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| Born | Corey Daniel Stoll (1976-03-14)March 14, 1976 (age 49) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Oberlin College (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Nadia Bowers |
| Children | 1 |
Corey Daniel Stoll (born March 14, 1976)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo on theNetflix political thriller seriesHouse of Cards (2013–2016), for which he received aGolden Globe nomination in 2013, and Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on theFX horror drama seriesThe Strain (2014–2017). From 2020 to 2023, he portrayedMichael Prince, a business rival to protagonistBobby Axelrod, in theShowtime seriesBillions. He was also a regular cast member on theNBC drama seriesLaw & Order: LA (2010–2011).
Stoll playedDarren Cross / Yellowjacket / M.O.D.O.K. in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmsAnt-Man (2015) and its sequelAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). For his portrayal ofErnest Hemingway inWoody Allen'sMidnight in Paris (2011) he was nominated for theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. His other notable films includeBlack Mass (2015),First Man (2018),The Seagull (2018),The Many Saints of Newark (2021), andWest Side Story (2021). He actedoff-Broadway inIntimate Apparel (2004) and onBroadway inAppropriate (2023).
Corey Daniel Stoll was born on theUpper West Side of New York City'sManhattan borough,[2] the son of Judith and Stephen Stoll. His father co-foundedThe Beacon School. Stoll was raisedJewish.[3][4] He studied drama at Long Lake Camp for the Arts from 1988 to 1992, and is a drama graduate ofFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He graduated fromOberlin College in 1998 and enrolled in theGraduate Acting Program atNew York University'sTisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2003.[5]
Stoll made hisBroadway debut as a member of the ensemble in the 2003 revival ofWilliam Shakespeare'sHenry IV at theVivian Beaumont Theatre. The following year Stoll received aDrama Desk Award nomination asOutstanding Featured Actor in a Play forIntimate Apparel (2004), oppositeTony winner andOscar winnerViola Davis. Stoll returned to Broadway inJohn Van Druten inOld Acquaintances (2007) and went on to appear in several films, includingNorth Country (2005),Lucky Number Slevin (2006), the television filmA Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006),Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), andPush (2009). In 2010, he appeared in drama filmHelena from the Wedding and the action thrillerSalt. Stoll portrayed Marco in the 2010 Broadway revival of theArthur Miller playA View from the Bridge acting oppositeLiev Schreiber andScarlett Johansson.
Stoll starred asLAPD DetectiveTomas Jaruszalski on theNBCpolice dramaLaw & Order: LA. He playedErnest Hemingway inWoody Allen's romantic comedy filmMidnight in Paris (2011) for which he earned acclaim as well as a nomination for theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Stoll, who is mostly bald, wore a custom wig for the role.[6] In 2013, Stoll received aGolden Globe Award nomination for his performance in theNetflix seriesHouse of Cards.[7] He then joined theFXhorror television seriesThe Strain, which is based on a series of novels written byChuck Hogan and film directorGuillermo del Toro.[8]
In 2014, Stoll also played Austin Reilly, an NYPD police officer, in the action filmNon-Stop, and Paul Altman in thecomedy-dramaThis Is Where I Leave You. In 2015, he played Ben Day in the filmDark Places, based on the novel byGillian Flynn,[9] and had a major role as the villain in thesuperhero filmAnt-Man, playing Darren Cross, later reimagined as the supervillainYellowjacket.[10] The following year, he reunited with Woody Allen, playing gangster Ben Dorfman in his 2016 filmCafé Society. Also in the summer of 2016, he played the wily Greek warrior Ulysses in thePublic Theater production ofTroilus and Cressida byWilliam Shakespeare, inCentral Park.[11]
In January 2019, it was announced that Stoll would recur in theNetflix drama seriesRatched.[12] Since 2020, he has portrayedMichael Prince, a business rival toBobby Axelrod, in theShowtime seriesBillions.[13] In 2023 he returned to Broadway in theBranden Jacobs-Jenkins playAppropriate acting oppositeSarah Paulson,Natalie Gold andElle Fanning. For his performance he was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.[14]
