John Stockwell

John Stockwell is an American actor and filmmaker who was born in Galveston, Texas and started his screen career with a small part in So Fine (1981) while commuting from Harvard to New York for episodes of the soap opera Guiding Light. After early work as an international model, he became known for playing Spider in Losin' It, Dennis Guilder in Christine (1983) and Michael Harlan in My Science Project (1985), and he appeared in the mini-series North and South and as Cougar in Top Gun (1986). He also took guest roles on shows such as Friday the 13th: The Series and The Young Riders. He later directed Cheaters (2000), which brought him a Primetime Emmy nomination for writing, plus Crazy/Beautiful, Blue Crush, Into the Blue, Turistas, Heart, In the Blood and Kickboxer: Vengeance, and wrote the screenplay for Rock Star (2001).