John Stockwell | |
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Born | John Stockwell Samuels IV March 25, 1961 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
Years active | 1981–present |
Notable work | |
Spouse | Helene Henderson |
Children | 3 |
Relatives |
Evelyn Welch (sister) Florence Welch (niece) |
John Stockwell Samuels IV [1] (born March 25, 1961) [2] is an American actor and filmmaker. For his work on the television film Cheaters (2000), Stockwell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special. [3]
Stockwell was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Ellen Richards and John S. Samuels III, an attorney. [4] [5] Stockwell's sister is historian Evelyn Welch, and his niece is singer and songwriter Florence Welch. [6]
While he was in college at Harvard University near Boston, he commuted to New York City to appear on episodes of the soap opera Guiding Light. [7]
Early in his career, Stockwell was an international model. During this time, he became a friend of pop artist Andy Warhol. [8] Stockwell's first feature film as an actor came in a small role in 1981's So Fine. His best known roles came in the 1983 comedy film Losin' It as Spider; later that year, in the John Carpenter horror film Christine as Dennis Guilder; and the 1985 comedy film My Science Project as Michael Harlan. [9] Also in 1985, he appeared in the poorly received City Limits; though unsuccessful at the box office, it was later riffed in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
He performed in the highly acclaimed 1985 TV mini-series North and South. In 1986, he appeared in Top Gun as Cougar. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Young Riders and Friday the 13th: The Series.
Stockwell has directed several films, including Cheaters (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), Turistas (2006), Heart (2009), [10] the Gina Carano star-vehicle In the Blood, and the 2016 Kickboxer reboot Kickboxer: Vengeance. [11]
Stockwell also wrote the screenplay for the 2001 film Rock Star.
Stockwell briefly dated actress Bianca Jagger and model Barbara Allen. [8]
Stockwell is married to Helene Henderson, a chef and caterer. [12] They have three children. [13] His mother, Zsuzsana Nagy is Hungarian and his father from Irish ancestry.[ citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | So Fine | Jim Sterling | |
1983 | Losin' It | "Spider" | |
1983 | Christine | Dennis Guilder | |
1983 | Quarterback Princess | Scott Massey | Television film |
1983 | Eddie and the Cruisers | Keith Livingston | |
1985 | North and South | Billy Hazard | Miniseries |
1985 | City Limits | Lee | |
1985 | My Science Project | Michael Harlan | |
1985 | Radioactive Dreams | Phillip Chandler | |
1986 | Dangerously Close | Randy McDevitt | |
1986 | Top Gun | Lieutenant Bill "Cougar" Cortell | |
1987 | Under Cover | — | Director |
1987 | Billionaire Boys Club | Brad Sedgwick | |
1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Tim Ayres | Episode: "Badge of Honor" |
1989 | Nightmare Classics | Malcolm Barrington | Episode: "The Eyes of the Panther" |
1991 | Born to Ride | Captain Jack Hassler | |
1991 | Millions | David Phipps | |
1995 | Nixon | Staffer #1 | |
1995 | I Shot a Man in Vegas | Grant | |
1995 | Aurora: Operation Intercept | Andy Aldrich | |
1997 | Breast Men | Robert Renaud | Television film |
1997 | Legal Deceit | Adam | |
1997 | Stag | Victor Mallick | |
1997 | The Nurse | Jack Martin | |
2000 | Cheaters | News Producer | Television film; also director |
2001 | Rock Star | — | Writer |
2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | — | Director |
2002 | Blue Crush | — | Director |
2003 | The Break | — | Television film; director |
2005 | Into the Blue | — | Director |
2006 | Turistas | Male Backpacker | Director |
2007–2009 | The L Word | — | Director; 6 episodes |
2008 | Middle of Nowhere | — | Director |
2009 | Heart | — | Director |
2011 | Cat Run | — | Director |
2012 | Killer in the Family | — | Director |
2012 | Dark Tide | — | Director |
2012 | Seal Team 6: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | — | Director |
2012 | Breaking the Girls | David Layton | Director |
2014 | In the Blood | — | Director |
2014 | Kid Cannabis | — | Director |
2014 | Cat Run 2 | — | Director |
2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | — | Director |
2016 | Countdown | — | Director |
2017 | Armed Response | — | Director |
Film critic Gene Shalit is 97. Former astronaut James Lovell is 95. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 89. [...] Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 62.See also:
Movie Reviewer Gene Shalit is 67. Feminist author Gloria Steinem is 65. [...] Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 38.