David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz was born in New York in 1978. Growing up in Queens as the child of a Jewish family, Krumholtz grew up in a middle-class environment, the son of a postal worker father and a mother who worked as a dental clinic assistant. His family's roots were in Poland, and his mother left her country during the uprising in Hungary in 1956 and settled in the United States.

The American actor's career has been shaped by major roles in both drama and comedy. In addition to portraying Mr. Universe in the movie Serenity, he played brilliant mathematician Charlie Eppes in CBS's series Numb3rs. It also appeared in the movie series Harold & Kumar and Santa Claus and was engraved in the memory of the audience.

In 2010, Krumholtz entered married life and married actress Vanessa Britting in a ceremony at The Plaza Hotel in New York. The couple has two children, Pemma Mae, born in 2014, and Jonas, born in 2016. During this period of her life, in 2011, she announced that she was fighting thyroid cancer. Krumholtz, who managed to overcome cancer after five months of treatment, announced that he had regained his health.

Later, in an interview with The New York Times in 2024, he talked about his struggle with marijuana addiction. Krumholtz, who lost 45 kilos during this period and was hospitalized several times, was diagnosed with Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. He stated that he stopped using marijuana due to his health problems.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 131 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Law & Order (1990) — Scotty Fisher
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Ray Goldberg
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
• WWE Raw (1993) — Fake Drew McIntyre
• The Rookie (2018) — Ezra Kane
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
• The Good Wife (2009) — Josh Mariner
• ER (1994) — Paul Sobriki
• Billions (2016) — Frotty Anisman
• Numb3rs (2005) — Charlie Eppes
• Mom (2013) — Gregory
• Supergirl (2026) — Zor-El

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.