Nick Stahl Biography
Nick Stahl born Nicolas Kent Stahl is an American actor known for The Man Without a Face, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Sin City and Carnivàle. Starting out as a child actor, Stahl 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.
Stahl later transitioned into his adult career with roles in the film The Thin Red Line, In the Bedroom, Bully, the HBO series Carnivàle, Sin City and the film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, in the role of John Connor. More recently, Stahl also starred in the films Mirrors 2, Afghan Luke and Away from Here.
Nick Stahl Age
Nicolas Kent Stahl was born on December 5, 1979 in Harlingen, Texas, U.S. He is 39 years old as of 2018.
Nick Stahl Net Worth
Stahl has an estimated net worth of $10,000.
Nick Stahl Parents
Stahl was born to Donna Lynn (née Reed), a brokerage assistant and William Kent Stahl, a businessman.
Nick Stahl Career
His first professional casting was in Stranger at My Door in 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, Stahl played the role of Puck in Benjamin Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. He played a doomed young soldier during the World War II Pacific War in The Thin Red Line in 1998. Stahl 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 in 2003 as John Connor (replacing Edward Furlong in Terminator 2: Judgment Day), co-starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Claire Danes. Stahl starred in the 2003 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 in 2001 and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City in 2005. He did not reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator Salvation with Christian Bale taking over instead. He noted the film’s concept as “a jump to the future, so [John Connor] will be quite a bit older.” Other roles included How to Rob a Bank in 2007, Sleepwalking in 2008 and Quid Pro Quo in 2008.
Stahl starred as Max Matheson in the 2010 Mirrors 2, the sequel to Mirrors, directed by Victor Garcia and penned by Matt Venne. Among his more recent films are On the Inside in 2010 and Afghan Luke in 2011 and Away from Here in 2014.
Stahl started working again in 2018. He’s set to appear in The Haunting of Nicole Brown Simpson. Filming commenced over the summer in 2018 and is slated for a 2019 release.
Nick Stahl Married
Stahl married Rose Murphy, an actress in June 2009, but they separated in 2012. They have a daughter named Marlo.
Stahl was declared missing by his wife in May 2012. It was later reported that he had checked into rehab. Stahl was arrested on December 27, 2012, at an adult film store in Hollywood, California on suspicion of committing a lewd act.
Nick Stahl Drugs
No charges were filed due to insufficient evidence. Stahl was arrested on June 28, 2013, in Hollywood for alleged possession of methamphetamine.
Stahl stated in a 2017 interview at the Dallas Comic Show that he had moved to Texas and was taking a leave of absence from acting to concentrate on family and sobriety, but planned to return to performing at a later time.
Nick Stahl Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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1993 |
The Man Without a Face |
Chuck Norstadt |
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama |
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1994 |
Safe Passage |
Simon Singer |
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1995 |
Tall Tale |
Daniel Hackett |
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1997 |
Eye of God |
Tom Spencer |
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1998 |
Disturbing Behavior |
Gavin Strick |
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1998 |
Soundman |
Tommy Pepin |
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1998 |
The Thin Red Line |
Pfc. Edward Bead |
Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture |
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2000 |
Lover’s Prayer |
Vladimir |
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2000 |
Sunset Strip |
Zach |
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2001 |
In the Bedroom |
Frank Fowler |
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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2001 |
The Sleepy Time Gal |
Morgan |
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2001 |
Bully |
Bobby Kent |
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2002 |
Taboo |
Christian Turner |
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2003 |
Bookies |
Toby |
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2003 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
John Connor |
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2003 |
Twist |
Artful Dodger |
Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
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2005 |
Sin City |
Roark Junior / Yellow Bastard |
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast |
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2006 |
The Night of the White Pants |
Horace “Raff” Rafferty |
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2007 |
How to Rob a Bank |
Jason Taylor / Jinx |
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2008 |
Quid Pro Quo |
Isaac Knott |
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2008 |
Sleepwalking |
James Reedy |
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2009 |
My One and Only |
Bud |
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2010 |
The Chameleon |
Brendan Kerrigan |
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2010 |
Burning Palms |
Robert Kane |
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2010 |
Meskada |
Noah Cordin |
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2010 |
Dead Awake |
Dylan |
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2010 |
Kalamity |
Billy Klepack |
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2010 |
Mirrors 2 |
Max Matheson |
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2010 |
Everything Will Happen Before You Die |
Hunter Robinson |
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2011 |
The Speed of Thought |
Joshua Lazarus |
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2011 |
On the Inside |
Allen Meneric |
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2011 |
Afghan Luke |
Luke Benning |
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2011 |
388 Arletta Avenue |
James Deakin |
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2014 |
Away from Here |
James |
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2017 |
American Dream |
Yuri |
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2019 |
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson |
Glen Edward Rogers |
Nick Stahl TV Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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1991 |
Stranger at My Door |
Robert Fortier |
Television film |
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1992 |
Woman with a Past |
Brian |
Television film |
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1994 |
Incident in a Small Town |
John Bell Trenton |
Television film |
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1995 |
Blue River |
Young Edward Sellars |
Television film |
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1996 |
My Son Is Innocent |
Eric Sutter |
Television film |
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1996 |
Out of Order |
Unknown |
Episode: “Hey Joey” |
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1997 |
Promised Land |
Billy Sullivan |
Episode: “Cowboy Blues” |
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1998 |
Hercules |
Castor (voice) |
Episode: “Hercules and the Trojan War” |
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1999 |
Seasons of Love |
Grover Linthorne |
Television film |
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2002 |
Wasted |
Chris |
Television film |
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2003–2005 |
Carnivàle |
Ben Hawkins |
24 episodes |
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2009 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Peter Harrison |
Episode: “Zebras” |
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2011 |
Locke & Key |
Duncan Locke |
Pilot (unaired) |
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2012 |
House of Lies |
Kurt |
Episode: “Mini Mogul” |
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2012 |
Body of Proof |
Marcel Trevino |
2 episodes |