Nick Stahl
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Nicolas Kent "Nick" Stahl (born December 5, 1979) is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his performance in the 1993 film The Man Without a Face
and then embarked on a successful career as a child actor. He later transitioned into his adult career with roles in Bully
, Sin City
, In the Bedroom
, the HBO series Carnivàle
, and the film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
, in which he took over the role of John Connor
, originally played by Edward Furlong
. He also recently starred in the film Mirrors 2
.
, the son of Donna Lynn, a broker
age assistant. He was raised in Plano
and Richardson
. He travels for filming and currently lives in Austin, Texas
, with his wife, Rose, and baby daughter, Marlo Stahl.
, co-starring Mel Gibson
, helped boost his career at the age of 13. His first professional casting was in Stranger at My Door, although he had been acting in children's plays since he was four years old.
Recent films include How to Rob a Bank
(2007), Sleepwalking
(2008), Quid Pro Quo
(2008). Stahl has played two villains: Bobby Kent
in the film Bully
and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City
.
Stahl did not reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator Salvation
. Instead Christian Bale
took over. Stahl noted the film's concept as a "a jump to the future, so my character will be quite a bit older." Stahl starred as Max Matheson in the sequel to Mirrors
, directed by Victor Garcia and penned by Matt Venne.
The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face is a 1993 drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's directorial debut received respectful reviews from most critics.-Plot:...
and then embarked on a successful career as a child actor. He later transitioned into his adult career with roles in Bully
Bully (film)
Bully is a 2001 independent American drama film, based on actual events, starring Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Leo Fitzpatrick and Nick Stahl. The story concerns the plot to murder a mutual friend of several young adults in Southern Florida, in revenge for his continual...
, Sin City
Sin City (film)
Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez...
, In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom is a 2001 American crime drama film directed by Todd Field, and dedicated to Andre Dubus, whose short story Killings is the source material on which the screenplay, by Field and Robert Festinger, is based...
, the HBO series Carnivàle
Carnivàle
Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes...
, and the film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, commonly abbreviated as T3, is a 2003 science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken...
, in which he took over the role of John Connor
John Connor
John Connor is a character appearing in the American science fiction Terminator franchise and he serves as the series main protagonist. Created by writer and director James Cameron, the character is first referred to in the 1984 film The Terminator and first appears portrayed by teenage actor...
, originally played by Edward Furlong
Edward Furlong
Edward Walter Furlong is an American actor whose best known film roles are John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his performance in...
. He also recently starred in the film Mirrors 2
Mirrors 2
Mirrors 2 is a 2010 straight-to-DVD horror film. It is a sequel to the 2008 film Mirrors.-Plot:One year before the film begins Max is involved in a car accident that kills his fiancee Kayla. He becomes emotionally disturbed due to the incident. He has been under going psychological treatment with Dr...
.
Personal life
Stahl was born in Harlingen, TexasHarlingen, Texas
Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...
, the son of Donna Lynn, a broker
Broker
A broker is a party that arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller, and gets a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal...
age assistant. He was raised in Plano
Plano, Texas
Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...
and Richardson
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2011 the population was estimated to be 107,684. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of the Telecom Corridor with a high...
. He travels for filming and currently lives in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, with his wife, Rose, and baby daughter, Marlo Stahl.
Career
The 1993 film The Man Without a FaceThe Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face is a 1993 drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's directorial debut received respectful reviews from most critics.-Plot:...
, co-starring Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
, helped boost his career at the age of 13. His first professional casting was in Stranger at My Door, although he had been acting in children's plays since he was four years old.
Recent films include How to Rob a Bank
How to Rob a Bank
How to Rob a Bank is an American independent film, with as its subtitle: And 10 Tips To Actually Get Away With It. It finished filming in March 2006 and premiered May 20, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market. It was shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25, 2007. It opened in limited release in...
(2007), Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking (film)
Sleepwalking is a 2008 dramatic film starring Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Charlize Theron . It centers around the bonding of a 30-year-old man and his 12-year-old niece after she is abandoned by her mother. The girl is taken in by the state after he loses his job and apartment...
(2008), Quid Pro Quo
Quid Pro Quo
Quid Pro Quo is a film written and directed by Carlos Brooks, starring Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Pablo Schreiber, and Kate Burton. The film was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and scheduled for release on 13 June 2008....
