David Rysdahl

David Rysdahl is an American actor. He is best known for starring in the fantasy drama film Nine Days (2020) and the thriller film No Exit (2022). He is set to appear in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film Oppenheimer (2023).

David Rysdahl
OccupationActor

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] and the indie feature The Land of Owls.[7] In 2022, he joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming film Oppenheimer.[8]

Personal life

Rysdahl met actress Zazie Beetz at an acting workshop, and began dating around 2014.[9] They are engaged.[10][11] They started a production company called Sleepy Poppy.[3][12] Rysdahl lives in Harlem.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2017 Freeport Harry Short film
2017 Runaways Corey Short film
2018 Dead Pigs Sean Landry [13]
2020 Nine Days Mike [4]
2021 The Land of Owls Theo [7]
2022 No Exit Lars [3][5]
2023 Oppenheimer upcoming [8]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2017 Bull Wes 2 episodes [1][2]
2022 The Family Jeff Sharlet Netflix docuseries [6]
2023 Fargo Wayne Lyon season 5 (upcoming) [14]

References
  1. Schuldt, Clay (April 30, 2017). "New Ulm natives Rysdahl, Sperl succeeding in entertainment". The Journal (New Ulm).
  2. Sweeney, Kevin (November 30, 2017). "Off the Record: New Ulm getting its chance in front of the camera in March". The Journal (New Ulm). Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. Sblendorio, Peter (February 22, 2022). "'No Exit' star David Rysdahl on his new suspense movie and how NYC launched his show biz career". New York Daily News.
  4. "Local actor returns with special screening". The Journal (New Ulm). August 16, 2021.
  5. Castro, Marysol; Molina, Juan Carlos (22 February 2022). "'No Exit': Actor David Rysdahl talks transformation for new movie on Hulu". WPIX.
  6. Seale, Jack (August 15, 2019). "The Family: inside the sinister sect that has infected western democracy". The Guardian.
  7. Franz, Benjamin (December 10, 2021). "The Land of Owls". Film Threat.
  8. Couch, Aaron (March 4, 2022). "'Oppenheimer' Casts 'No Exit' Star David Rysdahl (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. 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.
  10. "Zazie Beetz Wants to Protect Atlanta's Van Too". Vanity Fair. May 19, 2022.
  11. Meyer, Joshua (February 26, 2022). "Zazie Beetz Is Working On A Rapunzel Movie, Complete With A Massive Afro". /Film.
  12. Beetz, Zazie; Rysdahl, David (December 3, 2021). "Tiny Desk Playlist: Zazie Beetz and David Rysdahl's favorite Tiny Desk concerts" – via NPR.
  13. Kenny, Glenn (February 12, 2021). "Dead Pigs movie review & film summary (2021)". RogerEbert.com.
  14. Otterson, Joe (13 October 2022). "'Fargo' Season 5 at FX Adds Four to Cast". Variety.
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