Jack Stehlin
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Jack Stehlin is an American television and theater actor perhaps best known for his television role as Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Captain Roy Till on Weeds
.
Weeds
, Monk
, JAG
, The Practice
, and NYPD Blue
. He has played the villain on such programs as Without a Trace
and NCIS
. Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans will remember him for his recurring role as Dr. Angelman on season four of the popular program. Other television appearances include Judging Amy
, Crossing Jordan
, and ER
.
It was revealed in season 4 on Weeds that his character is gay or bisexual and is sleeping with a fellow male DEA agent, despite his season-long flirtation with Celia, played by Elizabeth Perkins
.
Film roles include Wilde Salome
directed by Al Pacino
, The Chicago 8
, directed by Pinchas Perry and Boston Strangler: The Untold Story.
, and toured with John Houseman's The Acting Company
. An award-winning actor, Jack has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, and stages around the world.
Stehlin founded his theatre company Circus Theatricals, in 1983. The company’s first performance was Chekov’s Uncle Vanya in which Stehlin starred opposite Kevin Spacey
and Tom Hewitt. Now based out of Los Angeles, Circus Theatricals produces classic and new plays to critical acclaim. Stehlin runs the company with his wife and partner Jeannine, an actress/producer he met in 1995. Together, they have produced more than 50 plays in NYC and Los Angeles, including Harm's Way, The Misanthrope, Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, Tartuffe, True West, The Cheats of Scapin, The Circle, and The Job. Stehlin serves as the company's artistic director.
His Australian prize-fighter great-grandfather turned his 10 children into a traveling circus act that joined P.T. Barnum and later the Ringling Brothers
in the early 20th century. Stehlin’s colorful family circus history includes two family members in the Circus Hall of Fame, and the Guinness Book of World Records. He is a great-nephew of Australian Con Colleano
, who was the first wire walker to do a forward somersault on the wire and also a great-nephew of actor Bonar Colleano
.
Jack Stehlin’s mother Kitty O’Donnell (now Stehlin) was part of the second generation of Colleanos to join the famous circus act. Under the moniker "The Juggling Colleanos,"
Kitty performed a juggling and tumbling act with her two brothers and two sisters. Besides traveling the United States with the Ringling Brothers, the Juggling Colleanos were often seen on popular television shows, such as The Ed Sullivan Show and Sid Caesar’s Hour.
Continuing the family’s performance tradition, Stehlin accidentally fell into acting after taking an acting class at the University of South Carolina, where he attended school to play baseball. He quit university and moved to New York, where he studied (and graduated from) The Juilliard School.
Stehlin is married to actress Jeannine Stehlin (Jeannine Wisnosky), who is also his producing partner.
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
.
Film and television
Stehlin has guest-starred on many popular American television programs, often playing tough and witty men of authority, on such programs asWeeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
, Monk
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
, JAG
JAG (TV series)
JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
, The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
, and NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
. He has played the villain on such programs as Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
and NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
. Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans will remember him for his recurring role as Dr. Angelman on season four of the popular program. Other television appearances include Judging Amy
Judging Amy
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
, Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
, and ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
.
It was revealed in season 4 on Weeds that his character is gay or bisexual and is sleeping with a fellow male DEA agent, despite his season-long flirtation with Celia, played by Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Ann Perkins is an American actress. Her film roles have included Big, The Flintstones, Miracle on 34th Street, About Last Night..., and Avalon...
.
Film roles include Wilde Salome
Wilde Salome
Wilde Salome is 2011 American documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Al Pacino. An exploration of Oscar Wilde's play Salome, the film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival...
directed by Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
, The Chicago 8
The Chicago 8
The Chicago 8 is a 2010 independent drama film starring Philip Baker Hall, Gary Cole, Steven Culp and Mayim Bialik. The film is based on on actual court transcripts from the Chicago Seven trial. The Chicago 8 is written and directed by Pinchas Perry. Pinchas Perry, Al Bravo, Shirly Brener, Kate...
, directed by Pinchas Perry and Boston Strangler: The Untold Story.
Theater and Stage
Stehlin graduated from the drama division of the Juilliard SchoolJuilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
, and toured with John Houseman's The Acting Company
The Acting Company
The Acting Company is a theatre company associated with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1972 by John Houseman, then a professor of acting at the Juilliard School...
. An award-winning actor, Jack has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, and stages around the world.
