David Albert Mazouz (; born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as

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in Fox's

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-prequel TV drama '' Gotham'' (2014–2019). Mazouz started his acting career with several guest roles before joining the Fox TV series ''

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'' (2012–2013), for which he was nominated for a

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. He has had leading roles in the films '' The Games Maker'' and '' The Darkness''.

Early life

Mazouz was born in

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, to a

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family; his father Michel Mazouz is a medical doctor from

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, and his mother Rachel Cohen is a

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whose parents are from

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. He has a sister, Rebecca. He was a student at

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, a

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school, from 2015 to 2019 and appeared in a music video promoting the school. His Bar Mitzvah service was held at the Orthodox synagogue Young Israel of

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in February 2014. In Fall 2019, he began attending

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studying

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, and

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in the Class of 2023

Career

Mazouz started his career in commercials at age 8. In 2012, he played the role of

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Jacob "Jake" Bohm in the TV series ''

''. Mazouz has appeared in several television series including: ''

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'', '' Gotham'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. 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

, and eventually the superhero

, in Fox's action-crime TV series '' Gotham.'' The show explored the young-to-teenage days and the transition to Batman of the famous

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character, as well as the origins of its villains including

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, Poison Ivy, and

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazouz, David 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 Sephardic Jews American Mizrahi Jews 21st-century American Jews