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Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Department: Acting

Biography

Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. is an American actor. Starting his film career as a child, appearing in the cult horror film The Gate (1987), Dorff first rose to prominence playing Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat (1994) and then gained further mainstream attention for portraying Deacon Frost in Blade (1998). Other notable lead roles include Bob Rafelson's Blood and Wine (1997), the titular character in John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (2000), and Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010), as well as Britney Spears’ boyfriend in her 2004 music video for "Everytime". Supporting roles include Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), Detective Scott Strauss in World Trade Centre (2006), Homer Van Meter in Public Enemies (2009), Stavros in Immortals (2011), Joseph Kuklinski in The Iceman (2012), and Ketchum in Old Henry (2021). He is also known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology seriesTrue Detective (2019).

Known For

Judgment Night

Judgment Night

1993

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

2006

Traveling Light

Traveling Light

2021

Space Truckers

Space Truckers

1996

Entropy

Entropy

1999

Covert One: The Hades Factor

Covert One: The Hades Factor

2006

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

2009

The Gate

The Gate

1987

Quantum Project

Quantum Project

2000

Blood and Wine

Blood and Wine

1996

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

2005

Steal

Steal

2002

Cold Creek Manor

Cold Creek Manor

2003

FearDotCom

FearDotCom

2002

Backbeat

Backbeat

1994

Deuces Wild

Deuces Wild

2002

Felon

Felon

2008

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001

Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

2005

The Power of One

The Power of One

1992

.45

.45

2006

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

2000

Blade

Blade

1998

S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1995

The Passage

The Passage

2007

Immortals

Immortals

2011

A Son's Promise

A Son's Promise

1990

Somewhere

Somewhere

2010

Botched

Botched

2007

Nanking

Nanking

2007

Den of Lions

Den of Lions

2003

City of Industry

City of Industry

1997

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011

The Iceman

The Iceman

2012

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

The Motel Life

The Motel Life

2013

Blood for Dust

Blood for Dust

2024

Meir's Festival

Meir's Festival

2013

Innocent Lies

Innocent Lies

1995

Carjacked

Carjacked

2011

I'll Find You

I'll Find You

2019

Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage

2012

Brake

Brake

2012

Officer Down

Officer Down

2013

Dead Man's Hand

Dead Man's Hand

2023

Zaytoun

Zaytoun

2012

Tomorrow You're Gone

Tomorrow You're Gone

2012

Rescue Me

Rescue Me

1992

The Last Minute

The Last Minute

2002

The Trainer

The Trainer

2024

Bride Hard

Bride Hard

2025

Mob Land

Mob Land

2023

Barely Legal

Barely Legal

2021

Paradise City

Paradise City

2022

The Price We Pay

The Price We Pay

2023

Earthly Possessions

Earthly Possessions

1999

Heatstroke

Heatstroke

2013

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge

2026

King of Killers

King of Killers

2023

The Debt

The Debt

2015

Divinity

Divinity

2023

Hiroshima Maiden

Hiroshima Maiden

1988

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

1989

Leatherface

Leatherface

2017

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

2004

American Hero

American Hero

2015

Always Remember I Love You

Always Remember I Love You

1990

Gunslingers

Gunslingers

2025

The Deputy

The Deputy

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

1996

Tennis Anyone?

Tennis Anyone?

2006

People Not Places

People Not Places

Clear Cut

Clear Cut

2024

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

1988

Lear Rex

Lear Rex

Down by Love

Down by Love

2016

Wheeler

Wheeler

2017

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

2016

In Love and War

In Love and War

1987

Jackals

Jackals

2017

Sex Guaranteed

Sex Guaranteed

2017

Santa's Christmas Snooze

Santa's Christmas Snooze

1995

Life Boat

Life Boat

2017

An Ambush of Ghosts

An Ambush of Ghosts

1993

Don't Go

Don't Go

2018

Embattled

Embattled

2020

Reckless

Reckless

1995

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

1995

One Hundred and One Nights

One Hundred and One Nights

1995

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

2013

Making Somewhere

Making Somewhere

2011

kid 90

kid 90

2021

Old Henry

Old Henry

2021

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

No Place Like Rome

No Place Like Rome

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

2004

Three Days

Three Days

1999

Slant

Slant

Viper

Viper

What the F*ck Is My Password?!

What the F*ck Is My Password?!

Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra

Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra

2014

Punk'd

Punk'd

2003

Roseanne

Roseanne

1988

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

1988

Stacked

Stacked

2005

Blossom

Blossom

1990

Covert One: The Hades Factor

Covert One: The Hades Factor

2006

XIII

XIII

2008

What a Dummy

What a Dummy

1990

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton

2002

I Know My First Name Is Steven

I Know My First Name Is Steven

1989

The Righteous Gemstones

The Righteous Gemstones

2019

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

1987

True Detective

True Detective

2014

Star

Star

2016

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Deputy

Deputy

2020

Family Ties

Family Ties

1982

The Big Narstie Show

The Big Narstie Show

2018

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1990