David Krumholtz, the actor who played Kor-El in Supergirl, released earlier this year and appeared in other films such as Oppenheimer, made a post on Threads saying he was retiring from acting. According to Variety, he said he was done with acting and that he was ready to start a “new life.”
A while after Krumholtz did this, he then deleted the post stating his intentions and also deleted various posts he made about struggling to find acting jobs in the Hollywood industry. Deleting these posts led some fans to believe that he was going back on his decision.
In his post, Krumholtz wrote, “I kinda sorta put my acting career on hold the other day. It’s been something I’ve been petrified to do for years. Specifically, the fear was that I’d go broke and not be able to handle being out of the game.”
The post also said Krumholtz sent an email that would put his career on hold until further notice. “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. Frustrated, fed up, fried,” He continued to write.
Krumholtz has spoken about quitting his acting career in the past as well. Seth Rogen (Superbad, This Is the End), a close friend of Krumholtz, said on the Diary of CEO podcast that Krumholtz once wanted to quit acting and instead sell cars.
As Krumholtz continued his post, he added, “It became clear to me this year, that if I were to continue fighting for parts (what I used to call ‘auditioning’), I’d be doing so for roles that exploit my talent and reputation for a drastically diminishing return. Exploitative art isn’t art. And artists deserve a fair pay percentage for work that assists their employers in making profits. I came up in a time where movie studios and TV networks, no matter how big, were still mom & pop store entities.”