(2008). Stahl has played two villains: Bobby Kent
Bobby Kent
Bobby Kent was an American who was murdered by seven others, including his best friend, Martin Joseph "Marty" Puccio, Jr. , in Hollywood in South Florida...
in the film Bully
Bully (film)
Bully is a 2001 independent American drama film, based on actual events, starring Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Leo Fitzpatrick and Nick Stahl. The story concerns the plot to murder a mutual friend of several young adults in Southern Florida, in revenge for his continual...
and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City
Sin City (film)
Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez...
.
Stahl did not reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting...
. Instead Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses....
took over. Stahl noted the film's concept as a "a jump to the future, so my character will be quite a bit older." Stahl starred as Max Matheson in the sequel to Mirrors
Mirrors (film)
Mirrors is a 2008 horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, and stars Kiefer Sutherland. The film was first titled Into the Mirror, but the name was later changed to Mirrors...
, directed by Victor Garcia and penned by Matt Venne.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Stranger at My Door | Robert Fortier | TV movie |
| 1992 | Woman with a Past | Brian | TV movie |
| 1993 | Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt | ||
| 1994 | Safe Passage Safe Passage (film) Safe Passage is a 1994 English language drama film starring Susan Sarandon, and featuring Nick Stahl, Sam Shepard, Sean Astin and Jason London... |
Simon Singer | |
| 1994 | Incident in a Small Town Incident in a Small Town Incident in a Small Town is a 1994 TV Drama directed by Delbert Mann, starring Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan and Stephanie Zimbalist. This is the third television movie featuring the characters, lawyer Harmon Cobb and Judge Bell. Set in Cook County Illinois in 1953, Harmon Cobb comes to the defense... |
John Bell Trenton | TV movie |
| 1995 | Blue River | Young Edward | TV movie |
| 1995 | Tall Tale | Daniel Hackett | |
| 1996 | Out of Order | TV series, episode: "Hey Joey" | |
| 1996 | My Son is Innocent | Eric Sutter | TV movie |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Billy Sullivan | TV series, episode: "Cowboy Blues" |
| 1997 | Eye of God Eye of God (film) Eye of God is a 1997 crime film directed by Tim Blake Nelson. It stars Mary Kay Place and Nick Stahl. Nelson won best director in the American Independent Award for the Seattle International Film Festival in 1997 and Bronze Award in the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival... |
Tom Spencer | |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior Disturbing Behavior Disturbing Behavior is a 1998 thriller science fiction film starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl. The film was released on July 24, 1998. The plot follows a group of high school outcasts who are horrified by their "Blue Ribbon" classmates... |
Gavin Strick | |
| 1998 | Soundman | Tommy Pepin | |
| 1998 | Hercules | Castor (voice) | TV series, episode: "Hercules and the Trojan War" |
| 1998 | Pfc – Beade | ||
| 1999 | Seasons of Love | Adult Grover | TV movie |
| 2000 | Lover's Prayer | Vladimir | |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip Sunset Strip (film) Sunset Strip is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Adam Collis for 20th Century Fox. Randall Jahnson wrote the story, who previously examined the rock scene in his scripts for The Doors and Dudes, and he and Russell DeGrazier adapted the story into a screenplay.This comedy takes place in... |
Zach | |
| 2001 | In the Bedroom In the Bedroom In the Bedroom is a 2001 American crime drama film directed by Todd Field, and dedicated to Andre Dubus, whose short story Killings is the source material on which the screenplay, by Field and Robert Festinger, is based... |
Frank Fowler | |
| 2001 | Morgan | ||
| 2001 | Bully Bully (film) Bully is a 2001 independent American drama film, based on actual events, starring Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Leo Fitzpatrick and Nick Stahl. The story concerns the plot to murder a mutual friend of several young adults in Southern Florida, in revenge for his continual... |
Bobby Kent | |
| 2002 | Taboo Taboo (2002 film) Taboo is a Mystery Thriller film directed by Max Makowski and stars Nick Stahl, Eddie Kaye Thomas and January Jones.-Plot:A lone castle, three women, three men and a game taboo, Elizabeth initiates it. Everyone has to answer a tricky question with "yes" or "no", for example, admit to a vice erotic... |
Christian Turner | |
| 2002 | Wasted | Chris | TV movie |
