{{Short description|American actor and television presenter (born 1984)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Sean Stone | image = Sean Christopher Stone (4).jpg | image_upright = 1.1 | caption = Stone in 2012 | birth_name = Sean Christopher Stone | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|29}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | other_names = Sean Ali Stone | years_active = 1986–present | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}} | spouse = | father = Oliver Stone }}
'''Sean Christopher Stone''' (born December 29, 1984) is an American actor, filmmaker, and television host. Stone hosted a show on the Russian state-funded network RT America until the network was shut down in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kang |first=Cecilia |date=2022-03-12 |title=What It Was Like to Work for Russian State Television |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/business/rt-america-russian-tv.html |access-date=2022-03-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Biography == [[File:Sean Christopher Stone(0).jpg|thumb|Stone with a necklace with Zulfiqar (the sword of Ali), a symbol of Shia Islam. Stone was a convert to that religion.|209x209px]] Stone was born in New York City. He is the son of Elizabeth Burkit Cox and film director Oliver Stone and has appeared in several of his father's films.<ref name="guardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2012/feb/15/sean-stone-muslim-religion-hollywood Sean Stone and Islam: what is it about religion and Hollywood?], ''The Guardian''</ref><ref name="sky">{{Cite web |title=Oliver Stone's Son Wants To Help US With Islam |url=http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16173541 |date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223015855/http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16173541 |archive-date=2012-02-23 |website=Sky News}}</ref><ref name="france">[http://www.france24.com/fr/20120214-le-fils-doliver-stone-converti-a-lislam-iran Le fils d'Oliver Stone converti à l'islam en Iran] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216222223/http://www.france24.com/fr/20120214-le-fils-doliver-stone-converti-a-lislam-iran |date=February 16, 2012 }}, ''France 24'', February 14, 2012</ref><ref name=reuters>{{Cite web |title=Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/oliver-stones-son-converts-to-islam-idUSTRE81D1U5/ |last=Molloy |first=Tim |date=2012-02-14 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Reuters}}</ref> His paternal grandmother was French.<ref>"Télématin" (France 2), September 28, 2010.</ref>
A convert to Shia Islam in 2012,<ref name="sky" /><ref name="huffington">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/sean-stone-oliver-stone-son-convert-islam-iran_n_1276389.html Sean Stone, Oliver Stone's Son, Converts To Islam During Iran Visit ], ''Huffington Post'', February 14, 2012</ref><ref name="reuters"/> in an interview with CNN, Stone said that he accepted Muhammad as the seal of the prophets.<ref name="cnn">[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1202/22/cnr.05.html Interview With Filmmaker Sean Stone, Oliver Stone's Son], ''CNN News'', February 22, 2012</ref><ref name="beliefnet">[http://blog.beliefnet.com/cityofbrass/2012/02/sean-bin-oliver-stone-converted-to-islam.html Sean bin Oliver Stone converted to Islam?], ''Beliefnet'', February 25, 2012</ref>
Stone is a member of the Board of Advisors for the company MindShare Ventures Group based in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|title=MindShare Ventures Group - Board of Advisors|url=http://mindshareventuresgroup.com/board_of_advisors|work=mindshareventuresgroup.com|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220044620/http://mindshareventuresgroup.com/board_of_advisors|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2021}}
== Views ==
