Michael Stahl-David

Michael Stahl-David
Stahl-David in 2022
Born	(1982-10-28) October 28, 1982 (age 42) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	2001–present

Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series The Black Donnellys and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film Cloverfield .

Early life

Stahl-David was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of physicians. ^[1] He graduated from Columbia College Chicago. He is the older brother to Eric Stahl-David and R. Andrew Stahl-David, both of whom graduated from Whitney Young Magnet High School. Prior to his acting career, Stahl-David was a graffiti artist in Chicago. ^[2]

Career

Stahl-David began his acting career in 2001, when he played a minor role of Rossetti in New Port South . In 2003, he played a minor role as Craig in Uncle Nino . During this time he was active in the Chicago theater scene, appearing in plays at the Steppenwolf Theatre (One Arm, Theater District), Victory Gardens Theater (Cider House Rules, Lost in Yonkers ), and the Goodman Theatre ( The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? ) Shortly after arriving in New York in 2005, he appeared as Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank at the Paper Mill Playhouse. In the winter of 2007 he enjoyed critical success in his role in The Overwhelming Off-Broadway. ^[3] Stahl-David began his television acting career in 2007, when he made a guest appearance as Riordan Grady in the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Players". Later in 2007, he portrayed Sean Donnelly, one of the four Irish brothers, in the short-lived series The Black Donnellys . The following year he appeared in the J.J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield playing the role of Rob. In September 2008, Stahl-David starred in and directed the web series Michael Stahl-David: Behind the Star on Crackle. ^[4]

In 2010, Stahl-David starred in the ABC mockumentary series My Generation , ^[5] which was cancelled after two episodes due to low ratings. ^[6] Stahl-David starred as Kevin in the Off-Broadway play Picked at New York City's Vineyard Theatre from April 6 to May 15, 2011. ^[7] Stahl-David also starred in the 2014 paranormal romance film In Your Eyes as one of the lead roles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	New Port South	Rossetti
2003	Uncle Nino	Craig
2008	Cloverfield	Robert "Rob" Hawkins
2008	The Project	Justin
2010	No Deal	Mark	Short film; also producer and writer
2012	Girls Against Boys	Simon
2013	Love & Air Sex	Stan
2013	The Congress	Steve
2013	Mutual Friends	Paul
2014	Take Care	Kyle
2014	In Your Eyes	Dylan Kershaw
2015	Lay in Wait	Robert	Short film
2016	LBJ	Robert F. Kennedy
2016	The Promise	Brad
2017	The Light of the Moon	Matt
2017	Please Stand By	Jack
2025	Looking Through Water	Young William	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Riordan Grady	Episode: "Players"
2007	The Black Donnellys	Sean "Seanny" Donnelly	Main role; 13 episodes
2009	Kings	Paul Ash	3 episodes
2009	Numbers	Josh Skinner	Episode: "Animal Rites"
2009	Mercy	Phil	Episode: "I Believe You Conrad"
2010	My Generation	Steven Foster	Main role
2012	Person of Interest	William Ingram	2 episodes
2013	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Teddy	Episode: "Teddy Trouble..."
2014	New Girl	Ian	Episode: "Goldmine"
2015	Newsreaders	Chip Dunstreet	Episode: "How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose"
2015	The Good Wife	Nathan Bacevich	Episode: "Undisclosed Recipients"
2015	Show Me a Hero	James Surdoval	Miniseries; 6 episodes
2015	Just in Time for Christmas	Jason Stewart	Television film
2017	Narcos	DEA agent Chris Feistl	Main role (season 3)
2018	The Deuce	Kenneth	Main role (season 2)
2019	Chambers	Coach Jones	5 episodes
2019	Evil	Tom McCrystal	Episode: "Rose390"
2019–2020	Almost Family	Donovan	8 episodes
2022	Good Sam	Dr. Caleb Tucker	Main cast [8]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	T Takes	The guest in Room 102	Episode: "Room 102"

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?	Billy	Goodman Theatre November 10 – December 2, 2003
2006	The Diary of Anne Frank	Peter van Daan	Paper Mill Playhouse January 18 – February 26, 2006
2007	Strangers Knocking	Michael	Acorn Theater May 14 – June 3, 2007
2007	The Overwhelming	Geoffrey Exley	Laura Pels Theatre October 23 – December 23, 2007
2011	Picked	Kevin	Vineyard Theatre April 6 – May 15, 2011
2013–2014	The Commons of Pensacola	Gabe	Manhattan Theatre Club November 21, 2013 – February 9, 2014
2015	Buzzer	Don	The Public Theater March 21 – April 28, 2015
2016	Engagements	Mark	Second Stage Theater July 18 – August 14, 2016

References

1. "Michael Stahl-David, Evil Face Interview: Bradway.com Buzz". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
2. Elder, Robert K. (January 18, 2008). "'Cloverfield' star a local artist in several media". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
3. New York Times October 24, 2007
4. "Worth watching: 'Behind the Star' with Michael Stahl-David". LA Times. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
5. "ABC Unveils 2010–11 Primetime Schedule". The Futon Critic. May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
6. Gorman, Bill (October 1, 2010). "ABC Cancels 'My Generation'". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
7. "Picked". Vineyard Theatre . Retrieved July 7, 2014.
8. White, Peter (November 10, 2021). "'Good Sam' Scrubs In For 'CSI: Vegas' In CBS' Midseason Schedule As 'The Amazing Race' Returns". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

External links

• Michael Stahl-David at IMDb
• Michael Stahl-David at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)