Nick Stahl

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 co-starring Mel Gibson and then embarked on a successful career.

Nick Stahl
Nick Stahl in 2005
Born	Nicolas Kent Stahl December 5, 1979 Harlingen, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Rose Murphy ​ ​ (m. 2009; sep. 2012)​
Children	1

He later transitioned into his adult career with roles in the films The Thin Red Line, In the Bedroom, Bully, Sin City, the HBO series Carnivàle, and the film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, in the role of John Connor. He also starred in the films Mirrors 2, Afghan Luke, and Away from Here.

Early life

Stahl was born in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Donna Lynn (née Reed), a brokerage assistant[1] and William Kent Stahl, a businessman.

Career

His first professional casting was in Stranger at My Door (1991), although he had been acting in children's plays since he was four years old. The 1993 film The Man Without a Face, co-starring Mel Gibson, helped boost his career at the age of 13. The following year, he had a supporting role in the ensemble film Safe Passage. In 1996, he played the role of Puck in Benjamin Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. In 1998 he played a doomed young soldier during the World War II Pacific War in The Thin Red Line. He scored critical and box office success again with his role in the 2001 movie In the Bedroom, which starred Sissy Spacek as his mother. He scored another box office hit in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) as John Connor (replacing Edward Furlong in Terminator 2: Judgment Day), co-starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Claire Danes. In 2003, he starred in the HBO series Carnivàle, which drew a loyal audience as well as rave reviews. The show lasted two seasons, ending in 2006.

Stahl has played two villains to good reviews: Bobby Kent in the film Bully (2001) and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City (2005). Stahl did not reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator Salvation with Christian Bale taking over instead. Stahl noted the film's concept as "a jump to the future, so [John Connor] will be quite a bit older."[2] Other roles included How to Rob a Bank (2007), Sleepwalking (2008), and Quid Pro Quo (2008).

In 2010, Stahl starred as Max Matheson in Mirrors 2, the sequel to Mirrors, directed by Victor Garcia[3] and penned by Matt Venne.[4] Among his more recent films are On the Inside (2010) and Afghan Luke (2011), and Away from Here (2014).

In 2019, Stahl portrayed serial killer Glen Edward Rogers in The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. Filming commenced over the summer in 2018 and the film was released in the UK on December 9, 2019. The film was based on Rogers' claim that he himself had killed Nicole Brown Simpson instead of O. J. Simpson, Brown's ex-husband and the primary suspect who had previously been tried and acquitted for the murder in 1995. The film was widely panned by critics.

In 2019, Stahl appeared in The Lumineers’ short film, III, which is based on their new album. Stahl played the character Jimmy Sparks, who is a father and gambling addict.

Personal life

Stahl married actress Rose Murphy in June 2009, but they separated in 2012. They have a daughter, Marlo.[5]

In May 2012, Stahl's wife reported him missing.[6] It was later reported that Stahl had checked into rehab.[7] On December 27, 2012, Stahl was arrested at an adult film store in Hollywood, California, on suspicion of committing a lewd act.[8] No charges were filed due to insufficient evidence.[9] On June 28, 2013, Stahl was arrested in Hollywood for alleged possession of methamphetamine.[9]

In a 2017 interview at the Dallas Comic Show, Stahl stated he had moved to Texas and was taking a leave of absence from acting to concentrate on family and sobriety.[10][11] Stahl returned to acting in 2018 when filming of The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson began.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Man Without a Face	Chuck Norstadt	Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama
1994	Safe Passage	Simon Singer
1995	Tall Tale	Daniel Hackett
1997	Eye of God	Tom Spencer
1998	Disturbing Behavior	Gavin Strick
1998	Soundman	Tommy Pepin
1998	The Thin Red Line	Pfc. Edward Bead	Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture
2000	Lover's Prayer	Vladimir
2000	Sunset Strip	Zach
2001	In the Bedroom	Frank Fowler	Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2001	The Sleepy Time Gal	Morgan
2001	Bully	Bobby Kent
2002	Taboo	Christian Turner
2002	Wasted	Chris
2003	Bookies	Toby
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	John Connor
2003	Twist	Artful Dodger	Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
2005	Sin City	Roark Junior / Yellow Bastard	Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2006	The Night of the White Pants	Horace "Raff" Rafferty
2007	How to Rob a Bank	Jason Taylor / Jinx
2008	Quid Pro Quo	Isaac Knott
2008	Sleepwalking	James Reedy
2009	My One and Only	Bud
2010	The Chameleon	Brendan Kerrigan
2010	Burning Palms	Robert Kane
2010	Meskada	Noah Cordin
2010	Dead Awake	Dylan
2010	Kalamity	Billy Klepack
2010	Mirrors 2	Max Matheson
2010	Everything Will Happen Before You Die	Hunter Robinson
2011	The Speed of Thought	Joshua Lazarus
2011	On the Inside	Allen Meneric
2011	Afghan Luke	Luke Benning
2011	388 Arletta Avenue	James Deakin
2014	Away from Here	James
2019	III	Jimmy Sparks	Short film
2019	The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson	Glen Edward Rogers
2020	Hunter Hunter	Lou
2021	American Dream	Yuri

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Stranger at My Door	Robert Fortier	Television film
1992	Woman with a Past	Brian	Television film
1994	Incident in a Small Town	John Bell Trenton	Television film
1995	Blue River	Young Edward Sellars	Television film
1996	My Son Is Innocent	Eric Sutter	Television film
1996	Out of Order	Unknown	Episode: "Hey Joey"
1997	Promised Land	Billy Sullivan	Episode: "Cowboy Blues"
1998	Hercules	Castor (voice)	Episode: "Hercules and the Trojan War"
1999	Seasons of Love	Grover Linthorne	Television film
2002	Wasted	Chris	Television film Nominated – Prism Award for Performance in TV Movie or Miniseries
2003–2005	Carnivàle	Ben Hawkins	24 episodes Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Peter Harrison	Episode: "Zebras"
2011	Locke & Key	Duncan Locke	Pilot (unaired)
2012	House of Lies	Kurt	Episode: "Mini Mogul"
2012	Body of Proof	Marcel Trevino	2 episodes

References

1. "Nick Stahl Biography (1979–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
2. "Nick Stahl Confirms 'Terminator 4' No-Show". Killermovies.com. February 1, 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
3. Serafini, Matt (October 27, 2009). "Nick Stahl Looks Deep Into the Mirror". DreadCentral. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
4. "Nick Stahl to Topline 'Mirrors II'". BloodyDisgusting. October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
5. "Nick Stahl, actor". Hollywood.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
6. "Nick Stahl's Wife "Extremely Worried" About Missing Actor". E! Online. May 18, 2012.
7. "Nick Stahl Checks Into Rehab (Report)". The Hollywood Reporter. May 21, 2012.
8. "Actor Nick Stahl Arrested on Suspicion of Lewd Conduct in Adult Movie Store". The Hollywood Reporter. December 28, 2012.
9. "Terminator's Nick Stahl Arrested Again—Find Out What He Got Busted for This Time". E! Online. June 28, 2013.
10. Dallas Comic Show - 2017 February - Nick Stahl (John Conner, Yellow Bastard, Bully) on YouTube
11. "10 former Disney stars who went off the rails". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
12. Stern, Marlow (23 December 2019). "The Nicole Brown Simpson Movie Proposing a New Murder Theory". Retrieved 26 December 2019.

External links

• Nick Stahl at IMDb