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Nick Stahl 
Nick Stahl in 2005Born Nicolas Kent Stahl
December 5, 1979 [1]
Harlingen, Texas, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1992–present Spouse Rose (Murphy) Stahl Nicolas Kent "Nick" 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 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.
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Personal life
Stahl was born in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Donna Lynn, a brokerage assistant.[2] 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.
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.
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."[3] Stahl starred as Max Matheson in the sequel to Mirrors, directed by Victor Garcia[4] and penned by Matt Venne.[5]
Filmography
Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1991 Stranger at My Door Robert Fortier TV movie 1992 Woman with a Past Brian TV movie 1993 The Man Without a Face Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt 1994 Safe Passage Simon Singer 1994 Incident in a Small Town 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 Tom Spencer 1998 Disturbing Behavior Gavin Strick 1998 Soundman Tommy Pepin 1998 Hercules Castor (voice) TV series, episode: "Hercules and the Trojan War" 1998 The Thin Red Line Pfc – Beade 1999 Seasons of Love Adult Grover TV movie 2000 Lover's Prayer Vladimir 2000 Sunset Strip Zach 2001 In the Bedroom Frank Fowler 2001 The Sleepy Time Gal Morgan 2001 Bully Bobby Kent 2002 Taboo Christian Turner 2002 Wasted Chris TV movie 2003 Bookies Toby 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines John Connor 2003 Twist Dodge 2003–2005 Carnivàle Ben Hawkins TV series, 24 episodes 2005 Sin City Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard 2006 The Night of the White Pants Horace 'Raff' Rafferty 2007 How to Rob a Bank Jinx 2008 Quid Pro Quo Isaac Knot 2008 Sleepwalking James 2009 My One and Only Bud 2009 On the Inside Allen 2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Peter Harrison TV series, episode: "Zebras" 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 2010 The Nth Degree 2011 The Speed of Thought Joshua Lazarus 2011 On the Inside Allen Meneric 2011 Afghan Luke Luke Benning References
- ^ a b Nick Stahl biography, IMDb.com
- ^ "Nick Stahl Biography (1979–)". Filmreference.com. 1979-12-05. http://www.filmreference.com/film/71/Nick-Stahl.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Nick Stahl Confirms 'Terminator 4' No-Show". Killermovies.com. http://www.killermovies.com/t/terminator4/articles/4864.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ Nick Stahl Looks Deep Into the Mirror
- ^ Nick Stahl to Topline 'Mirrors II'
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- Actors from Texas
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Plano, Texas
- People from Harlingen, Texas
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