–2017All Hail King JulienTimo / Additional voices23 episodes
2016The InterestingsEthan FigmanPilot
2017–2019The DeuceHarvey Wasserman20 episodes
2017Difficult PeopleRayEpisode: "Criminal Minds"
2018Living BiblicallyRabbi Gil Ableman13 episodes
Star vs. the Forces of EvilCobalt Ferrero (voice)Episode: "Marco Jr."
BillionsFrotty AnismanEpisode: "Redemption"
2019At Home with Amy SedarisAngelo DiBeverlyEpisode: "Game Night"
2020Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensJerry HarrisonEpisode: "Launch Party"
The Plot Against AmericaMonty Levin6 episodes
The Twilight ZoneMayor John ConwayEpisode: "A Small Town"
2021WWE Monday Night RawFake Drew McIntyreEpisode: "Jan 18th, 2021"
Blue's Clues & You!Mr. OreganoEpisode: "Blue's Big Neighborhood Adventure"
2021–2022Wolfboy and the Everything Factory(voice)2 episodes
2022Super PumpedSergey Brin2 episodes
AngelyneMax Allen's LawyerEpisode: "The Tease"
The Santa ClausesBernardEpisode: "Chapter Five: Across the Yule-Verse
2023White House PlumbersWilliam O. Bittman2 episodes
2024Sausage Party: FoodtopiaKareem Abdul Lavash (voice)5 episodes
Batman: Caped CrusaderFletcher Demming (voice)Episode: "The Stress of Her Regard"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992–1993Conversations with My FatherYoung CharlieRoyale Theatre
March 22, 1992 – March 14, 1993
2011CopenhagenWerner HeisenbergLA Theatre Works
2013The ColumnistDavid HalberstamLA Theatre Works
2022LeopoldstadtHermann MerzLongacre Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1994Young Artist AwardsBest Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture ComedyLife with MikeyNominated
1999Teen Choice AwardsFunniest Movie Scene10 Things I Hate About YouNominated
2006Hollywood Film AwardsEnsemble of the Year (shared with the cast)BobbyWon
2007Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast)Nominated
2024Gold Derby AwardsEnsemble Cast (shared with the cast)OppenheimerWon
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