David Rysdahl

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David Rysdahl is an American actor. He is best known for starring in the fantasy drama film Nine Days (2020), the thriller film No Exit (2022) and the biographical thriller film Oppenheimer (2023).

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Early life and career

Rysdahl was born to Gigi and Dr. Scott Rysdahl. He has two brothers and a sister. [1] He grew up in New Ulm, Minnesota, where he attended Cathedral High School. [2] After briefly working in public health in Guatemala, he became more interested in acting as a career. He was cast in a stage production of Hamlet at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minnesota. [3] [4]

After moving to New York, Rysdahl starred in short films. In 2018, he starred in Cathy Yan’s comedy-drama Dead Pigs . In 2020, he appeared in the fantasy drama film Nine Days , [4] and in 2022, he starred in the thriller No Exit . [3] [5] His other credits include the Netflix docuseries The Family, [6] episode 4, season 6 of Netflix's Black Mirror , season 5 of Fargo [7] and the indie feature The Land of Owls. [8] [ importance? ] He also plays American chemist Donald Hornig in Christopher Nolan's 2023 biopic Oppenheimer . [9] [10]

Personal life

As of February 2022, Rysdahl lives in Harlem. [3]

Rysdahl met actress Zazie Beetz at an acting workshop, and they began dating around 2014. [11] In May 2022 Vanity Fair reported that they had recently gotten engaged. [12] [13] They started a production company called Sleepy Poppy. [3] [14] The couple married in 2023. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2015 That's Not Us Spencer [16]
2015Moondog AirwavesTrick Stuart
2017FreeportHarryShort film
2017RunawaysCoreyShort film
2018 Dead Pigs Sean Landry [17]
2020 Nine Days Mike [4]
2021 The Land of Owls Theo [8]
2022 No Exit Lars [3] [5]
2023 Oppenheimer Donald Hornig [10]
TBA Press Your Luck Post-production [18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs.
2017 Bull Wes2 episodes [1] [2]
2022 The Family Jeff SharletNetflix docuseries [6]
2023 Fargo Wayne Lyon season 5 (main role) [19]
2023 Black Mirror NathanEpisode: "Mazey Day"
2025 Alien: Earth Upcoming series [20]

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  11. ↑ Kemp-Habib, Alice (November 7, 2021). "Zazie Beetz: 'I remember thinking, am I not black enough?'". The Sunday Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  12. ↑ "Zazie Beetz Wants to Protect Atlanta's Van Too". Vanity Fair . May 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ Meyer, Joshua (February 26, 2022). "Zazie Beetz Is Working On A Rapunzel Movie, Complete With A Massive Afro". /Film .
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