Stoll became engaged to his girlfriend Nadia Bowers, an actress, in October 2014.[15] They were married on June 21, 2015.[16] They had their first child in October 2015.[17]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sex Shop Clerk | Episode: "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?" |
| Charmed | Demon | Episode: "Witchness Protection" | |
| NYPD Blue | Martin Schweiss | Episode: "The Dead Donald" | |
| 2005 | Alias | Sasha Korjev | Episode: "The Road Home" |
| Numb3rs | Agent Reacher | Episode: "Sacrifice" | |
| ER | Teddy Marsh | Episode: "Cañon City" | |
| CSI: Miami | Craig Seaborn | Episode: "Three-Way" | |
| 2006 | Law & Order | Gerald Ruane | Episode: "Heart of Darkness" |
| A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Joey Marino | Television film | |
| Without a Trace | Steve Goodman | Episode: "Candy" | |
| The Unit | Intel Type (Bobby Carrol) | Episode: "Old Home Week" | |
| Standoff | Dr. Wayne | Episode: "Life Support" | |
| The Nine | Alex Kent | 2 episodes | |
| 2006–2007 | NCIS | Martin Quinn | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Life on Mars | Det. Ventura / Russell | Episode: "Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster" |
| The Unusuals | Lewis Powell | Episode: "The Circle Line" | |
| The Good Wife | Collin Grant | Episode: "Stripped" | |
| 2010–2011 | Law & Order: LA | Det. Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski | 22 episodes |
| 2012 | Christine | Max | 2 episodes |
| 2013, 2016 | House of Cards | Rep. Peter Russo | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | John Bruno | Television film |
| Homeland | Sandy Bachman | Episode: "The Drone Queen" | |
| 2014–2017 | The Strain | Dr. Ephraim Goodweather | 45 episodes |
| American Dad! | Vincent Edmonds, Nicholas Dawson, Carnival Barker | Voice; 4 episodes | |
| 2015 | WHIH Newsfront | Darren Cross | Episode: "WIRED Insider Interviews Darren Cross, CEO of Pym Technologies" |
| 2016–2017 | Girls | Dill Harcourt | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | A Season with Navy Football | Narrator | 13 episodes |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Michael Romanoff | Episode: "The Royal We" |
| 2018–2020 | American Experience | Narrator | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Deuce | Hank Jaffe | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Ratched | Charles Wainwright | 3 episodes |
| Baghdad Central | Captain John Perodi | 6 episodes | |
| 2020–2023 | Billions | Michael Prince | Recurring (season 5); Main cast (season 6–7)[20] |
| 2021 | Scenes from a Marriage | Peter | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Pantheon | Jake, News Anchor (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Transatlantic | Graham Patterson | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Gods | Hrafnkel (voice) | Episode:You Will Gladden His Ravens |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Henry IV | Ensemble | Vivian Beaumont Theatre,Broadway | [21] |
| 2004 | Intimate Apparel | Mr. Marks | Laura Pels Theatre | [22] |
| 2007 | Old Acquaintance | Rudd Kendall | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | [23] |
| 2008 | Some Americans Abroad | Philip Brown | Second Stage Theatre | |
| Beast | Banquo / Seyton | New York Theatre Workshop | ||
| 2010 | A View from the Bridge | Marco | Cort Theatre, Broadway | [24] |
| 2016 | Troilus and Cressida | Ulysses | Shakespeare in the Park | [25] |
| Plenty | Raymond Brock | The Public Theater | [26] | |
| 2017 | Julius Caesar | Marcus Brutus | Shakespeare in the Park | [27] |
| 2018 | Othello | Iago | Shakespeare in the Park | [28] |
| 2019 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Classic Stage Company | [29] |
| 2023 | Appropriate | Bo Lafayette | Hayes Theatre, Belasco Theatre, Broadway | [30] |
| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Intimate Apparel | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Independent Spirit Award | Best Supporting Male | Midnight in Paris | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Golden Globe Award | Best Supporting Actor - Television | House of Cards | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
| Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Joe A. Callaway Award | Troilus and Cressida | Won | ||
| 2024 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Appropriate | Nominated | |
Actor Corey Stoll is 39.
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