Background:

Jack Stehlin is an American actor who has acted on television, film and theater productions. He is probably best recognized for playing DEA Captain Roy Till on the television series “Weeds” from 2006 to 2009. He has guest starred on a number of popular TV shows like “Without a Trace,” “ER,” “Monk” and “NYPD Blue” and has had notable recurring roles in fan favorites, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “JAG.” He appeared in Al Pacino's film “Wilde Salome” and also in the indie film “Chicago 8.” The Juilliard alum has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, and stages around the world. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles based Theatre company Circus Theatricals.


John Anthony Stehlin III

Childhood and Family:

John Anthony Stehlin III, who would later be popular as Jack Stehlin, was born on July 21, 1966, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Kitty O’Donnell, performed with the Ringling Bros. Circus and  also appeared several times on “The Ed Sullivan Show” as part of her family's renowned “Colleanos” circus act, while his father, John Stehlin, played minor league baseball before becoming a defense contractor. He is the nephew of Con Colleano, who is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the first wire walker to do a forward somersault on the wire, and is the cousin of actor Mark Colleano. Originally entering the University of South Carolina to play baseball, Jack unexpectedly fell in love with acting after taking an acting class and left the university to attend the prestigious Juilliard School in New York. He graduated from the school's  drama division in 1982.

On June 21, 1997, Jack married actress and his producing partner Jeannine Stehlin (nee Wisnosky), whom he met in 1995.


Founder of  Circus Theatricals

Career:

Jack Stehlin kicked off his acting career at the Juilliard School when he took on a role on “Henry VI, Part I” with fellow alums Kevin Spacey, Val Kilmer and Mandy Patinkin. After graduating, he toured with John Houseman's The Acting Company. He also joined the New York Shakespeare  Festival, where he appeared in many plays like “Richard II,” “Julius Caesar,” “Henry V,” “Casanova,”   “Don Juan,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Timon of Athens” (directed by Brian Kulick), among others.

In 1983, Stehlin formed his theater company Circus Theatricals. The company's first performance was Chekov's “Uncle Vanya” where he starred opposite Tom Hewitt and Kevin Spacey. The Circus Theatricals is currently based in Los Angeles, California and has continued to produce critical acclaim plays whether new or classic ones. Stehlin runs the company with his wife and partner Jeannine, and together, they have produced numerous plays in New York City and Los Angeles. Stehlin is the company's Artistic Director, while his wife is its managing director. The plays on which he has directed and/or performed at the Circus Theatricals are “The Misanthrope,” “Tartuffe,” “Twelfth Night,” “The Job,” “The Cheats of Scapin,” “Hamlet,” “True West,” “As you Like it” and “MacBeth,” among others.

Stehlin made his television acting debut in an episode of “L.A. Law” called “Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover” (1987), playing Court Clerk. Perhaps due to his hectic stage work, he did not appear in another TV show until eight years later in an episode of CBS' “The Client” (1995). In 1997, he joined the cast of the ABC daytime series “General Hospital” in the role of Davis Reese. He made his television movie debut in NBC's “Blackout Effect” (1998), starring Eric Stoltz.

Stehlin continued to make guest appearances in television series like “NYPD Blue” (1998), “Judging Amy” (1999), “ER” (1999), “Get Real” (2000), “Crossing Jordan” (2002), “Strong Medicine” (2003), “The Practice” (1997, 2004), “Without a Trace” (2005), “NCIS” (2005) and “Monk” (2008). He also had recurring roles on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (2000) and “JAG” (2003), playing Dr. Angelman and Edward Hardy, respectively. From 2006 to 2009, he played Capt. Roy Till on Showtime's dark comedy series “Weeds,” a role that brought him a 2009 Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. In 2008, Stehlin portrayed Fred Addison on the direct to video film “Boston Strangler: The Untold Story,” directed and written by Michael Feifer.  

Next up for Stehlin, the actor appeared in episodes of “Dark Blue” (2010), “The Event” (2011), “Love Bites” (2011) and “NCIS: Los Angeles” (2011). He was cast as Nazarene / Jewish Leader in the documentary drama film “Wilde Salome,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2011 and was released at the US theaters on March 21, 2012. It was written and directed by and starring Al Pacino. In 2011, he directed and produced the short film “Game 7.”  

Stehlin played the supporting role of Marshall Jones on the independent film “Chicago 8,” written and directed by Pinchas Perry, who also produced the film with Al Bravo, Shirly Brener, Kate Connor, Alain Jakubowicz and James Mathers. The film premiered at Peachtree International Film Festival in Atlanta in August 2010 and went on to screen at the Museum of Tolerance Film Festival, at the 11th annual Beverly Hills Film Festival and at the Santa Cruz Film Festival. It will be released on theaters on October 23, 2012. Co-stars in the film include Philip Baker Hall, Gary Cole, Steven Culp, Mayim Bialik and Danny Masterson.


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