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Born | Eric Cameron Stoltz September 30, 1961 Whittier, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1978–present |
Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film Mask (1985), which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. [1]
He has appeared in a wide variety of films, from mainstream ones including Some Kind of Wonderful to independent films such as Pulp Fiction , Killing Zoe , and Kicking and Screaming . He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Pulp Fiction. In 2010, he portrayed Daniel Graystone in the science fiction television series Caprica and became a regular director on the television series Glee .
Stoltz was born in Whittier, California, the son of Evelyn (née Vawter), [2] a violinist and schoolteacher, and Jack Stoltz, an elementary school teacher. [3] He has two sisters. [4] [5]
Stoltz was raised in both American Samoa and Santa Barbara, California. [6] He attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out after his junior year. [7] He moved to New York in 1981 and studied acting with Stella Adler and Peggy Feury. [8]
In the 1970s, Stoltz joined a repertory company that performed ten plays at the Edinburgh Festival. He returned to the United States in 1979, when he entered USC as a drama student. He dropped out to pursue film and television roles. [9]
In 1978, he was cast as Steve Benson in the television adaptation of Erma Bombeck's The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank. [10]
Director Cameron Crowe and Stoltz became friends when the latter appeared in his first feature film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Crowe wrote it and Stoltz had a minor role. According to Stoltz, Crowe promised Stoltz roles in all of his future films. [11]
Stoltz was cast in each of Crowe's next four films, The Wild Life (1984), Say Anything... (1989), Singles (1992) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
In 1985, Stoltz received a Golden Globe nomination for starring performance as Rocky Dennis in Mask . Among his other roles in the 1980s, he appeared in the 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful , written and produced by John Hughes.[ citation needed ]
Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly in Back to the Future . His view of the movie clashed, however, with that of the director, Robert Zemeckis. While the film was to become a sci-fi comedy (and box office smash hit), Stoltz had read the script from a more serious angle, apparently focusing on the tragic consequences of going back to live a life that was not one's own. Five weeks into shooting, Zemeckis replaced Stoltz with Michael J. Fox. [12] [13]
In 1989, Stoltz starred as the lead character of the sequel The Fly II . The movie was a hit, grossing aprox 38.9 million dollars worldwide.
During the 1990s, Stoltz went back and forth between stage, film and television, appearing in studio and independent films such as The Waterdance (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Grace of My Heart (1996) and Anaconda (1997).
During the 1990s, Stoltz produced the films Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993), Sleep with Me (1994) and Mr. Jealousy (1997). [14]
He continued to appear on the New York stage, both on Broadway ( Three Sisters , Two Shakespearean Actors, Arms and the Man , Our Town ) and off-Broadway ( The Importance of Being Earnest , The Glass Menagerie , Sly Fox ). He was nominated for a Tony Award as Featured Actor for his performance as George Gibbs in the 1989 Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town . [15]
A performance of this production was featured on Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center , which received a 1989 Emmy nomination. [16]
On television, he had a recurring role as Helen Hunt's character's ex-boyfriend on Mad About You (five episodes, 1994–1998), spent a year on Chicago Hope (1994) and did some television and cable films such as Inside (1996) (directed by Arthur Penn) and The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999), with Helen Mirren. Stoltz received the Indie Supporter Award at the 1998 Los Angeles Film Festival. [17]
During the first part of the 2000s, he starred with Gillian Anderson in The House of Mirth (2000), based on the novel by Edith Wharton. From 2001 to 2002, he had a recurring role as the English teacher-poet August Dimitri in ABC's Once and Again , wherein Julia Whelan's character, a teenager, fell in love with his character. He directed an episode of the show in 2002.
In 2003, he played his first leading TV role in Out of Order , which was canceled after five episodes. At the same year, he also played Otto in When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, alongside Jonathan Lipnicki. In 2004, he appeared in The Butterfly Effect as a child molester; the following year, he guest-starred in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace as Debra Messing's love interest. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his direction of the cable movie My Horrible Year! (2001). [18] He also directed a short film entitled The Bulls [6] as well as the highest-rated episode of Law & Order in 2005, entitled "Tombstone". He appeared in the music video of The Residents' "Give It to Someone Else", featured on The Commercial DVD. [19]
He has contributed essays to the books City Secrets--New York as well as Life Interrupted by Spalding Gray and appears on the children's CD Philadelphia Chickens. [20]
Beginning in 2007, Stoltz directed episodes of the drama series Quarterlife , which began airing as webisodes and were then picked up to air on the NBC network in 2008. Stoltz played a serial killer in need of medical attention in three episodes of the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy . [21] He has also directed two episodes of Grey's Anatomy.
