David Krumholtz Announces ‘Step Back’ From Acting: ‘Frustrated And Fried’

US actor David Krumholtz has announced he’s taking a step back from acting, claiming that the industry had left him feeling “frustrated”, “fed up” and “fried”.

Posting on Threads, David explained that he’d decided to take an “indefinite break” from acting work, after “years” of contemplating it.

“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 wrote (as reported by Deadline). “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 told his followers that, after doing so, “a huge wave of relief washed over me”, and while he admitted he was “not sure what I’m going to do for money instead, or how I’m going to do it”, he still felt like a “humongous burden” had been lifted, which he “truly didn’t fathom the weight of until it was gone”.

David later said: “Acting professionally is a very different concept than the exercise of acting itself. I’ve enjoyed every single minute of exercising the muscle. I’ve 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.”

He also insisted that his career as an actor was “not over”, but he was “rather, redefining my terms” and “hoping to find a new, more rewarding passion”.

David also clarified he was “not quitting entirely” but “just taking a bit of a step back and an indefinite break”.

“The stress of the moment has me wondering if there’s a higher calling to pursue,” he shared.

In the early 90s, David began his career as a child actor, appearing in Disney’s The Santa Clause and the comedy Addams Family Values, before roles in 10 Things I Hate About You, Bobby and Superbad followed.

More recently, he’s been seen in the TV dramas The Good Wife and The Deuce, the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere and Christopher Nolan’s Best Picture-winning Oppenheimer.

This year alone, he has starred in four films, as well as an episode of the police drama The Rookie.