Oliver Stark
{{short description|British actor (born 1991)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Oliver Stark
| image = Oliver Stark in 2022.jpg
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| caption = Stark in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1991|06|27}}{{Cite web|title=Oliver Stark|url=https://www.dgepress.com/abc/bios/oliver-stark/|access-date=2024-11-11|website=DGE Press|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2022-09-16|title= 9-1-1's Oliver Stark opens up about vulnerability and why it's okay to cry|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220916151142/9-1-1-season-six-oliver-stark-toxic-masculinity-exclusive/|access-date=2024-11-11|website=HELLO! Magazine|language=en}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date =
| birth_name = Oliver Leon Jones
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| website =
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Oliver Leon Jones (born 27 June, 1991),{{Cite web|title=Oliver Stark|url=https://www.dgepress.com/abc/bios/oliver-stark/|access-date=2024-11-11|website=DGE Press|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2022-09-16|title= 9-1-1's Oliver Stark opens up about vulnerability and why it's okay to cry|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220916151142/9-1-1-season-six-oliver-stark-toxic-masculinity-exclusive/|access-date=2024-11-11|website=HELLO! Magazine|language=en}} known professionally as Oliver Stark, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Evan "Buck" Buckley in 9-1-1 on ABC, and as Ryder in AMC's martial arts-based drama Into the Badlands.
Early life
Oliver Leon Jones was born on 27 June, 1991 in London, England.{{cite web |title=Who is Oliver Stark? Meet 911 star behind Evan 'Buck' Buckley {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/oliver-stark-911-evan-buck-buckley/ |website=www.radiotimes.com |access-date=15 October 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Oliver Stark|url=https://www.dgepress.com/abc/bios/oliver-stark/|access-date=2024-11-11|website=DGE Press|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2022-09-16|title= 9-1-1's Oliver Stark opens up about vulnerability and why it's okay to cry|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220916151142/9-1-1-season-six-oliver-stark-toxic-masculinity-exclusive/|access-date=2024-11-11|website=HELLO! Magazine|language=en}} After joining the acting union in the UK, he registered under the name "Oliver Stark" as "Oliver Jones" was not available. He decided to use his late grandmother's maiden name, "Stark", as his stage surname.{{Cite interview |first =Oliver |last =Stark|date=2018-05-01|title=Bello It Guy: Oliver Stark |url=https://bellomag.com/ux-portfolio/oliver-stark/|access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Bello Magazine|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Actor Oliver Stark Says He 'Never Had an Issue' with the Birthmark His 9-1-1 Fans Obsess Over |url=https://people.com/health/oliver-stark-birthmark-911/ |access-date=2021-07-24 |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en |first= Dana Rose |last =Falcone|date =March 16, 2018}}
Career
Stark's first professional acting job came in 2011 when he was cast in David Alexander's short film Follow for the UK Film Council. Stark then went on to have guest roles in Luther and Casualty.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-31|title=9-1-1 actor Oliver Stark refuses to have his distinctive birthmark removed|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/117010591/911-star-oliver-stark-on-why-he-refuses-to-have-a-birthmark-removed|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Stuff|language=en}}
Stark then had a number of film roles (Underworld Blood Wars) and other TV roles before starring as series regular, Ryder, in AMC's martial arts-based drama Into the Badlands in 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-02 |title=Into The Badlands Star Oliver Stark Talks Season 1: By The End "Nothing is The Same as Where it Was at The Beginning" [Interview] |url=https://www.foxforcefivenews.com/into-the-badlands-star-oliver-stark-talks-season-1-by-the-end-nothing-will-be-the-same-as-it-was-in-the-beginning-interview/ |access-date=2021-07-25 |website=Fox Force Five News |language=en-CA}} Since 2018, Stark has played firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley, a main character on the Fox/ABC procedural drama, 9-1-1.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-24 |title=9-1-1 star John Harlan Kim shares sneak peek at season five as filming kicks off |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210724118229/9-1-1-season-five-john-harlan-kim-sneak-peek/ |access-date=2021-07-25 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}
Personal life
{{As of |September 2022}}, Stark resides in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=9-1-1’s Oliver Stark opens up about vulnerability and why it’s okay to cry |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220916151142/9-1-1-season-six-oliver-stark-toxic-masculinity-exclusive/?viewas=amp |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=HELLO! |language=en}} He has been romantically linked to actress Hannah Gottesman, whom he had previously moved in with before they had even met.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-16 |title=Actor Oliver Stark Says He ‘Never Had an Issue’ with the Birthmark His ‘9-1-1’ Fans Obsess Over |url=https://people.com/health/oliver-stark-birthmark-911/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=People |language=en}} In a 2024 interview with Men's Health, Stark spoke candidly about his experience of moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He explained that his partner at the time was "much more successful than [he] was" and that she was "having more opportunities possibly come her way."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8fNTJGumaz/?igsh=MXhxMm1uajlpbmZlMg%3D%3D |title=FRIDAY SESSIONS: Trailblazing, Community and Curation |access-date=2024-10-19 |via=www.instagram.com |website=Men's Health |language=en}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2012
| Community | Pack Leader | |
| 2013
| The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box | Glocky | |
| 2014
| Montana | Cal | |
| 2015
| Alfie Fisher | |
| 2016
| Gregor | |
| 2017
| Dylan | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Casualty | Kyle 'K' DeNane | Episode: "Natural Selection" |
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| Luther | Shaun Butler | 1 episode |
| Big Bad World
| Bad Teenager | 1 episode |
| Dracula
| PC Barraclough | Episode: "Come to Die" |
| 2015
| Venus vs. Mars | Steven Jones | 1 episode |
| 2015–2017
| Ryder | Series regular (16 episodes) |
| 2018–present
| 9-1-1 | rowspan="2" | Evan 'Buck' Buckley | Main role (101 episodes) |
| 2021
| Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2024
| Himself | Contestant; Episode: "Fantasy Sweets vs Golden Five and 9-1-1 vs Jury Duty" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4091533}}
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Category:British male film actors