Corey Stoll

Corey Daniel Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo in the first season of the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013, and Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on the FX horror drama series The Strain (2014–2017). From 2020 to 2023, he portrayed Michael Prince, a business rival to protagonist Bobby Axelrod, in the Showtime series Billions. He was also a regular cast member on the NBC drama series Law & Order: LA (2010–2011).

Stoll played Darren Cross / Yellowjacket / M.O.D.O.K. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). For his portrayal of Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011) he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. His other notable films include Black Mass (2015), First Man (2018), The Seagull (2018), The Many Saints of Newark (2021), and West Side Story (2021). He acted off-Broadway in Intimate Apparel (2004) and on Broadway in Appropriate (2023).

Early life and education Corey Stoll was born on the Upper West Side of New York City's Manhattan borough, the son of Judith and Stephen Stoll. His father co-founded The Beacon School. Stoll was raised Jewish. He studied drama at Long Lake Camp for the Arts from 1988 to 1992, and is a drama graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1998 and enrolled in the Graduate Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2003.

Career

Stoll made his Broadway debut as a member of the ensemble in the 2003 revival of William Shakespeare's Henry IV at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The following year Stoll received a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for Intimate Apparel (2004), opposite Tony winner and Oscar winner Viola Davis. Stoll returned to Broadway in John Van Druten's Old Acquaintance (2007) and went on to appear in several films, including North Country (2005), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), the television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006), Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), and Push (2009). In 2010, he appeared in drama film Helena from the Wedding and the action thriller Salt. Stoll portrayed Marco in the 2010 Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play A View from the Bridge acting opposite Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson.

Stoll starred as LAPD Detective Tomas Jaruszalski on the NBC police drama Law & Order: LA. He played Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's romantic comedy film Midnight in Paris (2011) for which he earned acclaim as well as a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Stoll, who is mostly bald, wore a custom wig for the role. In 2013, Stoll received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the Netflix series House of Cards. He then joined the FX horror television series The Strain, which is based on a series of novels written by Chuck Hogan and film director Guillermo del Toro.

In 2014, Stoll also played Austin Reilly, an NYPD police officer, in the action film Non-Stop, and Paul Altman in the comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You. In 2015, he played Ben Day in the film Dark Places, based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, and had a major role as the villain in the superhero film Ant-Man, playing Darren Cross, later reimagined as the supervillain Yellowjacket. The following year, he reunited with Woody Allen, playing gangster Ben Dorfman in his 2016 film Café Society. Also in the summer of 2016, he played the wily Greek warrior Ulysses in the Public Theater production of Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, in Central Park.

In January 2019, it was announced that Stoll would recur in the Netflix drama series Ratched. Since 2020, he has portrayed Michael Prince, a business rival to Bobby Axelrod, in the Showtime series Billions. In 2023 he returned to Broadway in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play Appropriate acting opposite Sarah Paulson, Natalie Gold and Elle Fanning. For his performance he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Stoll co-starred in an off-Broadway revival of What Happened Was..., which opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre on April 14, 2026.

Personal life Stoll became engaged to his girlfriend Nadia Bowers, an actress, in October 2014. They were married on June 21, 2015. They had their first child in October 2015.

Acting credits Film Year Title RoleNotes 2001 Okénka Short film 2005 North Country Ricky Sennett 2006 Lucky Number Slevin Saul 2007 The Number 23 Sgt. Burns 2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Subject No. 51 Push Agent Mack 2010 Helena from the Wedding Steven Salt Schnaider 2011 Midnight in Paris Ernest Hemingway 2012 The Bourne Legacy Zev Vendel The Time Being Eric Victoriana Bill 2013 C.O.G. Curly Decoding Annie Parker Sean 2014Non-Stop Austin Reilly Glass Chin Bud Gordon This Is Where I Leave You Paul Altman The Good Lie Jack 2015 Dark Places Ben Day AnesthesiaSam Ant-Man Darren Cross / Yellowjacket Black Mass Fred Wyshak 2016 Café Society Ben Gold Brian Wolff 2018 The Seagull Boris Trigorin First Man Buzz Aldrin Driven Benedict Tisa 2019 The Report Cyrus Clifford 2021 The Many Saints of Newark Corrado "Junior" Soprano West Side Story Police Lieutenant Schrank 2022 What We Do Next Paul Jenkins 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Darren Cross / M.O.D.O.K. Rebel Moon Sindri 2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three Lex Luthor (voice) Direct-to-video 2026 Mosier Post-production

