Stephen Dorff
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Stephen Dorff | |
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.jpg) Dorff at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | July 29, 1973 |
| Other names | Brad Matlock |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Stephen Dorff (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor, known for portraying Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat, Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere, and for his roles in Blade, Cecil B. DeMented, The Motel Life, and Space Truckers.
Early life
Dorff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Nancy and Steve Dorff, who is a composer and music producer.[1][2] His father is Jewish and his mother was Catholic,[3] and Dorff has stated that he was "kinda brought up half-Jewish".[4][5][6] 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.[7]
Career
Dorff started acting in the late 1980s, landing only minor roles at first. He made guest appearances 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 yard that is a gateway to Hell. In 1992, he starred in The Power of One opposite Sir John Gielgud and Daniel Craig. He had a leading role as the love interest of Reese Witherspoon's character in S.F.W. (1994).
In 1996, he starred in the movie Space Truckers and as Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol, a film about Valerie Solanas, the woman infamous for shooting pop-art icon Andy Warhol. 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 is known for his part as the evil vampire Deacon Frost in the superhero horror film, Blade (1998).
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."[8] In 2004, Dorff starred in the music video for "Everytime" by Britney Spears, playing Spears' boyfriend. He appeared in the 2009 films Public Enemies and Black Water Transit.[9] Dorff appeared as porn star Dick Shadow in the sex industry comedy Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, a film produced by Adam Sandler, who also co-wrote the screenplay.[10]
Recently, Dorff has appeared in television and print advertisements for blu eCigs, an electronic cigarette company.[11] However, despite being diagnosed with emphysema he admitted in November 2013 that he still smokes regular cigarettes.[12]
In 2013, he was a guest of honor on 6th Off Plus Camera[13] Dorff also starred in The Motel Life opposite Emile Hirsch, Dakota Fanning and Kris Kristofferson and in the crime drama films Officer Downe.[14] In March 2015 earned the role as Texas Ranger Hal Hartman in the Texas Chain Saw Massacre prequel Leatherface.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Gate | Glen | |
| 1992 | The Power of One | Peter Phillip "P.K." Kenneth-Keith (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 | a.k.a. 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 | Sinclair/Cecil B. Demented | |
| 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 Donovan | |
| 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 | a.k.a. Born to Be a Star |
| 2011 | Carjacked | Roy | |
| 2011 | Immortals | Stavros | |
| 2012 | Rites of Passage | Professor Nash | |
| 2012 | The Motel Life | Jerry Lee Flannigan | |
| 2012 | Brake | Jeremy Reins | |
| 2012 | Zaytoun | Yoni | |
| 2012 | Tomorrow You're Gone | Charlie Rankin | |
| 2013 | Officer Down | Det. David 'Cal' Callahan | |
| 2013 | The Iceman | Joseph Kuklinski | |
| 2014 | Heatstroke | Paul | |
| 2015 | American Hero | Melvin | |
| 2016 | Leatherface | Texas Ranger Hal Hartman |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Tony | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Scott | 1 episode |
| 1987 | In Love and War | Stan Stockdale (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 | 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 |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Cryin'" | Boyfriend | Aerosmith |
| 2000 | "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" | Himself | Limp Bizkit |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Boyfriend | Britney Spears |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Far Cry Instincts | Jack Carver |
References
- ^ "Stephen Dorff Biography (1973-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ "Successful Steve Dorff Also Has a Son With Many Talents". Los Angeles Times. August 5, 1987. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ Sert, Aysegul (September 13, 2013). "Stephen Dorff: "I never went away"". Salon. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ Rothe, E. Nina (November 14, 2012). "Stephen Dorff: 'Today Is a Gift'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Unk.". Politically Incorrect. August 2000.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Stephen Dorff Learns Hebrew For New Film". Starpulse.com. February 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ Green, Tom (February 19, 1992). "Stephen Dorff, a star in the making". USA Today. p. 1D. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Interview: Sofia Coppola and Stephen Dorff For 'Somewhere'". The Chic Spy. December 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Stephen Dorff". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Shine, Matt (April 26, 2009). "Dorff Goes for Laughs As Porn Star for Next Film". Female First. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Stephen Dorff Behind the Scenes with blu eCigs". Blu-Cigs. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/441744/Stephen-Dorff-still-smoking-despite-emphysema-diagnosis
- ^ Łukaszewicz, Barbara (April 10, 2013). "Roland Joffe and Volker Schlondorff Lead Panels at Off Plus Camera 2013". Film New Europe. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ Stephen Dorff Gets Range on Leatherface
- ^ Stephen Dorff Joins ‘Leatherface’ As a Texas Ranger! (Exclusive)
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