David Mazouz


David Albert Mazouz is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as Bruce Wayne in Fox's Batman-prequel TV drama Gotham. Mazouz started his acting career with several guest roles before joining the Fox TV series Touch, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award.

Early life

Mazouz was born in Los Angeles, California. He was born into a Sephardic Jewish family, his father Michel Mazouz is a medical doctor from Tunisia and France, and his mother Rachel Cohen is a psychotherapist whose parents are from Greece. 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 synagogue Young Israel. Starting in Fall 2019, he attends Stanford University, Class of 2023.

Career

Mazouz started his career in commercials with Kiefer Sutherland at age 8. In 2012, he again co-starred with Sutherland when he landed the role of mute Jacob "Jake" Bohm in the TV series Touch. 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.
In 2016, he had leading roles in the horror films The Darkness, as Michael Taylor, and Incarnate, as Cameron.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades