Stark Sands

Biography

Stark Sands is an American actor from Dallas who studied acting at the University of Southern California. He started on screen in 2002 with a recurring role on the HBO series Six Feet Under and made his feature debut in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003). Early films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Shall We Dance (2004) and Flags of Our Fathers. He earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway revival of Journey's End and won the St. Clair Bayfield Award for The Tempest. He played Tunny in the Broadway musical American Idiot and originated Charlie Price in Kinky Boots, which brought a second Tony nomination. On television he was Lt. Nathaniel Fick in Generation Kill and Dash Parker in Minority Report, and his later films include Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Post (2017). He played William Shakespeare in the Broadway production of & Juliet.

48years old

Turns 49 on September 30in 353 days

Born September 30, 1978Dallas
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Stark Bunker Sands

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 14 years2003 to 2017

Genres

Comedy64%, 7 films
Drama55%, 6 films
Romance27%, 3 films
Crime18%, 2 films
Music18%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the award
Sands earned the Actors' Equity Foundation's St. Clair Bayfield Award for his performance in The Classic Stage Company's production of The Tempest, a prize honoring the best Shakespearean performance in the New York area.
First role
In 2003, Sands appeared for the first time in a feature film, playing opposite Natasha Lyonne and Jason Priestley in Die, Mommie, Die!, which was based on Charles Busch's play of the same name.

Stark Sands movies on Netflix

The Post2017IMDb rating 7.2as Don Graham
Inside Llewyn Davis2013IMDb rating 7.4as Troy Nelson
Day of the Dead2008IMDb rating 4.5as Bud Crain
My Sassy Girl2008IMDb rating 6.2as Soldier
Flags of Our Fathers2006IMDb rating 7.1as Gust
Pretty Persuasion2005IMDb rating 6.4as Troy
11:142004IMDb rating 7.1as Tim
Catch That Kid2004IMDb rating 5.2as Brad
Chasing Liberty2004IMDb rating 6.1as Grant Hillman
Shall We Dance2004IMDb rating 6.2as Evan Clark
Die, Mommie, Die!2003IMDb rating 6.4as Lance Sussman

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Chasing Liberty2004 Comedy, Romanceas Grant Hillman
IMDb rating 6.141K votes
Day of the Dead2008 Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Bud Crain
IMDb rating 4.523K votes
Inside Llewyn Davis2013as Troy Nelson
IMDb rating 7.4173K votes
11:142004as Tim
IMDb rating 7.153K votes
Pretty Persuasion2005as Troy
IMDb rating 6.411K votes
Shall We Dance2004as Evan Clark
IMDb rating 6.253K votes
My Sassy Girl2008as Soldier
IMDb rating 6.221K votes
Die, Mommie, Die!2003as Lance Sussman
IMDb rating 6.42.3K votes

Worked with

Stark Sands shares two films with Jesse Bradford, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jesse Bradford

Nick Cannon

John Goodman

Susan Sarandon

Tom Hanks

Stanley Tucci

Steven SpielbergDirector, 1 film Ethan CoenDirector, 1 film

Joel CoenDirector, 1 film

Films together

Jesse Bradford2 films together, 2006 to 2008
Jesse Bradford's page
- My Sassy Girl2008IMDb rating 6.2Sands as SoldierBradford as Charlie Bellow
- Flags of Our Fathers2006IMDb rating 7.1Sands as GustBradford as Rene Gagnon
Nick Cannon2 films together, 2004 to 2008
Nick Cannon's page
- Day of the Dead2008IMDb rating 4.5Sands as Bud CrainCannon as Salazar
- Shall We Dance2004IMDb rating 6.2Sands as Evan ClarkCannon as Scott
John Goodman1 film together, 2013
John Goodman's page
- Inside Llewyn Davis2013IMDb rating 7.4Sands as Troy NelsonGoodman as Roland Turner
Susan Sarandon1 film together, 2004
Susan Sarandon's page
- Shall We Dance2004IMDb rating 6.2Sands as Evan ClarkSarandon as Beverly Clark
Tom Hanks1 film together, 2017
Tom Hanks's page
- The Post2017IMDb rating 7.2Sands as Don GrahamHanks as Ben Bradlee
Stanley Tucci1 film together, 2004
Stanley Tucci's page
- Shall We Dance2004IMDb rating 6.2Sands as Evan ClarkTucci as Link
Steven SpielbergDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Steven Spielberg
- The Post2017IMDb rating 7.2Sands as Don Graham
Ethan CoenDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Ethan Coen
- Inside Llewyn Davis2013IMDb rating 7.4Sands as Troy Nelson
Joel CoenDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Joel Coen
- Inside Llewyn Davis2013IMDb rating 7.4Sands as Troy Nelson

Awards

One award and honor.

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Stark Sands's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2007	Theatre World Award		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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