David Rysdahl

Rysdahl was born to Gigi and Dr. Scott Rysdahl. He has two brothers and a sister.^[2] He grew up in New Ulm, Minnesota, where he attended Cathedral High School.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

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,^[5] and in 2022, he starred in the thriller No Exit.^[4][6] His other credits include the Netflix docuseries The Family,^[7] episode 4, season 6 of Netflix's Black Mirror, season 5 of the FX series Fargo^[8] and the indie feature The Land of Owls.^[9] He played American chemist Donald Hornig in Christopher Nolan's 2023 biopic Oppenheimer.^[10][11]

As of February 2022, Rysdahl lives in Harlem.^[4]

Rysdahl met actress Zazie Beetz at an acting workshop, and they began dating around 2014.^[12] They started a production company called Sleepy Poppy.^[4][13] The couple married in 2023.^[14]