Stephen Dorff

Actor

Stephen Dorff

Born July 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA89 films

Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) 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".

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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).

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Felon posterFirst watchFelon20087.1as Wade PorterA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Blade poster6.9Blade1998The Power of One poster7.4The Power of One1992Cecil B. Demented poster6.4Cecil B. Demented2000Somewhere poster6.1Somewhere2010Embattled poster6.7Embattled2020The Gate poster6.1The Gate1987Backbeat poster6.2Backbeat1994Gunslingers poster6.1Gunslingers2025

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Filmography

89 films as actor
  1. TBAPeople Not Places
  2. TBALear RexPoor Tom
  3. TBANo Place Like RomeConnor
  4. TBASlantSid
  5. TBAWhat the F*ck Is My Password?!
  6. TBARed Stick Hoods
  7. 2026The DeputyBilly Banks
  8. 2026Permanent DamageLL
  9. 2026Viper
  10. 2026Vampires of the Velvet LoungeRandall/Ramsey
  11. 2025Bride HardKurt
  12. 2025GunslingersThomas Keller
  13. 2024The TrainerWill
  14. 2024Clear CutIke
  15. 2024Blood for DustGus
  16. 2023DivinityJaxxon
  17. 2023King of KillersRobert Xane
  18. 2023Mob LandClayton Minor
  19. 2023Dead Man's HandMayor Clarence Bishop
  20. 2023The Price We PayCody
  21. 2022Paradise CityRobbie Cole
  22. 2021Traveling LightTodd
  23. 2021Old HenryKetchum
  24. 2020EmbattledCash
  25. 2019I'll Find YouGeneral Huber
  26. 2018Don't GoBen Slater
  27. 2017LeatherfaceTexas Ranger Hal Hartman
  28. 2017JackalsJimmy Levine
  29. 2017Life Boat
  30. 2017WheelerWheeler
  31. 2016Albion: The Enchanted StallionConnor
  32. 2016Down by LoveVoice
  33. 2015American HeroMelvin
  34. 2015The DebtOliver Campbell
  35. 2013HeatstrokePaul
  36. 2013The Motel LifeJerry Lee
  37. 2013A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan IIIStephen
  38. 2013Officer DownDet. David 'Cal' Callahan
  39. 2012Tomorrow You're GoneCharlie Rankin
  40. 2012ZaytounYoni
  41. 2012The IcemanJoey Kuklinski
  42. 2012Rites of PassageProfessor Nash
  43. 2012BrakeJeremy Reins
  44. 2011CarjackedRoy
  45. 2011ImmortalsStavros
  46. 2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a StarDick Shadow
  47. 2010SomewhereJohnny Marco
  48. 2009Public EnemiesHomer Van Meter
  49. 2008FelonWade Porter
  50. 2007BotchedRitchie
  51. 2007The PassageLuke
  52. 2006.45Reilly
  53. 2006World Trade CenterScott Strauss
  54. 2006Covert One: The Hades FactorJon Smith
  55. 2006Tennis Anyone?T.C. Jackson
  56. 2005ShadowboxerClayton Mayfield
  57. 2005Alone in the DarkRichard Burke
  58. 2003Cold Creek ManorDale Massie
  59. 2003Den of LionsMike Varga
  60. 2002FearDotComMike
  61. 2002StealSlim
  62. 2002Deuces WildLeon
  63. 2001ZoolanderStephen Dorff
  64. 2000Cecil B. DementedCecil B. Demented
  65. 2000Quantum ProjectPaul Pentcho
  66. 1999Earthly PossessionsJake Simms, Jr.
  67. 1999EntropyJake Walsh
  68. 1998BladeDeacon Frost
  69. 1997City of IndustrySkip Kovich
  70. 1996Space TruckersMike Pucci
  71. 1996Blood and WineJason
  72. 1996I Shot Andy WarholCandy Darling
  73. 1995Santa's Christmas Snooze
  74. 1995RecklessTom Jr.
  75. 1995Innocent LiesJeremy Graves
  76. 1995One Hundred and One NightsMute Actor in Hollywood
  77. 1995S.F.W.Cliff Spab
  78. 1994BackbeatStuart Sutcliffe
  79. 1993Rescue MeFraser Sweeney
  80. 1993Judgment NightJohn Wyatt
  81. 1993An Ambush of GhostsGeorge Betts
  82. 1992The Power of OneP.K. Age 18
  83. 1990Always Remember I Love YouRobert Mendham
  84. 1990A Son's PromiseCharles O'Kelly
  85. 1989Do You Know the Muffin Man?Sandy Dollison
  86. 1988Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer StoryKale Wedemeyer
  87. 1988Hiroshima MaidenJohnny Bennett
  88. 1987The GateGlen
  89. 1987In Love and WarStan Age 9