Stark Sands

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Born
Stark Bunker Sands

(1978-09-30) September 30, 1978 (age 45)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater University of Southern California
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Gemma Clarke
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(m. 2011)​
[1]
Children2

Stark Bunker Sands (born September 30, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Tunny in the original Broadway cast of American Idiot , and originating the role of Charlie Price in Kinky Boots on Broadway. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee. He is also known for the roles of Lance Sussman in Die, Mommie, Die! and Lt. Nathaniel Fick in Generation Kill . He starred as Dash Parker in FOX's series Minority Report .

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Early life and education

Sands was born in Dallas, Texas. Stark is his mother's maiden name, and Bunker was his late father's middle name, as well as his maternal great-grandmother's maiden name. [2] He has a fraternal twin brother, Jacob, and an older sister. [3] [4] Sands attended Highland Park High School, [5] and went on to gain his BFA in acting from the University of Southern California (class of 2001). [6]

Career

In 2002, Sands played Toby, a recurring love interest to the angst-ridden teen, Claire Fisher (played by Lauren Ambrose), on the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and co-starred in Me and Daphne (2002), a short film directed by Rebecca Gayheart and produced by Brett Ratner. He has also co-starred in the independent film Pack of Dogs (2002), directed by Ian Kessner.[ citation needed ]

Sands made his feature-film debut opposite Natasha Lyonne and Jason Priestley in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003), an adaptation of Charles Busch's play of the same name. He also appeared in the film Shall We Dance (2004), with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez.[ citation needed ]

In 2007, he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the Broadway revival of Journey's End . [7]

From May 2 to June 8, 2008, he performed the role of Alex in A Seagull in the Hamptons at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.[ citation needed ]

Sands also participated in the seven-episode HBO miniseries Generation Kill about the 2003 Iraq invasion, airing during the summer of 2008. In the miniseries he played Marine Lt. Nathaniel Fick. Sands had previously played a U.S. Marine, Walter Gust, in Flags of Our Fathers .[ citation needed ]

Additional theater credits include the 2009 musical adaptation of Bonnie & Clyde at the La Jolla Playhouse, The Classic Stage Company's production of The Tempest which earned him the Actors' Equity Foundation's St. Clair Bayfield Award, which honors the best performance by an actor in a Shakespearean play in the New York metropolitan area. From June 25 to July 12, 2009, Sands appeared in the Shakespeare in the Park's production of Twelfth Night , featuring Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald and Raul Esparza.

Sands played the role of Tunny in the Broadway production of American Idiot , again playing a member of the military. [8] He left the production on March 13, 2011; David Larsen took over the role. [9]

Sands was in the 2010 HBO pilot The Miraculous Year, which was not picked up by HBO. [10] He was part of the main cast of the CBS television series Rookies. [11] The show was picked up for mid-season, under the new name NYC 22 , but was canceled after airing 13 episodes due to inadequate ratings.

Sands played the character of Troy Nelson in the film Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). [12]

Sands played one of the lead characters, Charlie Price, in the musical Kinky Boots which opened at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, for a four-week run in October 2012. [13] He reprised his role when the show premiered on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013, with previews beginning on March 3, 2013. For his role as Charlie, Sands was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, but lost to his co-star Billy Porter. He played his final performance on January 26, 2014. [14]

In 2014, Sands was cast in the NBC pilot Salvation. [15] This was not picked up to series. Sands was cast in FOX's pilot, Minority Report , as Dash, a precog. [16] The series premiered on September 21, 2015. [17]

In 2016, Sands played the Templar in Classic Stage Company's production of Nathan the Wise off-Broadway. [18]

Sands and his original co-star Porter returned to the Broadway production of Kinky Boots for a limited 15 week run, starting on September 26, 2017. [19] He also appeared in Steven Spielberg's 2017 drama film The Post . [20]

