David Mazouz
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Born | David Albert Mazouz February 19, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
David Albert Mazouz[1] (/dəˈviːd məˈzuːz/;[2] born February 19, 2001[3][4]) is an American actor, best known for his leading role as Bruce Wayne in Fox's Batman-prequel TV drama Gotham (2014–2019). Mazouz started his acting career with several guest roles before joining the Fox TV series Touch (2012–2013), for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award. He has had leading roles in the films The Games Maker and The Darkness.
Early life
[edit]Mazouz was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardic Jewish family.[5][6][7] His father, Michel Mazouz, is a physician from Tunisia and his mother, Rachel Cohen, is a psychotherapist whose parents are Greek Jews.[5] He has a sister, Rebecca.[5] He was a student at Shalhevet High School, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school, from 2015 to 2019[8] and appeared in a music video promoting the school.[9][10] His Bar Mitzvah service was held at the Orthodox Young Israel of Century City in February 2014.[5] In fall 2019, he began attending Stanford University[11] studying economics, psychology, and computer science and graduated in 2023.[12]
Career
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Mazouz started his career in commercials at age 8.[2] In 2012, he played the role of mute Jacob "Jake" Bohm in the TV series Touch.[13] Mazouz has appeared in several television series including: Mike & Molly, Gotham, The Office, and Criminal Minds. He has also appeared in the ABC show Private Practice as the adopted brother of Betsy.
From 2014 to 2019, Mazouz portrayed a younger version of Bruce Wayne, and eventually the superhero Batman, in Fox's action-crime TV series Gotham. The show explored the young-to-teenage days and the transition to Batman of the famous DC Comics character, as well as the origins of its villains including Penguin, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, and The Joker. He received praise for his performance. [14]
In 2016, he had leading roles in the horror films The Darkness, as Michael Taylor,[15] and Incarnate, as Cameron.[16]
Filmography
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Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Coming & Going | Timmy | |
2013 | Sanitarium | Steve Mansworth | |
2014 | The Games Maker | Ivan Drago | |
2016 | The Darkness | Michael Taylor | |
Incarnate | Cameron Sparrow | ||
2021 | The Birthday Cake | Young Gio | |
2023 | Nothing, Except Everything. | Miles | Short film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Amish Grace | Andy Roberts | Television film |
Mike & Molly | Randy | Episode: "After the Lovin'" | |
2011 | Private Practice | Marshall Rakoff | Episode: "God Bless the Child" |
Criminal Minds | Ryan Hall | Episode: "The Bittersweet Science" | |
The Office | Bert California | Episode: "Spooked" | |
2012–2013 | Touch | Jake Bohm | Main role |
2013 | Major Crimes | Steve | Episode: "All In" |
Dear Dumb Diary | Hudson Rivers | Television film | |
2014 | Drop Dead Diva | Ryan Hatcher | Episode: "Life & Death" |
2014–2019 | Gotham | Bruce Wayne / The Dark Knight | Lead role |
2017 | Family Guy | Peter Griffin's Co-Worker | Voice, episode: "Don't Be a Dickens on Christmas" |
2020 | Day by Day | Caleb / narrator | Episode: "Destiny Cinema 2" |
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | 34th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor | Touch | Nominated | [17] |
2018 | 44th Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Gotham | Nominated | [18] |
2018 Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actor | Nominated | [19] | ||
2019 | 45th Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Nominated | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ Mazouz, David [@realdavidmazouz] (August 16, 2017). "Albert. My middle name" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "David Mazouz". Foxflash.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Tramel, Jimmie (February 22, 2016). "Pop culture: When should Gotham actor David Mazouz become Batman?". Tulsa World. Oklahoma. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
Because Feb. 19 is the actor's birthday and Batman's birthday, Mazouz suggested during a recent Dallas Comicon Fan Days appearance that perhaps folks should send him double presents. Mazouz is 15.
- ^ Mazouz, David [@realdavidmazouz] (February 19, 2016). "Today is my birthday. Today is also Bruce Wayne's birthday. I will be accepting double presents. #BruceWayne #gotham @Gotham" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 9, 2017 – via Twitter. Additional WebCitation archive January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Pfefferman, Naomi (October 7, 2014). "Gotham star talks life on set as young Batman". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Weiss, Josh (March 9, 2018). "'Gotham' Star David Mazouz Talks Batarangs, Dogs, And His Favorite Sephardic Passover Custom". The New York Blueprint. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Nissel, Andrea (January 4, 2018). "'Gotham' Star David Mazouz Balances Modern Orthodoxy and Acting". The Jewish Link of New Jersey. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Suissa, Eva (October 6, 2016). "Gotham star and sophomore, David Mazouz, balances stardom with studies". The Boiling Point. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Hensiek, Jeffrey (January 2017). "Watch: Find Your Song – Shalhevet High School (ft. David Mazouz of Gotham)". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Ghermezian, Shiryn (November 6, 2017). "At New York Awards Show, Orthodox Jewish Teen Star of Hit TV Series Thanks 'Hashem,' Says Religion Is the 'Core of My Identity'". Algemeiner Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Kekauoha, Alex (February 6, 2020). "Batman trades in his cape for college". Stanford News. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Who We Are". Play by Play.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 7, 2011). "Touch: David Mazouz cast opposite Kiefer Sutherland". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (March 4, 2014). "Fox's Gotham gets its Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle". superherohype.com. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ "David Mazouz cast in 6 Miranda Drive". Deadline Hollywood. April 11, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Incarnate (2015)". filmtotaal.nl. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Taylor Swift, Drake, Cardi B & More Among Teen Choice Awards 2018 Nominees: See the Full List".
- ^ Mancuso, Vinnie (July 16, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations". Collider. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
External links
[edit]- David Mazouz at IMDb
- David Mazouz at TV Guide
- David Mazouz on X
- David Mazouz on Instagram
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- Jewish American male actors
- American people of Tunisian-Jewish descent
- American people of Greek-Jewish descent
- American people of French-Jewish descent
- American Mizrahi Jews
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American Sephardic Jews