Early life

Stahl was born in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Donna Lynn, a brokerage assistant and William Kent Stahl, a businessman. He is of German and English descent. He was raised in Plano and Richardson.

Career

His first professional casting was in Stranger at My Door (1991), although he had been acting in children's plays since he was four years old. The 1993 film The Man Without a Face, co-starring Mel Gibson, helped boost his career at the age of 13. The following year, he had a role in the ensemble film Safe Passage. In 1996 he played the role of Puck in Benjamin Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. In 1998 he played a doomed young soldier during the World War II Pacific War in The Thin Red Line. He scored critical and box office success again with his role in the 2001 movie In the Bedroom, which starred Sissy Spacek as his mother. He scored another box office hit in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003). In 2003, he starred in the HBO series Carnivàle, which drew a loyal audience as well as rave reviews. The show lasted two seasons, ending in 2006.

Stahl has played two villains to good reviews: Bobby Kent in the film Bully (2001) and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in Sin City (2005). Stahl did not reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator Salvation, in which he took over the role originally played by Edward Furlong in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Instead Christian Bale took over. Stahl noted the film's concept as "a jump to the future, so my character will be quite a bit older." Other roles included How to Rob a Bank (2007), Sleepwalking (2008), and Quid Pro Quo (2008).

In 2010 Stahl starred as Max Matheson in the sequel to Mirrors, directed by Victor Garcia and penned by Matt Venne. Among his more recent films are On the Inside (2010) and Afghan Luke (2011), and Away from Here (2014).

Personal life

Stahl married actress Rose Murphy in June 2009, but separated in 2012. The couple has a daughter, Marlo. He also has a younger brother named Andrew who now lives in Canberra, Australia.

Stahl has struggled with drugs and alcohol. After their separation and Rose Stahl’s filing for custody of their child, he had several public incidents. On May 14, 2012, his estranged wife filed a police report on his disappearance; five days later he was found and he entered into rehabilitation and then started going to AA. He was arrested on December 27, 2012 in a Los Angeles adult movie store and charged with a misdemeanor for 'lewd conduct' while watching a movie in a supposedly private booth. On June 28, 2013 Stahl was taken into custody for alleged substance abuse after being found in a Hollywood motel with three other people.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Man Without a Face, TheThe Man Without a Face	Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama
1994	Safe Passage	Simon Singer
1995	Tall Tale	Daniel Hackett
1997	Eye of God	Tom Spencer
1998	Disturbing Behavior	Gavin Strick
1998	Soundman	Tommy Pepin
1998	Thin Red Line, TheThe Thin Red Line	Pfc - Beade	Satellite Award for Best Cast - Motion Picture
2000	Lover's Prayer	Vladimir
2000	Sunset Strip	Zach
2001	In the Bedroom	Frank Fowler	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2001	Sleepy Time Gal, TheThe Sleepy Time Gal	Morgan
2001	Bully	Bobby Kent
2002	Taboo	Christian Turner
2003	Bookies	Toby
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	John Connor
2003	Twist	Dodge	Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
2005	Sin City	Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard	Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2006	Night of the White Pants, TheThe Night of the White Pants	Horace 'Raff' Rafferty
2007	How to Rob a Bank	Jinx
2008	Quid Pro Quo	Isaac Knot
2008	Sleepwalking	James
2009	My One and Only	Bud
2010	Chameleon, TheThe Chameleon	Brendan Kerrigan
2010	Burning Palms	Robert Kane
2010	Meskada	Noah Cordin
2010	Dead Awake	Dylan
2010	Kalamity	Billy Klepack
2010	Mirrors 2	Max Matheson
2010	Everything Will Happen Before You Die	Hunter
2010	The Nth Degree
2011	The Speed of Thought	Joshua Lazarus
2011	On the Inside	Allen Meneric
2011	Afghan Luke	Luke Benning
2011	388 Arletta Avenue	James Deakin
2014	Away from Here	James
2016	American Dream	Yuri
2016	The Unknown Son	Noah Prentice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Stranger at My Door	Robert Fortier
1992	Woman with a Past	Brian
1994	Incident in a Small Town	John Bell Trenton
1995	Blue River	Young Edward
1996	My Son Is Innocent	Eric Sutter
1996	Out of Order		Episode: "Hey Joey"
1997	Promised Land	Billy Sullivan	Episode: "Cowboy Blues"
1998	Hercules	Castor (voice)	Episode: "Hercules and the Trojan War"
1999	Seasons of Love	Adult Grover
2002	Wasted	Chris	Nominated—Prism Award for Performance in TV Movie or Miniseries
2003-2005	Carnivàle	Ben Hawkins	24 episodes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Peter Harrison	Episode: "Zebras"
2011	Locke & Key	Duncan Locke
2012	House of Lies	Kurt	Episode: "Mini Mogul"
2012	Body of Proof	Marcel Trevino	2 episodes

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