Biography

After an impressive feature film debut at the age of twelve, Nick Stahl has continued to display a broad range of talent. Stahl recently finished filming SLEEPWALKING for Overture Films playing the lead role opposite Charlize Theron, Anna Sophia Robb, and Dennis Hopper.

Stahl appeared in SIN CITY for Dimension Films and director Robert Rodriguez. He also starred on HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Carnivale,” as Ben Hawkins. He played John Connor in TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Claire Danes for Warner Bros. He was also in the indie film TWIST and the Sundance feature BOOKIES.

Over the years, Stahl has maintained his presence with a number of films, most notably in the critically acclaimed, Academy Award nominated film, IN THE BEDROOM for Miramax Films. Also memorable, was his chilling performance in director Larry Clark’s BULLY opposite Brad Renfro and Bijou Phillips. His other film credits include Twentieth Century Fox’s THE THIN RED LINE directed by Terrence Malick and New Line Cinema’s SAFE PASSAGE opposite Susan Sarandon and Sam Shepard.

Born in Harlington, Texas and raised in Dallas, Stahl started to perform in children’s plays at the age of four. His first professional role was at the age of ten in the television movie “Stranger at My Door” with Robert Urich. He followed with another movie of the week, “A Woman with a Past,” opposite Pamela Reed. Shortly thereafter, he received the coveted role of the young boy in THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE opposite Mel Gibson. (Gibson gave him the role over thousands of others after being impressed by his screen test.)

The following year he completed another movie for television, “Incident in a Small Town,” with Walter Matthau, and the Disney feature TALL TALE in which he co-starred opposite Patrick Swayze. Stahl also co-starred with Martha Plimpton in Tim Blake Nelson’s directorial debut, EYE OF GOD that premiered at the Sundance Film festival.

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