‘Oppenheimer’ actor David Krumholtz taking “an indefinite break” from acting because “the profession has lost its gleam”

Oppenheimer actor David Krumholtz announced that he was stepping away from acting in a series of social media posts. READ MORE: ‘Oppenheimer’ review: like a bomb going off in your brain Starting out as a child, the actor has enjoyed a long career in the industry. Among his best known roles are Bernard the elf in The Santa Clause franchise, the lead in the TV series Numb3rs, and Michael Eckman in 1999 high school movie 10 Things I Hate About You. In recent years he worked with Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, and played Zor-El in this year’s DC blockbuster Supergirl. Now, after appearing in TV and film since 1992, the actor has decided to go on hiatus. “I kinda sorta put my acting career on hold the other day. It’s been something I’ve been petrified to do for years,” he posted on Threads yesterday (August 18). “Specifically, the fear was that I’d go broke and not be able to handle being out of the game. But I sent the definitive email.” He continued, “And gotta say, a huge wave of relief washed over me. Not sure what I’m going to do for money instead, or how I’m going to do it, but I just removed a humongous burden, one that I truly didn’t fathom the weight of until it was gone. Fr...