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John Stockwell
Stockwell at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Kid Cannabis
Born	John Stockwell Samuels IV (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 63) Galveston, Texas, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, filmmaker
Years active	1981–present
Notable work	Top Gun Christine Into the Blue Blue Crush Crazy/Beautiful Cheaters
Spouse	Helene Henderson
Children	3
Relatives	Evelyn Welch (sister) Florence Welch (niece)

John Stockwell Samuels IV (born March 25, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his work on the television film Cheaters (2000), 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.

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; though unsuccessful at the box office, it was later riffed in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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 also wrote the screenplay for the 2001 film Rock Star.

Personal life

Stockwell briefly dated actress Bianca Jagger and model Barbara Allen.

Stockwell is married to Helene Henderson, a chef and caterer. They have three children.

Filmography

Actor

Director

• Under Cover (1987)
• Cheaters (2000) (Television film)
• Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
• Blue Crush (2002)
• The Break (2003) (Television film)
• Into the Blue (2005)
• The L Word (2007–2009) (6 episodes)
• Middle of Nowhere (2008)
• Heart (2009)
• Cat Run (2011)
• Killer in the Family (2012)
• Dark Tide (2012)
• Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
• Breaking the Girls (2012)
• In the Blood (2014)
• Kid Cannabis (2014)
• Cat Run 2 (2014)
• Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
• Countdown (2016)
• Armed Response (2017)

Writer

• Rock Star (2001)

References

1. "Mogul's Scion on Movie Track". New York Magazine. December 8, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
2. "Today in History: March 25, Fire kills 146 garment workers; Today's Birthdays". Citizen's Voice. March 25, 2023. ProQuest 2790666444. Film critic Gene Shalit is 97. Former astronaut James Lovell is 95. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 89. Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 62. See also:
   • "Time Capsule: Today's Birthdays". The North Jersey Herald & News. March 25, 1999. p. 2. ProQuest 2818716358. Movie Reviewer Gene Shalit is 67. Feminist author Gloria Steinem is 65. Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 38.
3. Reese, Lorl (September 10, 2000). "The 52nd Emmy nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022.
4. "James Welch to ...wed Evelyn Samuels". The New York Times. New York City. August 8, 1982. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
5. "Biography". movies.yahoo.com. Yahoo Movies. April 20, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
6. "Florence Welch on Her Fear of Treadmills, Lady Gaga, and 'Ceremonials'". Spin. November 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
7. "John Stockwell Biography". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
8. ^ Warhol, Andy; Hackett, Pat (1989). The Andy Warhol diaries. New York, NY : Warner Books. pp. 251, 274, 307, 322. ISBN 978-0-446-51426-2.
9. Holden, Stephen (August 10, 1985). "FILM: 'Science Project,' from Jonathan Betuel". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
10. "Turistas (2006) - Cast and Crew". visualhollywood.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
11. "Kickboxer: Vengeance". IMDb.com. August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
12. Suter, Lesley Bargar (August 25, 2015). "How Helene Henderson Turned a Malibu Tourist Trap into a Food Empire". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
13. Baboujon, Betty (June 8, 2005). "A Swedish Summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

External links

• John Stockwell at Rotten Tomatoes
• John Stockwell at IMDb

• 1961 births
• Male actors from Texas
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Living people
• Actors from Galveston, Texas
• American action film directors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• Male models from Texas
• American male screenwriters
• Film directors from Texas
• Screenwriters from Texas
• Harvard University alumni
• Oceanside International Film Festival award winners