Stehlin founded his theatre company Circus Theatricals, in 1983. The company’s first performance was Chekov’s Uncle Vanya in which Stehlin starred opposite Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey, CBE is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner. He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television...
and Tom Hewitt. Now based out of Los Angeles, Circus Theatricals produces classic and new plays to critical acclaim. Stehlin runs the company with his wife and partner Jeannine, an actress/producer he met in 1995. Together, they have produced more than 50 plays in NYC and Los Angeles, including Harm's Way, The Misanthrope, Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, Tartuffe, True West, The Cheats of Scapin, The Circle, and The Job. Stehlin serves as the company's artistic director.
Awards
Stehlin shared a Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) nomination for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series”.Personal life
Jack Stehlin was born John Anthony Stehlin III in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of Kitty O’Donnell, a circus juggler/acrobat, and John Stehlin, a minor league ball player turned defense contractor.His Australian prize-fighter great-grandfather turned his 10 children into a traveling circus act that joined P.T. Barnum and later the Ringling Brothers
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is an American circus company. The company was started when the circus created by James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum was merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus. The Ringling brothers purchased the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1907, but ran the circuses...
in the early 20th century. Stehlin’s colorful family circus history includes two family members in the Circus Hall of Fame, and the Guinness Book of World Records. He is a great-nephew of Australian Con Colleano
Con Colleano
Con Colleano was an Australian tightrope walker who was the first person to successfully attempt a forward somersault on a tightrope and became one of the most celebrated and highly-paid circus performers of his time...
, who was the first wire walker to do a forward somersault on the wire and also a great-nephew of actor Bonar Colleano
Bonar Colleano
Bonar Colleano was an American-born British stage and motion-picture performer.-Early life:Colleano was born Bonar Sullivan in New York City. Following childhood experiences with the Ringling Brothers Circus and in his family's famous circus, he entered films in 1944...
.
Jack Stehlin’s mother Kitty O’Donnell (now Stehlin) was part of the second generation of Colleanos to join the famous circus act. Under the moniker "The Juggling Colleanos,"
Kitty performed a juggling and tumbling act with her two brothers and two sisters. Besides traveling the United States with the Ringling Brothers, the Juggling Colleanos were often seen on popular television shows, such as The Ed Sullivan Show and Sid Caesar’s Hour.
Continuing the family’s performance tradition, Stehlin accidentally fell into acting after taking an acting class at the University of South Carolina, where he attended school to play baseball. He quit university and moved to New York, where he studied (and graduated from) The Juilliard School.
Stehlin is married to actress Jeannine Stehlin (Jeannine Wisnosky), who is also his producing partner.
Filmography
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- Love BitesLove Bites (film)Love Bites is a 1993 comedy film starring 1980s pop star Adam Ant, Kimberly Foster, Roger Rose and Michelle Forbes...
- Dark BlueDark Blue (TV series)Dark Blue was an action/drama television series which premiered on TNT on July 15, 2009, at 10 pm . It ended its run on September 15, 2010. The series is set in Los Angeles, California. It revolves around Carter Shaw , the leader of an undercover unit...
- The Chicago 8The Chicago 8The Chicago 8 is a 2010 independent drama film starring Philip Baker Hall, Gary Cole, Steven Culp and Mayim Bialik. The film is based on on actual court transcripts from the Chicago Seven trial. The Chicago 8 is written and directed by Pinchas Perry. Pinchas Perry, Al Bravo, Shirly Brener, Kate...
- WeedsWeeds (TV series)Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
- MonkMonk (TV series)Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
- Wilde SalomeWilde SalomeWilde Salome is 2011 American documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Al Pacino. An exploration of Oscar Wilde's play Salome, the film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival...
- NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
- Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
- The PracticeThe PracticeThe Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
- JAGJAG (TV series)JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
- Strong MedicineStrong MedicineStrong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...
- Crossing JordanCrossing JordanCrossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
- Purpose
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Get RealGet Real (TV series)Get Real is a short-lived comedy-drama on the FOX Network centering on the fictional Green family of San Francisco. It ran from September 1999 to April 2000...
- ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
- Judging Amy
- NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
- Blackout EffectBlackout EffectBlackout Effect is a 1998 made-for-television disaster/thriller film. Eric Stoltz plays John Dantley, an NTSB officer sent to investigate a collision between an airliner and a cargo plane at O'Hare. Charles Martin Smith plays Henry Drake, an air traffic controller who insists his radar system...
- General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
- The ClientThe ClientThe Client is a legal thriller written by American author John Grisham, set mostly in Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana...
- L.A. LawL.A. LawL.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...