Eric Stoltz, born September 30, 1961,[1] is an American actor and director. He has directed twelve episodes of Glee.
Personal Life[]
Stoltz was born to Jack Stoltz and Evelyn Vawter in Whittier, California[1] and raised in both American Samoa and Santa Barbara, California.[2] He has two sisters, Caroline Stoltz[1] and Susan R. Stoltz.[1][3]
He attended University of Southern California[1] before dropping out in his junior year.[4] He left in order to get more professional training, which he did with Stella Adler, William Traylor, and Peggy Feury,[1] and moved to New York in 1981.[4]
Career[]
Stoltz began acting and performing seriously at about 12, appearing in some 20 productions in Santa Barbara, either on stage or in the orchestra or as an accompanists.[1]
He appeared in the "Joey and Redhawk" mini-series; The Grass is Always Green" in which he played Carol Burnett s oldest son; "The Seekers" Part II; "The Violation of Sarah McDavid"; "Paper Dolls"; and "Mask" in which he plays the leading role of Rocky Dennis, a 17-year-old boy who suffers from a physically deforming disease.[1] He got great reviews from his performance as Rocky.[1] He also appeared in "The Wild Life", "The Class of '65", "James at 16", "A New Kind of Family", "Shirley", "The Walton's", "Walking Tall", "Knott s Landing", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "Thursday s Child", "Star of the Family", "Fall Guy", and "Love, Sydney".[1]
Directed episodes[]
Season Two[]
Season Three[]
Season Four[]
Season Five[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Freddie Driscoll | (Joey and Redhawk: Part 1 - Part 4) |
| The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank | Steve Benson | TV Movie | |
| James at 16 | Jack | (Hunter Country) | |
| 1979 | A New Kind of Family | Burt | (Invasion of Privacy) |
| The Seekers | First Boy | TV Movie | |
| 1980 | Eight Is Enough | Kurt Harper | (Finally Grad Night) |
| The Waltons | Sr. Boy #1 | (The Valediction) | |
| 1981 | The Violation of Sarah McDavid | Pete Brady | TV Movie |
| Knots Landing | Luke | (Man of the Hour) | |
| Walking Tall | David Coombs | (The Killing of McNeal County's Children) | |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Kevin | (Challenges) |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High'm | Stoner Bud | ||
| Paper Dolls | Steve | ||
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Eddie Carson | (3 episodes) |
| A Killer in the Family | Ricky Tison | TV Movie | |
| Love, Sidney | Rick | (The Movie) | |
| The Fall Guy | Little Juice Atkins | (One Hundred Miles a Gallon) | |
| 1984 | The Wild Life | Bill Conrad | |
| Things Are Looking Up | Neil 'Trout' Troutman | TV Movie | |
| Running Hot | Danny Hicks | ||
| Killing Time | Stop N Start Manager | short | |
| Surf II | Chuck | ||
| 1985 | Code Name: Emerald | Andy Wheeler | |
| Mask | Roy L.'Rocky' Dennis | ||
| The New Kids | Mark | ||
| 1987 | Sister, Sister | Matt Rutledge | |
| Lionheart | Robert Nerra | ||
| Some Kind of Wonderful | Keith Nelson | ||
| 1988 | Manifesto | Christopher | |
| Haunted Summer | Percy Shelley | ||
| Greasy Lake | T.C. | video | |
| 1989 | The Rachel Papers | Café Patron | uncredited |
| Say Anything... | Vahlere | ||
| The Fly II | Martin | ||
| Great Performances | George Gibbs | (Our Town) | |
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Sgt. Danny "Danny Boy" Daly | |
| American Playhouse | Younger Edward | (Sensibility and Sense) | |
| 1991 | A Woman at War | Franz Bueller | TV Movie |
| Money | Franck Cimballi | ||
| 1992 | The Heart of Justice | David Leader | TV Movie |
| Singles | The Mime | ||
| The Waterdance | Joel Garcia | ||
| 1993 | Frasier | Don | voice (Miracle on Third or Fourth Street |
