{{Short description|American actor and director}} {{Other people|John Stockwell|John Stockwell (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | name = John Stockwell | image = Director John Stockwell at MIFF (cropped).jpg | caption = Stockwell at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival presentation of ''Kid Cannabis'' | birth_name = John Stockwell Samuels IV | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|25}} | birth_place = Galveston, Texas, United States | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, filmmaker | notable_works = {{plainlist| *''Top Gun'' *''Christine'' *''Into the Blue'' *''Blue Crush'' *''Crazy/Beautiful'' *''Cheaters'' }} | spouse = Helene Henderson | children = 3 | website = | other_names = | years_active = 1981–present | relatives = Evelyn Welch (sister)<br>Florence Welch (niece) }} '''John Stockwell Samuels IV'''<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_eQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=%22john+stockwell+Samuels%22 "Mogul's Scion on Movie Track"]. ''New York Magazine''. December 8, 1980. p.&nbsp;18. Retrieved November 9, 2023.</ref> (born March 25, 1961)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Today in History: March 25, Fire kills 146 garment workers; Today's Birthdays|author=|date=March 25, 2023|work=Citizen's Voice|page=|quote=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.|id={{ProQuest|2790666444}}}} See also: *{{Cite news|title=Time Capsule: Today's Birthdays|author=|date=March 25, 1999|work=The North Jersey Herald & News|page=2|quote=Movie Reviewer Gene Shalit is 67. Feminist author Gloria Steinem is 65. [...] Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 38.|id={{ProQuest|2818716358}}}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Reese |first1=Lorl |title=The 52nd Emmy nominations |date=September 10, 2000 |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/09/10/52nd-emmy-nominations/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Meredith Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613012428/https://ew.com/article/2000/09/10/52nd-emmy-nominations/ |archive-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Early life== Stockwell was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Ellen (Richards) and John S. Samuels III, an attorney.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/08/style/james-welch-to-wed-evelyn-samuels.html |title=James Welch to ...wed Evelyn Samuels |work=The New York Times |date=August 8, 1982 |location=New York City |access-date=October 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800047332/bio |title=Biography |publisher= Yahoo Movies | website= movies.yahoo.com |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> Stockwell's sister is historian Evelyn Welch, and his niece is singer and songwriter Florence Welch.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.spin.com/2011/11/florence-welch-her-fear-treadmills-lady-gaga-and-ceremonials/|title=Florence Welch on Her Fear of Treadmills, Lady Gaga, and 'Ceremonials'| website = Spin |date=November 21, 2011|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref> His father, a Texas lawyer and coal magnate, purchased Salutation in Glen Cove, Long Island.<ref name="Aristocracy">{{cite web |url=https://americanaristocracy.com/houses/salutations|website=American Aristocracy|title=Salutation}}</ref>

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''.<ref name= tcm>{{cite web| url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/185051%7C0/John-Stockwell/|work= Turner Classic Movies | publisher =Turner Classic Movies |title=John Stockwell Biography| archive-url= https://archive.today/20190502063616/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/185051%7C0/John-Stockwell/|archive-date=May 2, 2019|access-date=May 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career== Early in his career, Stockwell was an international model. During this time, he became a friend of pop artist Andy Warhol.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Warhol |first=Andy |url= |title=The Andy Warhol diaries |last2=Hackett |first2=Pat |date=1989 |publisher=New York, NY : Warner Books |others= |isbn=978-0-446-51426-2 |pages=251, 274, 307, 322}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title= FILM: 'Science Project,' from Jonathan Betuel |work= The New York Times|author-link= Stephen Holden| last=Holden| first= Stephen|date=August 10, 1985|url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0DE4DF1E38F933A2575BC0A963948260|access-date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> 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),<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies/turistas/crew.php|title=Turistas (2006) - Cast and Crew| website= visualhollywood.com|access-date=July 21, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217185654/http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies/turistas/crew.php|archive-date= February 17, 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref> the Gina Carano star-vehicle ''In the Blood'', and the 2016 ''Kickboxer'' reboot ''Kickboxer: Vengeance''.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title= Kickboxer: Vengeance| date=August 19, 2016|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3082898/news| website= IMDb.com |access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>

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

==Personal life== Stockwell briefly dated actress Bianca Jagger and model Barbara Allen.<ref name=":0" />

Stockwell is married to Helene Henderson, a chef and caterer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lamag.com/digestblog/how-helen-henderson-turned-a-malibu-tourist-trap-into-a-food-empire/|title=How Helene Henderson Turned a Malibu Tourist Trap into a Food Empire|last=Suter|first=Lesley Bargar|date=August 25, 2015|publisher=Los Angeles Magazine|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> They have three children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-08-fo-swedish8-story.html|title=A Swedish Summer|last=Baboujon|first=Betty|date=June 8, 2005|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Actor=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders " |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 1981 | ''So Fine'' | Jim Sterling | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1983 | ''Losin' It'' | "Spider" | |- | ''Christine'' | Dennis Guilder | |- | ''Quarterback Princess'' | Scott Massey | Television film |- | ''Eddie and the Cruisers'' | Keith Livingston | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1985 |''North and South'' | Billy Hazard | Miniseries |- | ''City Limits'' | Lee | |- | ''My Science Project'' | Michael Harlan | |- | ''Radioactive Dreams'' | Phillip Chandler | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1986 | ''Dangerously Close'' | Randy McDevitt | |- | ''Top Gun'' | Lieutenant Bill "Cougar" Cortell | |- ! scope="row" | 1987 | ''Billionaire Boys Club'' | Brad Sedgwick | |- ! scope="row" | 1988 | ''Friday the 13th: The Series'' | Tim Ayres | Episode: "Badge of Honor" |- ! scope="row" | 1989 | ''Nightmare Classics'' | Malcolm Barrington | Episode: "The Eyes of the Panther" |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1991 | ''Born to Ride'' | Captain Jack Hassler | |- | ''Millions'' | David Phipps | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1995 | ''Nixon'' | Staffer #1 | |- | ''I Shot a Man in Vegas'' | Grant | |- | ''Aurora: Operation Intercept'' | Andy Aldrich | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1997 | ''Breast Men'' | Robert Renaud | Television film |- | ''Legal Deceit'' | Adam | |- | ''Stag'' | Victor Mallick | |- | ''The Nurse'' | Jack Martin | |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | ''Cheaters'' | News Producer | Television film |- ! scope="row" | 2006 | ''Turistas'' | Male Backpacker | |- ! scope="row" | 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)

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0007082|John Stockwell}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|john_stockwell}}

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