John Stockwell (actor)

Stockwell was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Ellen Richards and John S. Samuels III, an attorney.[2][3] Stockwell's sister is historian Evelyn Welch, and his niece is singer and songwriter Florence Welch.[4] He attended Harvard University, and simultaneously began commuting to New York City to appear on episodes of the soap opera Guiding Light.[5]

Stockwell began his career as an international model. During his time as a model, he became a friend of Andy Warhol.[6] His first feature film as an actor came with a small role in 1981's So Fine. His well-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.[7] Also in 1985 he appeared in the poorly received City Limits; though unsuccessful at the box office, it was later riffed in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He also appeared 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 directed several films, including Cheaters (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), Turistas (2006), Heart (2009),[8] the Gina Carano star-vehicle In the Blood, and the 2016 Kickboxer reboot Kickboxer: Vengeance.[9]

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

Stockwell is married to Helene Henderson, a chef and caterer.[10] They have three children.[11] His Mother, Zsuzsana Nagy is Hungarian and his father from Irish ancestry.

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