| Killing Zoe | Zed | ||
| Foreign Affairs | Fred Turner | TV Movie | |
| Bodies, Rest & Motion | Sid | ||
| Naked in New York | Jake Briggs | ||
| 1994 | Little Women | John Brooke | |
| Sleep with Me | Joseph | ||
| Roomates | Bill Thomas | TV Movie | |
| Pulp Fiction | Lance | ||
| Mad About You | Alan Tofsky | 1994 - 98 (6 episodes) | |
| 1995 | Partners | Cameron | (How Long Does It Take to Cook a 22-Pound Turkey?) |
| Fallen Angels | Nick Ballestier | (A Dime a Dance) | |
| Kicking and Screaming | Chet | ||
| Fluke | Jeff Newman | ||
| Never Say Goodbye AIDS Benefit by Yoko Ono | Man From Hamptons | video short | |
| Rob Roy | McDonald | ||
| The Prophecy | Simon | ||
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Ethan Valhere | |
| 2 Days in the Valley | Wes Taylor | ||
| Grace of My Heart | Howard Cazsatt | ||
| Inside | Marty | TV Movie | |
| Don't Look Back | Jesse Parish | TV Movie | |
| 1997 | Highball | Darien | |
| The Definite Maybe | uncredited | ||
| Mr. Jealousy | Lester Grimm, aka Vince | ||
| Anaconda | Dr. Steven Cale | ||
| Keys to Tulsa | Richter Boudreau | ||
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Drew Kellerman | (Wu's on First?) | |
| 1998 | Hi-Life | Jimmy | |
| The Rocking Horse Winner | Uncle Joe | short | |
| Blackout Effect | John Dantley | TV Movie | |
| A Murder of Crows | Thurman Parks III | ||
| Hercules | Theseus/The Grim Avenger | 1998 - 99, voice (3 episodes) | |
| Chicago Hope | Dr. Robert Yeats | 1998'- 99 (22 episodes) | |
| 1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | TV Movie | |
| The Passion of Ayn Rand | Nathaniel Branden | TV Movie | |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | Theseus/The Grim Avenger | video and voice | |
| The Lot | Director Weller | ||
| 2000 | It's a Shame About Ray | Mr. Stoltz | short |
| Jesus & Hutch | Jesus | short | |
| The Last Dance | Todd Cop | TV Movie | |
| One Kill | Capt. Wallker Randall | TV Movie | |
| The House of Mirth | Lawrence Selden | ||
| Thirty | TV Movie | ||
| Common Ground | Johnny Burroughs | ||
| The Simian Line | Sam Donovan | ||
| 2001 | Once and Again | August Dimitri | 2001 - 02 (7 episodes) |
| My Horrible Year! | Uncle Charlie | TV Movie | |
| Harvard Man | Teddy Carter | ||
| Things Behind the Sun | Dan | ||
| 2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Mr. Lawson | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Michael Sweeney | (Silence) | |
| 2003 | When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | Otto | |
| Out of Order | Mark Colm | (6 episodes) | |
| Happy Hour | Levine | ||
| 2004 | Childstar | Fresno Burnbaum | |
| The Butterfly Effect | Mr. Miller | ||
| 2005 | The Triangle | Howard Thomas | mini-series (3 episodes) |
| The Honeymooners | William Davis | ||
| Hello | Max | short | |
| Will & Grace | Tom Cassidy | (Friends with Benefits and Kiss and Tell) | |
| 2006 | The Lather Effect | Mickey | |
| 2007 | The Grand Design | Josh | short |
| Close to Home | Det. Chris Veeder/Chris Veeder | (3 episodes) | |
| Medium | Sonny Troyer | (We Had a Dream) | |
| 2008 | Blank Slate | Sean Sullivan | TV Movie |
| 2009 | Caprica | Daniel Graystone | 2009 - 2010 (18 episodes) |
| Grey's Anatomy | William Dunn | (3 episodes) | |
| Sparks | Joseph | short | |
| 2011 | Wilfred | Doug | uncredited (Isolation) |
| Leverage | Alan Scott | uncredited (The Long Way Down Job) | |
| Fort McCoy | Frank Stirn | ||
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Marcus Wheaton | (The Farm) |
| 2013 | Maron | Danny | (Projections) |
| 2014 | Cindy's New Boyfriend | TV Hostage / 911 Operator | short, completed |
| 5 to 7 | Galassi | ||
| Blue | Arthur | web-series (4 episodes) |