In 2022, Sands was cast in the North American tryout of & Juliet as William Shakespeare, [21] transferring from the West End. The production opened in Toronto, Canada in the Princess of Wales Theatre on June 22, 2022, and ended on August 14, 2022. & Juliet moved to Broadway in the 2022-23 season into the Stephen Sondheim Theatre with Sands reprising his role. Previews began on October 28, 2022, and opening night was on November 17, 2022. [22]

Personal life

On July 9, 2011, Sands married British journalist Gemma Clarke at Bovey Castle, England. [23] They met while Sands was vacationing in London. [24] They have a son born in 2015. [25]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Me and DaphneBrotherShort film
Pack of DogsDavid
2003 Die, Mommie, Die! Lance Sussman
11:14 Tim
2004 Chasing Liberty Grant Hillman
Catch That Kid Chad
Shall We Dance? Evan Clark
2005 Pretty Persuasion Troy
2006Jack RabbitDavidShort film
Flags of our Fathers Walter Gust
2008 Day of the Dead Bud Crain
My Sassy Girl Soldier
2013 Broadway Idiot HimselfDocumentary about the making of American Idiot
Inside Llewyn Davis Troy NelsonSoundtrack: "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Five Hundred Miles"
2017 The Post Don Graham
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Six Feet Under TobyRecurring; 2 episodes
2003 Lost at Home Will DavisMain
2004–05 Hope & Faith HenryRecurring; 3 episodes
2006 Family Guy Justin HackeysackVoice; episode: "You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives"
Nip/Tuck Conor McNamara – 2026Episode: "Conor McNamara, 2026"
2006–07 American Dad! Tino / Williams / Conservative #1Voice; 2 episodes
2008 Generation Kill Nathaniel Fick Miniseries
2010The Miraculous YearDuke EllisUnsold pilot
2012 NYC 22 Kenny McLarenMain
2014SalvationPaulUnsold pilot
2015 Minority Report Dash ParkerMain
2020 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Bobby FrostEpisode: "Swimming with the Sharks"

Theatre

YearTitleGenreRoleTheatreLocationNotes
2007 Journey's End Drama2nd Lt. Raleigh Belasco Theatre New York City, New York Revival
2008A Seagull in the HamptonsAlex McCarter Theatre Princeton, New Jersey
2009 Bonnie & Clyde Musical Clyde Barrow La Jolla Playhouse San Diego, California Originated role
The Tempest ComedyFerdinand CSC Theatre New York City, New York
Twelfth Night Sebastian Delacorte Theatre
2010–11 American Idiot MusicalTunny St. James Theatre
2012–14 Kinky Boots Charlie Price Bank of America Theatre
Al Hirschfeld Theatre 		Chicago, Illinois
New York City, New York		Originated role
2016 Nathan the Wise DramaTemplar CSC Theatre New York City, New York
2017–18Kinky BootsMusicalCharlie PriceAl Hirschfeld Theatre
2018 To Kill a Mockingbird DramaHorace Gilmer Shubert Theatre
2022 & Juliet Musical William Shakespeare [26] Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto, Canada North American premiere
Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York City, New York
2023Swept AwayMusicalBig Brother Arena Stage Washington, D.C.

Awards

List of awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryResultTitle
2007 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Play NominatedJourney's End
Theatre World Award Outstanding New York City Stage Debut PerformanceWon
2009 Bayfield Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Shakespearean Play in the New York Metropolitan AreaWonThe Tempest
2010Broadway.com Audience AwardFavorite Featured Actor in a Broadway MusicalNominatedAmerican Idiot
2013 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical NominatedKinky Boots
Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Won

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  2. ↑ "14 Reasons Why Minority Report Star Stark Sands Is Cooler Than Your Boyfriend". TV Guide. June 2, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stark Sands". Broadway.com. February 22, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Stark Sands of American Idiot". talkingbroadway.com. April 28, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Actor Stark Sands, who grew up in a wealthy Dallas family, portrays Clyde Barrow onstage". dallasnews.com. January 11, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "From College Classmates to Tony Nominations, Broadway Buddies Stark Sands and Charl Brown Enjoy the Journey". Playbill.com. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013.
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