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sex Shop Clerk Episode: "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?" Charmed Demon Episode: "Witchness Protection" NYPD Blue Martin Schweiss Episode: "The Dead Donald" 2005 Alias Sasha Korjev Episode: "The Road Home" Numb3rs Agent Reacher Episode: "Sacrifice" ER Teddy Marsh Episode: "Cañon City" CSI: Miami Craig Seaborn Episode: "Three-Way" 2006 Law & Order Gerald Ruane Episode: "Heart of Darkness" A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story Joey Marino Television film Without a Trace Steve Goodman Episode: "Candy" The Unit Intel Type (Bobby Carrol) Episode: "Old Home Week" Standoff Dr. Wayne Episode: "Life Support" The Nine Alex Kent 2 episodes 2006–2007 NCIS Martin Quinn 3 episodes 2009 Life on Mars Det. Ventura / Russell Episode: "Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster" The Unusuals Lewis Powell Episode: "The Circle Line" The Good Wife Collin Grant Episode: "Stripped" 2010–2011 Law & Order: LA Det. Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski 22 episodes 2012 Christine Max 2 episodes 2013, 2016 House of Cards Rep. Peter Russo 12 episodes2014 The Normal Heart John Bruno Television film Homeland Sandy Bachman Episode: "The Drone Queen"2014–2017 The Strain Dr. Ephraim Goodweather 45 episodes American Dad! Vincent Edmonds, Nicholas Dawson, Carnival Barker Voice; 4 episodes 2015 WHIH Newsfront Darren Cross Episode: "WIRED Insider Interviews Darren Cross, CEO of Pym Technologies" 2016–2017 Girls Dill Harcourt 5 episodes 2017 A Season with Navy Football Narrator 13 episodes 2018 The Romanoffs Michael Romanoff Episode: "The Royal We" 2018–2020 American Experience Narrator 4 episodes 2019 The Deuce Hank Jaffe 7 episodes 2020 Ratched Charles Wainwright 3 episodes Baghdad Central Captain John Perodi 6 episodes 2020–2023 Billions Michael Prince Recurring (season 5); Main cast (season 6–7) 2021 Scenes from a Marriage Peter Miniseries, 2 episodes 2022–2023 Pantheon Jake, News Anchor (voices) 2 episodes 2023 Transatlantic Graham Patterson Miniseries, 7 episodes 2024 Twilight of the Gods Hrafnkel (voice) Episode: "You Will Gladden His Ravens" 2025 The Better Sister Adam Macintosh 8 episodes 2026 Imperfect Women Howard 7 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Venue Ref. 2003 Henry IV Ensemble Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway 2004 Intimate Apparel Mr. Marks Laura Pels Theatre 2007 Old Acquaintance Rudd Kendall American Airlines Theatre, Broadway 2008 Some Americans Abroad Philip Brown Second Stage Theatre Beast Banquo / Seyton New York Theatre Workshop 2010 A View from the Bridge Marco Cort Theatre, Broadway 2016 Troilus and Cressida Ulysses Shakespeare in the Park Plenty Raymond Brock The Public Theater 2017 Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus Shakespeare in the Park 2018 Othello Iago Shakespeare in the Park 2019 Macbeth Macbeth Classic Stage Company 2023 Appropriate Bo Lafayette Hayes Theater,Belasco Theatre, Broadway

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Project Result Ref. 2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Intimate Apparel 2011 Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male Midnight in Paris 2013 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor - Television House of Cards Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Satellite Award Best Supporting Actor - Television 2016 Joe A. Callaway Award Troilus and Cressida 2024 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Play Appropriate