Acting · Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Born July 29, 1973
Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. Starting his film career as a child, appearing in the cult horror film The Gate (1987), Dorff first rose to prominence playing Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat (1994) and then gained further mainstream attention for portraying Deacon Frost in Blade (1998). Other notable lead roles include Bob Rafelson's Blood and Wine (1997), the titular character in John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (2000), and Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010), as well as Britney Spears’ boyfriend in her 2004 music video for "Everytime". Supporting roles include Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), Detective Scott Strauss in World Trade Centre (2006), Homer Van Meter in Public Enemies (2009), Stavros in Immortals (2011), Joseph Kuklinski in The Iceman (2012), and Ketchum in Old Henry (2021). He is also known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology seriesTrue Detective (2019).
The Deputy
2026
as Billy Banks
MoviePermanent Damage
2026
as LL
MovieViper
2026
MovieVampires of the Velvet Lounge
2026
as Randall/Ramsey
MovieBride Hard
2025
as Kurt
MovieGunslingers
2025
as Thomas Keller
MovieThe Trainer
2024
as Will
MovieClear Cut
2024
as Ike
MovieBlood for Dust
2024
as Gus
MovieDivinity
2023
as Jaxxon
MovieKing of Killers
2023
as Robert Xane
MovieMob Land
2023
as Clayton Minor
MovieDead Man's Hand
2023
as Mayor Clarence Bishop
MovieThe Price We Pay
2023
as Cody
MovieParadise City
2022
as Robbie Cole
MovieTraveling Light
2021
as Todd
MovieOld Henry
2021
as Ketchum
MovieBarely Legal
2021
as Narrator
Moviekid 90
2021
as Self
MovieEmbattled
2020
as Cash
TVDeputy
2020
as Bill Hollister
TVThe Righteous Gemstones
2019
as Vance Simkin
MovieI'll Find You
2019
as General Huber
MovieDon't Go
2018
as Ben Slater
TVThe Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
MovieSex Guaranteed
2017
as Hank
MovieLeatherface
2017
as Texas Ranger Hal Hartman
MovieJackals
2017
as Jimmy Levine
MovieJohn G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
MovieLife Boat
2017
MovieWheeler
2017
as Wheeler
TVStar
2016
as Brody Dean
MovieAlbion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016
as Connor
Down by Love
2016
as Voice
MovieAmerican Hero
2015
as Melvin
MovieThe Debt
2015
as Oliver Campbell
MovieShe's Funny That Way
2015
as Stephen Dorff
Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra
2014
as Self
TVTrue Detective
2014
as Roland West
MovieHeatstroke
2013
as Paul
MovieThe Motel Life
2013
as Jerry Lee
Meir's Festival
2013
as Self
MovieA Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
2013
as Stephen
MovieOfficer Down
2013
as Det. David 'Cal' Callahan
MovieTomorrow You're Gone
2012
as Charlie Rankin
MovieZaytoun
2012
as Yoni
MovieThe Iceman
2012
as Joey Kuklinski
MovieRites of Passage
2012
as Professor Nash
MovieBrake
2012
as Jeremy Reins
MovieCarjacked
2011
as Roy
MovieImmortals
2011
as Stavros
MovieBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Dick Shadow
Making Somewhere
2011
as Self
MovieSomewhere
2010
as Johnny Marco
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MoviePublic Enemies
2009
as Homer Van Meter
TVXIII
2008
as Ross Tanner
MovieFelon
2008
as Wade Porter
MovieBotched
2007
as Ritchie
MovieThe Passage
2007
as Luke
MovieNanking
2007
as Lewis Smythe
Movie.45
2006
as Reilly
MovieWorld Trade Center
2006
as Scott Strauss
TVCovert One: The Hades Factor
2006
as Jon Smith
MovieCovert One: The Hades Factor
2006
as Jon Smith
MovieTennis Anyone?
2006
as T.C. Jackson
MovieShadowboxer
2005
as Clayton Mayfield
TVStacked
2005
MovieAlone in the Dark
2005
as Richard Burke
MovieBritney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self
MovieCold Creek Manor
2003
as Dale Massie
MovieDen of Lions
2003
as Mike Varga
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
MovieThe Last Minute
2002
as Self
MovieFearDotCom
2002
as Mike
MovieSteal
2002
as Slim
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieDeuces Wild
2002
as Leon
MovieUltimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Deacon Frost (Blade) (archive footage)
MovieZoolander
2001
as Stephen Dorff
MovieCecil B. Demented
2000
as Cecil B. Demented
MovieQuantum Project
2000
as Paul Pentcho
MovieEarthly Possessions
1999
as Jake Simms, Jr.
MovieEntropy
1999
as Jake Walsh
MovieThree Days
1999
as Self
MovieBlade
1998
as Deacon Frost
MovieCity of Industry
1997
as Skip Kovich
MovieSpace Truckers
1996
as Mike Pucci
MovieBlood and Wine
1996
as Jason
MovieI Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Candy Darling
MovieSanta's Christmas Snooze
1995
MovieReckless
1995
as Tom Jr.
MovieR.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
as Himself
MovieInnocent Lies
1995
as Jeremy Graves
MovieOne Hundred and One Nights
1995
as Mute Actor in Hollywood
MovieS.F.W.
1995
as Cliff Spab
MovieBackbeat
1994
as Stuart Sutcliffe
MovieJudgment Night
1993
as John Wyatt
MovieAn Ambush of Ghosts
1993
as George Betts
MovieRescue Me
1992
as Fraser Sweeney
MovieThe Power of One
1992
as P.K. Age 18
MovieAlways Remember I Love You
1990
as Robert Mendham
What a Dummy
1990
as Tucker Brannigan
TVThe Word
1990
TVBlossom
1990
TVThe Outsiders
1990
as Bobby Dean
MovieA Son's Promise
1990
as Charles O'Kelly
MovieDo You Know the Muffin Man?
1989
as Sandy Dollison
TVI Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Pete
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988
as Kale Wedemeyer
TVRoseanne
1988
TVEmpty Nest
1988
as Billy at 14
MovieHiroshima Maiden
1988
as Johnny Bennett
MovieThe Gate
1987
as Glen
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Boz
MovieIn Love and War
1987
as Stan Age 9
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Martin
People Not Places
MovieLear Rex
as Poor Tom
No Place Like Rome
as Connor
MovieSlant
as Sid
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Red Stick Hoods
