Stephen Dorff
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| Stephen Dorff | |
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Dorff at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | July 29, 1973 Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Other names | Brad Matlock |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Stephen Dorff (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor, best known for portraying Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat, Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere, and for his roles in Blade and Cecil B. DeMented.
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[edit] Early life
Dorff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Nancy and Steve Dorff, who is a composer and music producer.[1][2] He has described himself as "half Jewish" (on his father's side).[3] He was raised in Los Angeles, where his father worked, and began acting as a child, appearing in commercials for Kraft and Mattel. Dorff attended several private schools, and was expelled from five of them.[4]
[edit] Career
Dorff started acting in the late 1980s, landing only minor roles at first. He guest appeared in television programs such as Diff'rent Strokes, Blossom, Roseanne, Married With Children. He appeared in the television movies In Love and War, I Know My First Name is Steven and What a Dummy. Dorff's first major film role was in The Gate (1987), a horror film about a boy who, along with a friend, discovers a hole in his back garden that is a gateway to Hell. In 1992 he starred in The Power of One opposite Sir John Gielgud and Daniel Craig.
He is known for his part as the evil vampire Deacon Frost in the superhero horror film, Blade (1998). Dorff played Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), a film about Valerie Solanas, the woman infamous for shooting pop-art icon Andy Warhol. In 1996, he starred in the movie Space Truckers. He was one of the first actors to act in the first digitally downloadable movie, SightSound.com's Quantum Project, also starring John Cleese. He played the protagonist, XIII, of a live action TV series of the comic/video game of XIII.
He appeared in the 2009 films Public Enemies and Black Water Transit.[5] He is set to reprise his role as Deacon Frost in an upcoming trilogy of Blade prequels.[6] He played Dale Massey in the 2003 thriller Cold Creek Manor, alongside Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone. Dorff recently starred in the drama Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola. In an interview with The Chic Spy, he described what landing the role meant to him after the loss of his mother, "It almost felt like a savior, this movie, because I felt like it helped me … I was real empty inside so this was an incredible thing that made me smile.”[7] Dorff will appear as porn star Dick Shadow in the sex industry comedy Born to Be a Star. Christina Ricci is signed to co-star. Adam Sandler, who co-wrote the screenplay, is also producing.[8]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Gate | Glen | |
| 1992 | The Power of One | P.K. Age 18 | |
| 1992 | Rescue Me | Fraser Sweeney | |
| 1993 | An Ambush of Ghosts | George Betts | |
| 1993 | Judgment Night | John Wyatt | |
| 1994 | Backbeat | Stuart Sutcliffe | |
| 1994 | S.F.W. | Cliff Spab | |
| 1995 | A Hundred and One Nights | Un acteur muet à Hollywood | Alternative title: Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma |
| 1995 | Innocent Lies | Jeremy Graves | |
| 1995 | Reckless | Tom Jr. | |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Candy Darling | |
| 1996 | Space Truckers | Mike Pucci | |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine | Jason | |
| 1997 | City of Industry | Skip Kovich | |
| 1998 | Blade | Deacon Frost | |
| 1999 | Entropy | Jake Walsh | |
| 2000 | Quantum Project | Paul Pentcho | short film |
| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented | Cecil | |
| 2002 | Deuces Wild | Leon | |
| 2002 | Steal | Slim | |
| 2002 | FeardotCom | Det. Mike Reilly | |
| 2003 | Den of Lions | Mike Varga | |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Dale Massie | |
| 2005 | Alone in the Dark | Cmdr. Richard Burke | |
| 2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | T.C. Jackson | |
| 2005 | Shadowboxer | Clayton Mayfield | |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Scott Strauss | |
| 2006 | .45 | Reilly | |
| 2007 | Botched | Ritchie | |
| 2007 | The Passage | Luke | |
| 2008 | Felon | Wade Porter | |
| 2009 | Black Water Transit | Nicky | |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Homer Van Meter | |
| 2010 | Somewhere | Johnny Marco | |
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Dick Shadow | Alternative title: Born to Be a Star |
| 2011 | Carjacked | Roy | |
| 2011 | Creepers | Professor Nash | |
| 2011 | Brake | Jeremy Reins | |
| 2011 | Immortals | Stavros | |
| 2012 | The Motel Life | Jerry Lee Flannigan | filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Tony | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Scott | 1 episode |
| 1987 | In Love and War | Stan age 9 | Television film |
| 1988 | Mutts | Eric Gillman | Television film |
| 1988 | Hiroshima Maiden | Johnny Bennett | Television film |
| 1988 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Curtis | Television film |
| 1988 | Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story | Television film | |
| 1989 | Empty Nest | Billy at 14 | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Married... with Children | Boz | 1 episode |
| 1989 | I Know My First Name Is Steven | Pete | Television film |
| 1989 | Do You Know the Muffin Man? | Sandy Dollison | Television film |
| 1989 | Roseanne | Jimmy Meltrigger | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Mark Oskowski | 1 episode |
| 1990 | A Son's Promise | Charles O'Kelley | Television film |
| 1990 | The Outsiders | Bobby Dean | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Always Remember I Love You | Robert Mendham | Television film |
| 1990–91 | What a Dummy | Tucker Brannigan | 24 episodes |
| 1991 | Blossom | Bobby | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Earthly Possessions | Jake Simms, Jr. | Television film |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Jonathan Smith | Miniseries |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Skip King | Television film |
| 2008 | XIII: The Conspiracy | Ross Tanner/Steve Rowland | Miniseries |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Stephen-Dorff.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ Stated on Politically Incorrect in August, 2000; can be viewed online at this link
- ^ Green, Tom (1992-02-19). "Stephen Dorff, a star in the making". USA Today. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/56189970.html?dids=56189970:56189970&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19%2C+1992&author=Tom+Green&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Stephen+Dorff%2C+a+star+in+the+making&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ Retrieved on 2009-03-31
- ^ "Blade Prequel Focusing on Deacon Frost In the Works". http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/06/blade-prequel-focusing-on-deacon-frost-in-the-works.
- ^ "Interview: Sofia Coppola and Stephen Dorff For ‘Somewhere’". http://thechicspy.com/?p=7037.
- ^ http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1/20090425/ten-dorff-goes-for-laughs-as-porn-star-f-c60bd6d.html
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