{"id":1010291,"date":"2026-08-19T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1010291\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:15:20","slug":"david-krumholtz-says-hes-retiring-from-acting-in-shock-social-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1010291\/","title":{"rendered":"David Krumholtz Says He’s Retiring from Acting in Shock Social Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHe\u2019s amassed more than 140 credits on an enviable resum\u00e9 that dates back to the early 1990s, but David Krumholtz<\/a> seems ready to throw in the towel on his Hollywood career.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a shocking announcement posted (and later deleted) on social media, Krumholtz said he\u2019s \u201cfrustrated, fed up, fried\u201d with the business, so much so that he already sent an email to declare it done. Once the decision was made, Krumholtz felt a \u201chuge wave of relief\u201d wash over him.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI kinda sorta put my acting career on hold the other day. It\u2019s been something I\u2019ve been petrified to do for years. Specifically, the fear was that I\u2019d go broke and not be able to handle being out of the game. But I sent the definitive email,\u201d he shared on Threads. \u201cAnd gotta say, a huge wave of relief washed over me. Not sure what I\u2019m going to do for money instead, or how I\u2019m going to do it, but I just removed a humongous burden, one that I truly didn\u2019t fathom the weight of until it was gone. Frustrated, fed up, fried.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe post received tons of traction immediately, and Krumholtz continued the conversation by responding in comments to fans expressing their disappointment, encouragement and\/or support, as well as posting additional replies. \u201cThe love and encouragement re: my last post is overwhelmingly surprising. Acting professionally is a very different concept than the exercise of acting itself. I\u2019ve enjoyed every single minute of exercising the muscle. I\u2019ve enjoyed the fanfare. There was a time when being competitive and self-involved really served my pursuit. That time has passed. Much to MY overwhelming surprise. There will always be great joy in the exercise. But for me, the profession has lost its gleam.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFellow actor Garret Dillahunt was among those who responded by posting, \u201cThis is sad news for me. But I am happy for you. I understand completely.\u201d Krumholtz wrote back and further elaborated<\/a> on his next moves: \u201cAin\u2019t over, rather, redefining my terms. Hoping to find a new, more rewarding passion. Me, my product, and [my] mentality is not working anymore. I want to try to be of service. No crystal ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a manager for the actor seeking additional clarification on his comments.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 48-year-old veteran actor hails from New York and has worked consistently since breaking into the business on both the big and small screens with parts in Law & Order, Life with Mikey, Addams Family Values, The Santa Clause franchise (playing the beloved Head Elf Bernard) and the Ice Storm, to name a few early roles. He had regular roles on such shows as Monty, Chicago Sons, The Closer, The Trouble With Normal and Numb3rs, the latter of which lasted the longest with 119 episodes.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe also starred in high-profile movies like Slums of Beverly Hills opposite Natasha Lyonne, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Mexican, Sidewalks of New York, Ray, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Crazy for Love, Bobby, Superbad, This is the End, Hail, Caesar! and more. He played Isidor Rabi in Christopher Nolan\u2019s best picture winner Oppenheimer<\/a>, which earned him rave reviews, and had a busy last couple of years starring in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and opposite Seth Rogen in The Studio and Sausage Party: Foodtopia. Most recently, he starred as Zor-El in Supergirl.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKrumholtz at the Supergirl world premiere in New York on June 22, 2026.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tDavid Krumholtz and cast members from Leopoldstadt are seen on stage during the Broadway show\u2019s opening night at New York\u2019s Longacre Theatre on Oct. 2, 2022.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tDavid Krumholtz and Rob Morrow celebrate the 100th episode of CBS\u2019s Numb3rs at the LA Center Studios on March 25, 2009.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Michael Buckner\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKal Penn, Krumholtz, John Cho and Neil Patrick Harris at the afterparty for the premiere of New Line Cinema\u2019s Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay at the Green Door in L.A. on April 17, 2008.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Krumholtz as Isidor Rabi in Christopher Nolan\u2019s Oppenheimer.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He\u2019s amassed more than 140 credits on an enviable resum\u00e9 that dates back to the early 1990s, but…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1010292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[381008,82345,171,49071,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-1010291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-chrisopher-nolan","tag-david-krumholtz","tag-entertainment","tag-oppenheimer","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117120947593755507","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1010291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1010292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1010291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1010291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1010291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}