John Stockwell

John Stockwell Samuels IV (born March 25, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his work on the television film Cheaters, Stockwell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.

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, 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 wrote the screenplay for the 2001 film Rock Star.

Personal life Stockwell briefly dated actress Bianca Jagger and model Barbara Allen. They have three children.

Filmography Actor Year Title Role Notes 1981 So Fine Jim Sterling 1983 Losin' It "Spider" Christine Dennis Guilder Quarterback Princess Scott Massey Television film Eddie and the Cruisers Keith Livingston 1985North and South Billy Hazard Miniseries City Limits Lee My Science Project Michael Harlan Radioactive Dreams Phillip Chandler 1986 Dangerously Close Randy McDevitt Top Gun Lieutenant Bill "Cougar" Cortell 1987 Billionaire Boys Club Brad Sedgwick 1988 Friday the 13th: The Series Tim Ayres Episode: "Badge of Honor" 1989 Nightmare Classics Malcolm Barrington Episode: "The Eyes of the Panther" 1991 Born to Ride Captain Jack Hassler Millions David Phipps 1995 Nixon Staffer #1 I Shot a Man in Vegas Grant Aurora: Operation Intercept Andy Aldrich 1997 Breast Men Robert Renaud Television film Legal Deceit Adam Stag Victor Mallick The Nurse Jack Martin 2000 Cheaters News Producer Television film 2006 Turistas Male Backpacker 2012 Breaking the Girls David Layton

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)