| 2003 | Bookies Bookies (film) Bookies is a 2003 movie written by Michael Bacall and directed by Mark Illsley. The story revolves around the lives of four college students... |
Toby | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, commonly abbreviated as T3, is a 2003 science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken... |
John Connor John Connor John Connor is a character appearing in the American science fiction Terminator franchise and he serves as the series main protagonist. Created by writer and director James Cameron, the character is first referred to in the 1984 film The Terminator and first appears portrayed by teenage actor... |
|
| 2003 | Twist Twist (film) Twist is a 2003 Canadian drama film and a queer retelling of Charles Dickens' classic, Oliver Twist.-Plot:The plot is updated to the present day, and moved out of the London poor house onto the streets of Toronto. In addition, the tale is told not from Oliver's point of view, but rather that of Dodge... |
Dodge | |
| 2003–2005 | Carnivàle Carnivàle Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes... |
Ben Hawkins | TV series, 24 episodes |
| 2005 | Sin City Sin City (film) Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez... |
Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard | |
| 2006 | Horace 'Raff' Rafferty | ||
| 2007 | How to Rob a Bank How to Rob a Bank How to Rob a Bank is an American independent film, with as its subtitle: And 10 Tips To Actually Get Away With It. It finished filming in March 2006 and premiered May 20, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market. It was shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25, 2007. It opened in limited release in... |
Jinx | |
| 2008 | Quid Pro Quo Quid Pro Quo Quid Pro Quo is a film written and directed by Carlos Brooks, starring Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Pablo Schreiber, and Kate Burton. The film was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and scheduled for release on 13 June 2008.... |
Isaac Knot | |
| 2008 | Sleepwalking Sleepwalking (film) Sleepwalking is a 2008 dramatic film starring Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Charlize Theron . It centers around the bonding of a 30-year-old man and his 12-year-old niece after she is abandoned by her mother. The girl is taken in by the state after he loses his job and apartment... |
James | |
| 2009 | My One and Only My One and Only (film) My One and Only is a 2009 comedy film loosely based on a story about George Hamilton's early life on the road with his mother and brother, featuring anecdotes that Hamilton had told to Merv Griffin. Griffin pitched the idea for the script, and had shepherded the project from idea to production,... |
Bud | |
| 2009 | On the Inside | Allen | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Peter Harrison | TV series, episode: "Zebras Zebras (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) "Zebras" is the 22nd episode and season finale of the tenth season of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the 224th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on June 2, 2009... " |
| 2010 | Brendan Kerrigan | ||
| 2010 | Burning Palms Burning Palms (film) Burning Palms is a 2010 satirical film based on Los Angeles stereotypes told through five intertwining storylines.-Premise:The film explores satires of Angeleno stereotypes, which are told through five interlacing stories. The five intertwining segments are based on popular stereotypes of West... |
Robert Kane | |
| 2010 | Meskada | Noah Cordin | |
| 2010 | Dead Awake Dead Awake Dead Awake is a 2010 mystery film starring Nick Stahl, Rose McGowan, and Amy Smart. The film was previously titled Dylan's Wake.-Plot:... |
Dylan | |
| 2010 | Kalamity | Billy Klepack | |
| 2010 | Mirrors 2 Mirrors 2 Mirrors 2 is a 2010 straight-to-DVD horror film. It is a sequel to the 2008 film Mirrors.-Plot:One year before the film begins Max is involved in a car accident that kills his fiancee Kayla. He becomes emotionally disturbed due to the incident. He has been under going psychological treatment with Dr... |
Max Matheson | |
| 2010 | Everything Will Happen Before You Die | Hunter | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | The Speed of Thought The Speed of Thought The Speed of Thought is a 2011 thriller film written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer. The film stars Nick Stahl, Taryn Manning, and Mia Maestro.-Synopsis:... |
Joshua Lazarus | |
| 2011 | On the Inside | Allen Meneric | |
| 2011 | Afghan Luke Afghan Luke Afghan Luke is a 2011 Canadian film directed by Mike Clattenburg. The central character, Luke Benning , is a journalist investigating the possible mutilation of corpses in Afghanistan, a country that appears increasingly incomprehensible and surreal as Luke undergoes a series of bizarre... |
Luke Benning |