Stoltz starred as Daniel Graystone, inventor of the Cylons, in the science fiction television series Caprica , a prequel set 58 years before the Battlestar Galactica series.
He became a regular director of the series, Glee , directing a total of 12 episodes, including "Nationals", in which the Glee club finally wins the championship. [22]
In 2011, Stoltz was seen back on the silver screen with the film Fort McCoy ; he earned accolades for his leading role as a conflicted barber of German heritage forced to suppress his American patriotism after moving his family to a post–World War II military base housing a German POW camp.
Starting in 2014, Stoltz became the producing director of the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary . The following year he became one of its four executive producers, alongside Morgan Freeman and Barbara Hall and has directed more than 10 episodes, as well as starring alongside Téa Leoni in several episodes as her brother, Will Adams. [23]
Stoltz and Bridget Fonda began dating in 1990. The relationship ended after eight years. [24]
Stoltz is a vegetarian. [25]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Stoner Bud | |
1984 | Surf II | Chuck | |
Running Hot | Danny Hicks | ||
The Wild Life | Bill Conrad | ||
1985 | The New Kids | Mark | |
Mask | Rocky Dennis | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | |
Code Name: Emerald | Lt. Andy Wheeler | ||
1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Keith Nelson | |
Lionheart | Robert Nerra | ||
Sister, Sister | Matt Rutledge | ||
1988 | Greasy Lake | The Narrator | Direct-to-video |
Manifesto | Christopher | ||
Haunted Summer | Percy Shelley | ||
1989 | The Rachel Papers | Guy at restaurant | Uncredited |
The Fly II | Martin Brundle | ||
Say Anything... | Vahlere | ||
1990 | Memphis Belle | Sgt. Danny "Danny Boy" Daly | |
1991 | Money | Franck Cimballi | |
1992 | The Waterdance | Joel Garcia | |
Singles | The Mime | ||
1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | Sid | Producer |
Naked in New York | Jake Briggs | ||
1994 | Killing Zoe | Zed | |
Pulp Fiction | Lance | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male | |
Sleep with Me | Joseph | Producer | |
Little Women | John Brooke | ||
1995 | Killing Time | Stop N Start Manager | Short film |
The Prophecy | Simon | ||
Rob Roy | Alan MacDonald | ||
Never Say Goodbye Aids Benefit by Yoko Ono | Man From Hamptons | Direct-to-video short film | |
Fluke | Jeff Newman | ||
Kicking and Screaming | Chet | ||
1996 | Grace of My Heart | Howard Cazsatt | |
2 Days in the Valley | Wes Taylor | ||
Jerry Maguire | Ethan Valhere | ||
1996 | Inside | Marty Strydom | Crime / Drama |
1997 | Keys to Tulsa | Richter Boudreau | |
Anaconda | Dr. Steven Cale | ||
Mr. Jealousy | Lester Grimm, aka Vince | Executive producer | |
Highball | Darien | ||
1998 | Hi-Life | Jimmy | |
The Rocking Horse Winner | Uncle Joe | Short film | |
A Murder of Crows | Thurman Parks III | ||
2000 | It's a Shame About Ray | Mr. Stoltz | Short film |
Jesus & Hutch | Jesus | ||
The Simian Line | Sam Donovan | ||
The House of Mirth | Lawrence Selden | ||
2001 | Things Behind the Sun | Dan | |
Harvard Man | Teddy Carter | ||
2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Mr. Lawson | |
2003 | Happy Hour | Levine | |
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | Otto | ||
2004 | The Butterfly Effect | Mr. Miller | |
Childstar | Fresno Burnbaum | ||
2005 | Hello | Max | Short film |
The Honeymooners | William Davis | ||
2006 | The Lather Effect | Mickey | |
2007 | The Grand Design | Josh | Short film (executive producer) |
2009 | Sparks | Joseph | Short film |
2011 | Fort McCoy | Frank Stirn | Producer |
2014 | 5 to 7 | Galassi | |
2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Russ Peterson | |
2018 | Her Smell | Howard | |
2019 | Lucky Day | Voice of Authority | Voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | James at 15 | Jack | Episode: "Hunter Country" |
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank | Steve Benson | TV movie | |
1979 | A New Kind of Family | Burt | Episode: “Invasion of Privacy’’ |
The Seekers | First Boy | TV movie | |
1980 | The Waltons | Sr. Boy #1 | Episode: "The Valediction" |