Speaking to Bill O'Reilly, Stone claimed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements about the holocaust and Israel had been misunderstood.<ref name="jerusalem">{{Cite web |title=Sean Stone: Ahmadinejad is 'really misunderstood' |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/sean-stone-ahmadinejad-is-really-misunderstood |date=2012-02-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118052632/https://www.jpost.com/international/sean-stone-ahmadinejad-is-really-misunderstood |archive-date=2025-01-18 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Jerusalem Post}}</ref> He has stated in interviews his belief that 9/11 was an "inside job" and that British intelligence possibly had prior warning of the 2005 London bombings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sean Stone Doubles Down on Conspiracy Theories: 9/11 Not Only 'Inside Job', London Subway Bombings Were Too |url=https://www.theblaze.com/contributions/sean-stone-doubles-down-on-conspiracy-theories-911-not-only-inside-job-london-subway-bombings-were-too |last=Holmes |first=Amy |date=2013-08-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030183044/http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/sean-stone-doubles-down-on-conspiracy-theories-911-not-only-inside-job-london-subway-bombings-were-too/ |archive-date=2013-10-30 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Blaze Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oliver Stone's Son Says 9/11 Inside Job, Defends Hezbollah, Calls Israelis 'European Settlers' (VIDEO) |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2013/08/05/oliver-stone%E2%80%99s-son-says-911-inside-job-defends-hezbollah-calls-israelis-european-settlers-video/ |last=Nanayakkara |first=Lakkana |date=2013-08-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813082829/https://www.algemeiner.com/2013/08/05/oliver-stone%E2%80%99s-son-says-911-inside-job-defends-hezbollah-calls-israelis-european-settlers-video/ |archive-date=2022-08-13 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=The Algemeiner}}</ref>
Stone worked as executive producer of “Zelenskyy Unmasked”, a video series by fellow RT America employee Ben Swann.<ref name=AP_ZU>{{Cite web |title=Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media |url=https://apnews.com/article/social-media-influencers-ben-swann-russia-trump-jr-ukraine-zelenskyy-9d4281756246b94eda05c478f3dac203 |last=Suderman |first=Alan |date=2024-10-18 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=AP News |last2=Burke |first2=Garance}}</ref>
In his last episode on RT America, Stone criticized celebrities for speaking out against Russia's invasion, and claimed that Oprah Winfrey had banned Tolstoy's ''War and Peace'' from her book club, and said it was wrong to characterize Russian leader Vladimir Putin as "some kind of dictator".<ref name=":0" />
==Filmography== ===Actor=== {{div col}} *''Salvador'' (1986) as Boyle's Baby *''Wall Street'' (1987) as Rudy Gekko *''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989) as Young Jimmy Kovic *''JFK'' (1991) as Jasper Garrison *''The Doors'' (1991) as Young Jim Morrison *''Heaven & Earth'' (1993) as Young Boy with Jesuit Missionaries *''Natural Born Killers'' (1994) as Kevin *''Nixon'' (1995) as Donald Nixon *''U Turn'' (1997) as Boy in Grocery Store *''Any Given Sunday'' (1999) as Fan *''Fighting Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander'' (2005) himself as narrator *''Resurrecting Alexander'' (2005) himself as narrator *''Perfect Is the Enemy of Good'' (2005) as narrator *''W.'' (2008) as Fraternity Pledge #1 *''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (2010) as Rumor Hedge Fund Trader #1 *''Nevo'' (2011) as Stephan *''Greystone Park'' (2011) as Sean *''American Road'' (2011) as Jack Kerouac *''Don't Pass Me By'' (2012) as Josh Malek *''Night Walk'' (2019) as Frank {{div col end}}
===Director, producer, cinematographer, or screenwriter=== {{div col}} *''Fighting Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander'' (2005) (as writer, producer, director, cinematographer) *''The Death of Alexander'' (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer) *''Resurrecting Alexander'' (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer) *''Perfect Is the Enemy of Good'' (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer) *''Nuremberg: A Vision Restored'' (2007) (as producer, director, cinematographer) *''Singularity'' (2008) (as writer, producer, director) *''Greystone Park'' (2011) (as writer, director) *''A Child's Night Dream'' (upcoming) (as writer, producer, director) *''A Thousand Pieces'' (2020) (as narrator), Documentary about CIA and FBI corruption.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Thousand Pieces |url=https://www.athousandpieces.com/ |website=A Thousand Pieces}}</ref> *''Zelenskyy Unmasked'' (2024) (as executive director)<ref name=AP_ZU/> *''All The President's Men'' (2024) (docuseries directed by Sean Stone and produced by Igor Lopatonok and Simona Papadopoulos) *''RFK: Legacy'' (2025) (as director){{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=832165|name=Sean Stone}}
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