Nick Stahl
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| Nick Stahl | |
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| Image:NickStahl.jpg | |
| Birth name | Nicolas Kent Stahl |
| Born | December 5 1979[1] Harlingen, Texas |
Nicolas Kent Stahl (born December 5 1979[1]) 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 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, in which he took over the role of John Connor, originally played by Edward Furlong.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Stahl was born in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Donna Lynn (née Reed), a brokerage assistant,[2] and William Kent Stahl. He was raised in Plano and currently lives in Los Angeles.
[edit] Career
The 1993 film The Man Without a Face, 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.
Future films include Sleepwalking (2007), How to Rob a Bank (2007), Quid Pro Quo (2007), and The Speed of Thought (2007). Stahl has played two sadistic characters who indulge in rape, Bobby Kent in the film Bully and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City.
Stahl has said that he will not be reprising his role as John Connor in Terminator 4.[3]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sleepwalking | James | completed |
| 2007 | How to Rob a Bank | Jason 'Jinx' Taylor | |
| Quid Pro Quo | Isaak | ||
| 2006 | The Night of the White Pants | Raff | |
| 2005 | Sin City | Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard | |
| Carnivàle | Ben Hawkins | ||
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | John Connor | |
| Twist | Dodge | ||
| Bookies | Toby | ||
| 2002 | Wasted | Chris | |
| Taboo | Christian Turner | ||
| 2001 | Bully | Bobby Kent | |
| The Sleepy Time Gal | Morgan | ||
| In the Bedroom | Frank Fowler | ||
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Zach | |
| All Forgotten | Vladimir | ||
| 1999 | Seasons of Love | Adult Grover | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Private First Class Edward Beade | |
| Soundman | Tommy Pepin | ||
| Disturbing Behavior | Gavin Strick | ||
| 1997 | Eye of God | Tom Spencer | |
| 1996 | My Son Is Innocent | Eric Sutter | |
| 1995 | Blue River | Young Edward | |
| Tall Tale | Daniel Hackett | ||
| 1994 | Safe Passage | Simon Singer | |
| Incident in a Small Town | John Bell Trenton | ||
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt | |
| 1992 | Woman with a Past | Brian | |
| 1991 | Stranger at My Door | Robert Fortier |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nick Stahl at the Internet Movie Database
- TV Tome
- The Man without a Face - A Review, including Nick's images and audio excerptsde:Nick Stahl
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