Nick Stahl

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Nick Stahl

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Born Nicolas Kent Stahl
December 5, 1979 (1979-12-05) (age 28)[1]
Harlingen, Texas
Years active 1988 — present

Nicolas Kent 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 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, in which he took over the role of John Connor, originally played by Edward Furlong.

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[edit] Early life

Stahl was born in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Donna Lynn, a brokerage assistant,[2] and William Kent Stahl. He was raised in Plano and currently lives in Los Angeles.

[edit] 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 Sleepwalking (2007), How to Rob a Bank (2007), Quid Pro Quo (2008). The Speed of Thought is slated for 2008. Stahl has played two sadistic characters who participate in rape, Bobby Kent in the film Bully and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City.

Stahl has said that he will not be reprising his role as John Connor in Terminator 4.[3]

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Year Film Role Notes
2008 The Speed of Thought Joshua Lazarus post-production
Sleepwalking James
Quid Pro Quo Isaac
2007 How to Rob a Bank Jason 'Jinx' Taylor
2006 The Night of the White Pants Raff
2005 Sin City Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard
Carnivàle Ben Hawkins
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines John Connor
Twist Dodge
Bookies Toby
2002 Wasted Chris
Taboo Christian Turner
2001 Bully Bobby Kent
The Sleepy Time Gal Morgan
In the Bedroom Frank Fowler
2000 Sunset Strip Zach
All Forgotten Vladimir
1999 Seasons of Love Adult Grover
1998 The Thin Red Line Private First Class Edward Beade
Soundman Tommy Pepin
Disturbing Behavior Gavin Strick
1997 Eye of God Tom Spencer
1996 My Son Is Innocent Eric Sutter
1995 Blue River Young Edward
Tall Tale Daniel Hackett
1994 Safe Passage Simon Singer
Incident in a Small Town John Bell Trenton
1993 The Man Without a Face Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
1992 Woman with a Past Brian
1991 Stranger at My Door Robert Fortier

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