Eight Is Enough | Kurt Harper | Episode: "Finally Grad Night" | |
1981 | Walking Tall | David Coombs | Episode: "The Killing of McNeal County's Children" |
Knots Landing | Luke | Episode: "Man of the Hour" | |
The Violation of Sarah McDavid | Pete Brady | TV movie | |
1982 | Paper Dolls | Steve Stratton | |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Kevin | Episode: "Challenges" | |
1983 | The Fall Guy | Little Juice Atkins | Episode: "One Hundred Miles a Gallon" |
Love, Sidney | Rick | Episode: "The Movie" | |
A Killer in the Family | Ricky Tison | TV movie | |
St. Elsewhere | Eddie Carson | Episodes: "Under Pressure" "Entrapment" "All About Eve" | |
1984 | Things Are Looking Up | Neil 'Trout' Troutman | TV movie |
1989 | Great Performances | George Gibbs | Episode: "Our Town" |
1990 | American Playhouse | Younger Edward | Episode: "Sensibility and Sense" |
1991 | A Woman at War | Franz Bueller | TV movie |
1992 | The Heart of Justice | David Leader | |
1993 | Foreign Affairs | Fred Turner | |
Frasier | Don (voice) | Episode: "Miracle On Third Or Fourth Street" | |
1994 | Roommates | Bill Thomas | TV movie |
1994–1998 | Mad About You | Alan Tofsky | 6 episodes |
1995 | Fallen Angels | Nick Ballestier | Episode: "A Dime a Dance" |
Partners | Cameron | Episode: "How Long Does It Take to Cook a 22-Pound Turkey?" | |
1996 | Don't Look Back | Jesse Parish | TV movie |
Inside | Marty Strydom | ||
1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Drew Kellerman | Episode: "Wu's on First?" |
1998 | Blackout Effect | John Dantley | TV movie |
1998–1999 | Hercules | Theseus (voice)/The Grim Avenger (voice) | Episodes: "Hercules and the Grim Avenger" |
Chicago Hope | Dr. Robert Yeats | Series regular | |
1999 | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Nathaniel Branden | TV movie |
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Prosecutor Bob Laurino | ||
2000 | Common Ground | Johnny Burroughs | |
One Kill | Capt. Wallker Randall | ||
The Last Dance | Todd Cope | ||
2001 | My Horrible Year! | Uncle Charlie | TV movie (director) |
2001–2002 | Once and Again | August Dimitri | 7 episodes (directed Episode 3.13 "Falling in Place") |
2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Michael Sweeney | Episode: "Silence" |
2003 | Out of Order | Mark Colm | TV mini-series |
2005 | Will & Grace | Tom Cassidy | Episodes: "Friends with Benefits" "Kiss and Tell" |
The Triangle | Howard Thomas | Episodes: "Episode 1.1" "Episode 1.2" "Episode 1.3" | |
2007 | Medium | Sonny Troyer | Episode: "We Had a Dream" |
Close to Home | Det. Chris Veeder | Episodes: "Drink the Cup" "Fall from Grace" "Eminent Domain" | |
2008 | Blank Slate | Sean Sullivan | TV movie |
2009 | Grey's Anatomy | William Dunn | Episodes: "Wish You Were Here" "Sympathy for the Devil" "Stairway to Heaven" |
2009–2010 | Caprica | Daniel Graystone | Lead role (directed "Unvanquished") |
2011 | Leverage | Alan Scott | Episode: "The Long Way Down Job" |
2013 | Maron | Danny | Episode: "Projections" |
2014 | Blue | Arthur | WIGS Original Series |
2014–2019 | Madam Secretary | Will Adams | Episodes: "Catch and Release" "Invasive Species" (uncredited) "Tectonic Shift" "Ghosts" |
2022 | Bull | Matthew Price | 2 episodes |
2022 | The Good Fight | Judge Meachem | Episode: "The End of STR Laurie" |
2024 | The Girls on the Bus | John Spencer | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2005 | The Bulls | Short film |
2007 | The Grand Design | |
2017 | Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk | Independent film |
Class Rank | ||
He has directed many shows on The Learning Channel, TLC Network.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | |
1994 | Sleep with Me | |
1997 | Mr. Jealousy | Executive producer |
2005 | The Bulls | Short film (executive producer) |
2006 | The Lather Effect | Associate producer |
2007 | The Grand Design | Short film (executive producer) |
2011 | Fort McCoy | |
2017 | Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2014–2019 | Madam Secretary | Co-executive producer (Seasons 1-2) Executive producer (Seasons 3-6) |
2020–2022 | Bull | Executive producer (Seasons 5-6) |
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