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David Mazouz

American actor (born 2001)

David Mazouz
Summary

American actor (born 2001)

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imageDavid Mazouz by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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alma materStanford University
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David Albert Mazouz (; born ) 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

Mazouz was born in February 19, 2001, in Los Angeles, California, His father, Michel Mazouz, is a physician from Tunisia, and his mother, Rachel Cohen, is a Greek psychotherapist whose parents are Greek Jews. He has a sister, Rebecca. He was a student at Shalhevet High School, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school, from 2015 to 2019 and appeared in a music video promoting the school. His Bar Mitzvah service was held at the Orthodox Young Israel of Century City in February 2014. In fall 2019, he began attending Stanford University studying economics, psychology, and computer science and graduated in 2023.

Mazouz and his family are mainly of Sephardic Jewish descent, on top of David being of Tunisian and Greek ancestry from his parents, he additionally holds American nationality.

Career

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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.

In 2016, he had leading roles in the horror films The Darkness, as Michael Taylor, and Incarnate, as Cameron.

Filmography

Mazouz in 2016

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Coming & GoingTimmy
2013SanitariumSteve Mansworth
Dear Dumb DiaryHudson RiversTelevision movie
2014The Games MakerIvan Drago
2016The DarknessMichael Taylor
IncarnateCameron Sparrow
2021The Birthday CakeYoung Gio
2023Nothing, Except Everything.MilesShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Amish GraceAndy RobertsTelevision film
Mike & MollyRandyEpisode: "After the Lovin'"
2011Private PracticeMarshall RakoffEpisode: "God Bless the Child"
Criminal MindsRyan HallEpisode: "The Bittersweet Science"
The OfficeBert CaliforniaEpisode: "Spooked"
2012–2013TouchJake BohmMain role
2013Major CrimesSteveEpisode: "All In"
Dear Dumb DiaryHudson RiversTelevision film
2014Drop Dead DivaRyan HatcherEpisode: "Life & Death"
2014–2019GothamBruce Wayne / The Dark KnightLead role
2017Family GuyPeter Griffin's Co-WorkerVoice, episode: "Don't Be a Dickens on Christmas"
2020Day by DayCaleb / narratorEpisode: "Destiny Cinema 2"

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
201334th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young ActorTouchurl=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.htmltitle=34th Annual Young Artist Awardsaccess-date=March 31, 2013publisher=Young Artist Awards }}
201844th Saturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television SeriesGotham
2018 Teen Choice AwardsTeen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actor
201945th Saturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series

References

References

  1. Mazouz, David. (August 16, 2017). "Albert. My middle name.".
  2. "David Mazouz". Foxflash.com.
  3. Tramel, Jimmie. (February 22, 2016). "Pop culture: When should ''Gotham'' actor David Mazouz become Batman?". [[Tulsa World]].
  4. Mazouz, David. (February 19, 2016). "Today is my birthday. Today is also Bruce Wayne's birthday. I will be accepting double presents. #BruceWayne #gotham @Gotham".
  5. Weiss, Josh. (March 9, 2018). "'Gotham' Star David Mazouz Talks Batarangs, Dogs, And His Favorite Sephardic Passover Custom".
  6. Pfefferman, Naomi. (October 7, 2014). "''Gotham'' star talks life on set as young Batman". [[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]].
  7. (October 6, 2016). "''Gotham'' star and sophomore, David Mazouz, balances stardom with studies".
  8. (January 2017). "Watch: Find Your Song – Shalhevet High School (ft. David Mazouz of ''Gotham'')".
  9. 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'".
  10. (February 6, 2020). "Batman trades in his cape for college".
  11. "Who We Are".
  12. Ford, Tom. (2025-12-04). "David Mazouz's Height, Age, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Parents, Wiki".
  13. Goldberg, Lesley. (June 7, 2011). "Touch: David Mazouz cast opposite Kiefer Sutherland". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
  14. Perry, Spencer. (March 4, 2014). "Fox's ''Gotham'' gets its Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle". superherohype.com.
  15. (April 11, 2014). "David Mazouz cast in ''6 Miranda Drive''".
  16. "''Incarnate'' (2015)". filmtotaal.nl.
  17. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". [[Young Artist Award]]s.
  18. McNary, Dave. (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". [[Variety (magazine).
  19. "Taylor Swift, Drake, Cardi B & More Among Teen Choice Awards 2018 Nominees: See the Full List".
  20. (16 July 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations".
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