‘Oppenheimer’ actor exits Hollywood feeling ‘fed up’

Actor David Krumholtz said he's “frustrated,” “fed up,” and “fried” as he's sidelining himself from show business.

“I kinda sorta put my acting career on hold the other day,” the 48-year-old said in a Threads post he later deleted. “There was a time when being competitive and self-involved really served my pursuit. That time has passed.”

Krumholtz said that stepping away from Hollywood has “been something [he's] been petrified to do for years,” adding that he harbored a fear he'd “go broke and not be able to handle being out of the game.”

The New York City native, who played Isidor Rabi in the Oscar-winning motion picture Oppenheimer, said that “a huge wave of relief washed over” him after he “sent the definitive email,” despite being uncertain of his decision.

“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,” Krumholtz said. “Frustrated, fed up, fried.”

Krumholtz, who's been seen in recent films such as Supergirl and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, subsequently posted to followers who had reacted with supportive sentiments in the wake of his announcement.

“Acting professionally is a very different concept than the exercise of acting itself,” he said. “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,” David Krumholtz, Oppenheimer star, mentioned as he recalled his time in showbiz.