Chris Stack

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Chris Stack
Born
Christopher Stack

June 13
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Christopher Stack (born June 13) is an American actor who took over the role of Michael McBain, replacing Nathaniel Marston, on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from December 3, 2007, to June 17, 2009. Stack temporarily returned as Michael from July 14 to 16, 2009. [1] [2]

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Career

Stack was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a graduate of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. In 2000, he portrayed the role of the Coach in Liz Tuccillo's play Joe Fearless Off-Broadway with the Atlantic Theater Company. [3] He starred as Ted in the world premiere of Maria Micheles's play Sleep Over at the Theater for the New City in 2013. [4] In 2023, he played the role of Simon, a drummer based loosely on Mick Fleetwood, in the world premiere of David Adjmi's play Stereophonic at Playwrights Horizons, [5] continuing the role on Broadway in 2024. [6]

Before joining the cast of One Life to Live, Stack appeared on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Walt in 2006. [7] He has also appeared on Conviction (2006), Third Watch (2006) and in the recurring role of Alec on The Education of Max Bickford from 2001 to 2002. In 2022, Stack appeared in the first season of AMC's Interview with the Vampire in the role of Tom Anderson.

Stack portrayed Chris in the 2002 film Roger Dodger [8] and Doug in the 2003 film School of Rock . [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Roger Dodger Chris
2003 School of Rock Doug
2007The MiniRick
Evening Phil Mars
2009 The Undying Kevin
2021Either Side of MidnightMichael
Killer Among UsClint
2022Midday Black Midnight BlueIanAlso producer [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Love Is StrangeBruceTV movie
2001–2002 The Education of Max Bickford Alec5 episodes
2002–2011 One Life to Live Dr. Michael McBain / Brad White121 episodes
2005 Third Watch Tommy Turner2 episodes
2006 As the World Turns Walt3 episodes
Conviction DarylEpisode: "Indiscretion"
2009 Damages WaiterEpisode: "New York Sucks"
White Collar John MitchellEpisode: "Flip of the Coin"
2011 Blue Bloods Kyle FreelanderEpisode: "Thanksgiving"
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wall Street Guy #1Episode: "Rhodium Nights"
2022 Interview with the Vampire Thomas "Tom" Anderson7 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2002...In the Absence of Spring...Larry Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway
2011The Umbrella Plays The Tank
2013 Killers and Other Family Jeff Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Off-Broadway
Marie Antoinette Soho Repertory Theatre
2014 Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra Reggie Playwrights Horizons
2015 Ugly Lies the Bone Stevie Roundabout Theatre Company World premiere; Off-Broadway
2016 The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Sidney Brustein Goodman Theatre
2018–2019Blue RidgeHern Atlantic Theater Company World premiere; Off-Broadway
2023 Stereophonic SimonPlaywrights Horizons
2024 John Golden Theatre Broadway; Theatre World Award
2025 Duke of York’s Theatre West End

References

  1. "One Life to Live recap (6/17/09) - Soaps.com". Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  2. "One Life to Live: Comings & Goings". Soaps.com. June 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  3. John Willis (2004). "Joe Fearless (A Fan Dance)". Theatre World 2000–2001. Hal Leonard. p. 109.
  4. Mell, A. J. (March 25, 2013). "Sleep Over". Backstage.
  5. Gans, Andrew (August 24, 2023). "See Who's Starring in Playwrights Horizons' World Premiere of David Adjmi's Stereophonic". Playbill. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. Harry, Lou (April 23, 2024). "Indy's Rising Star". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  7. Kroll, Dan J. (November 14, 2007). "Nathaniel Marston ousted from OLTL". Soapcentral.com . United States. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. John Willis, Barry Monush (2004). Screen World 2003. Hal Leonard. p. 130. ISBN   9781557835260.
  9. Rob Stone (2018). The Cinema of Richard Linklater. Columbia University Press. p. 198. ISBN   9780231851244.
  10. Andrew, Karina (June 18, 2021). "Indie crew films movie on Whidbey". Whidbey News-Times . Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.