Peter Stickles

Peter Stickles
Born October 8, 1976
New York City, New York

Peter Stickles (born October 8, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the voyeuristic Caleb in the John Cameron Mitchell film Shortbus and as Damian, leader of a gay vampire cult, in the here! original series The Lair.

Career

Stickles was cast in Shortbus in 2003 from amongst some 400 actors who submitted audition tapes for the film, which was initially known as "Sex Film Project." No script had been written prior to casting and the story was built out of improvisational sessions once the cast was in place. The voyeuristic aspect of Caleb's character grew in part out of Stickles's own interests at the time. "I was exploring sex clubs at the time and not necessarily participating but watching from afar. I think John [Cameron Mitchell] was attracted to the idea of this whole voyeuristic aspect of the character. ... How far would you go to touch somebody from afar?"[1]

Stickles, along with others in the cast, was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

Stickles stars in The Lair, which premiered on here! in June 2007. His character, Damian, is the leader of a gay vampire cult. The series, although not critically well-reviewed,[2][3][4] was renewed for a second season which premiered in late 2008.[5]

Stickles has appeared in a number of low-budget and direct-to-video horror films, including such titles as Meat Weed Madness (2006) and its sequel Meat Weed America (2007), and has four films slated for release in 2008. He also appeared in the exercise video The Bedroom Workout for Men: Better Sex Through Exercise.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Note
2000ShaftMickey Hunt
Strangers with CandyTrack Team FanTV series - Episode: "Blank Relay"
2004Personal SergeantStreet Punk
2005Dead SeriousHostage
2006ShortbusCaleb, the Stalker
Cemetery GatesHunter Belmont
20072 Minutes LaterVictor
The Girl Next DoorEMT
Sexina: Popstar P.I.Onski
Meat Weed AmericaBin Smokindirect-to-video
The LairDamian CourtenayTV series - 26 episodes
2008Eat Your Heart OutVincentSkinned Alive
EvilutionStanfa
Watch OutBrian
2009The Crystal Lake Massacres RevisitedV
The Conquest of the Silken BeaverPetersegment "Painting by Numbers"
George's InterventionBen
2010BearCityExecutive
The Brides of SodomDominic
The Black BoxNewscaster Bob Wilkins
2011Sunday on the Set with GeorgeUnknownshort
Gingerdead Man 3-D: Saturday Night CleaverJeffrey Dahmer
Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of BongAlistair
PsychosomatikaSage
For Christ's SakePete Browning
I Want to Get MarriedJim
Showgirls 2: Penny's From HeavenGodhardt Brandt
2013The Trouble with BarryBarry Montenegrofeature

References

  1. ↑ Hartl, John (2006-10-20). "Willing to go along for a long, circuitous ride". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  2. ↑ "Vampires Everywhere". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2007-06-01.
  3. ↑ Swindoll, Jeff (2007-10-15). "DVD Review: The Lair: Complete First Season". Monstersandcritics.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  4. ↑ Oliver, David (2007-11-11). "DVD Review: Lair, The - Season 1". CHUD.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  5. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (2007-09-28). "Here! comes a lot of originality". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
  6. ↑ "The Bedroom Workout for Men credits". Retrieved 2008-03-25.

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