John Stockwell (actor)

Early life

Stockwell was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Ellen (Richards) and John S. Samuels III, an attorney. Stockwell's sister is historian Evelyn Welch, and his niece is singer and songwriter Florence Welch. His father was a Texas lawyer and coal magnate, purchased Salutation in Glen Cove, Long Island.

While he was in college at Harvard University near Boston, he commuted to New York City to appear on episodes of the soap opera Guiding Light.

Career

Early in his career, Stockwell was an international model. During this time, he became a friend of pop artist Andy Warhol. Stockwell's first feature film as an actor came in a small role in 1981's So Fine. His best known roles came in the 1983 comedy film Losin' It as Spider; later that year, in the John Carpenter horror film Christine as Dennis Guilder; and the 1985 comedy film My Science Project as Michael Harlan. Also in 1985, he appeared in the poorly received City Limits.

He performed in the highly acclaimed 1985 TV mini-series North and South. In 1986, he appeared in Top Gun as Cougar. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Young Riders and Friday the 13th: The Series.

Stockwell has directed several films, including Cheaters (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), Turistas (2006), Heart (2009), the Gina Carano star-vehicle In the Blood, and the 2016 Kickboxer reboot Kickboxer: Vengeance.

Stockwell also wrote the screenplay for the 2001 film Rock Star.

Personal life

Stockwell briefly dated actress Bianca Jagger and model Barbara Allen.

Stockwell is married to Helene Henderson, a chef and caterer. They have three children.

Filmography

Actor

Director

• Under Cover (1987)
• Cheaters (2000) (Television film)
• Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
• Blue Crush (2002)
• The Break (2003) (Television film)
• Into the Blue (2005)
• Turistas (2006)
• The L Word (2007–2009) (6 episodes)
• Middle of Nowhere (2008)
• Heart (2009)
• Cat Run (2011)
• Killer in the Family (2011)
• Dark Tide (2012)
• Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
• In the Blood (2014)
• Kid Cannabis (2014)
• Cat Run 2 (2014)
• Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
• Countdown (2016)
• Armed Response (2017)

Writer

• Rock Star (2001)

References

References

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11. (August 19, 2016). "Kickboxer: Vengeance".
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