Nick Stahl

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Biography

At the age of 14, Stahl made his feature film debut opposite Mel Gibson in the drama "The Man Without a Face" (1993). After a slew of television and theatrical projects, he was appearing in such diverse, high-profile films as the teen thriller "Disturbing Behavior" (1998) and venerated director Terence Malick's war treatise "The Thin Red Line" (1998). Stahl continued the trend with important roles in the acclaimed drama "In the Bedroom" (2001) …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Nicolas Kent Stahl on December 5, 1979 in Harlingen, Texas, USA

Career Milestones

Appeared in Dallas stage productions of "Babes in Toyland" and "Medea"

Raised in Dallas, TX

1991

TV-movie debut, "Stranger at My Door" (CBS)

1993

Feature acting debut, "The Man Without a Face" as a troubled adolescent mentored by a reclusive former teacher (Mel Gibson)

1995

Cast as the young version of the film's narrator in the Fox "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production "Blue River"

1995

Starred in "Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill"

1997

Landed featured role opposite Martha Plimpton in acclaimed independent film "Eye of God"

1998

Appeared in Terrence Malik's remake of "The Thin Red Line"

1998

Co-starred as an outcast teen who suspects something strange is happening to his peers in "Disturbing Behavior"

2000

Cast as a novice musician in "Sunset Strip"

2000

Cast in title role as the abusive and sexually predatory Bobby Kent in Larry Clark's "Bully"

2001

Acted in the acclaimed feature "In the Bedroom," co-starring Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek

2002

Co-starred with Summer Phoenix in the MTV movie "Wasted"

2003

After auditioning five times, won the role of John Connor in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"

2003

Cast as Ben Hawkins, a fugitive who finds refuge within a traveling carnival on the HBO drama "Carnivàle"

2003

Starred as Dodge in "Twist" a queer 'Oliver Twist' update set in the hustler district of modern-day Toronto, Canada

2005

Joined ensemble cast of "Sin City," the adaptation of comic book icon Frank Miller's über-noir series of graphic novels co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez

2008

Played a simple man faced with caring for his 12-year-old niece when she is abandoned by her mother in "Sleepwalking"

2009

Appeared in the comedy feature "My One and Only," starring Renée Zellweger

2012

Guest starred on ABC's "Body of Proof"

Awards

2002

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in In the Bedroom