
Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. Starting his film career as a child, appearing in the cult horror film The Gate (1987), Dorff first rose to prominence playing Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat (1994) and then gained further mainstream attention for portraying Deacon Frost in Blade (1998). Other notable lead roles include Bob Rafelson's Blood and Wine (1997), the titular character in John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (2000), and Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010), as well as Britney Spears’ boyfriend in her 2004 music video for "Everytime".
Supporting roles include Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), Detective Scott Strauss in World Trade Centre (2006), Homer Van Meter in Public Enemies (2009), Stavros in Immortals (2011), Joseph Kuklinski in The Iceman (2012), and Ketchum in Old Henry (2021). He is also known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology seriesTrue Detective (2019).

Blade
1998 · as Deacon Frost

Immortals
2011 · as Stavros

Public Enemies
2009 · as Homer Van Meter

Bride Hard
2025 · as Kurt

Space Truckers
1996 · as Mike Pucci

Paradise City
2022 · as Robbie Cole

Zoolander
2001 · as Stephen Dorff

Gunslingers
2025 · as Thomas Keller

Leatherface
2017 · as Texas Ranger Hal Hartman

Deuces Wild
2002 · as Leon

King of Killers
2023 · as Robert Xane

World Trade Center
2006 · as Scott Strauss

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
2026 · as Randall/Ramsey

Cold Creek Manor
2003 · as Dale Massie

Felon
2008 · as Wade Porter

Old Henry
2021 · as Ketchum

The Iceman
2012 · as Joey Kuklinski

Backbeat
1994 · as Stuart Sutcliffe