Stephen T. Blackehart (born December 1, 1967)[1] is an American character actor, author, and producer.

Stephen Blackehart
Born (1967-12-01) December 1, 1967 (age 56)
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
  • producer

Education

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Blackehart began his artistic education at the University of South Florida under BAFTA-winning character actor Paul Massie, before moving overseas to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2] While at LAMDA, in addition to the normal study-and-performance curriculum, Blackehart studied swordsmanship under renowned fight masters Rodney Cottier and John Waller,[3] and went on to attain an advanced certification from the Society of British Fight Directors (now called the BASSC). Upon returning to the U.S., he became an active member of Manhattan's Westside Repertory Theatre (at the time the oldest classical theater company in the city),[4] and by day studied at HB Studio under Uta Hagen and with character actor William Hickey.[2]

Career

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Blackehart first became known for playing Benny Que in the cult classic film Tromeo and Juliet, though he has since acted in a mixture of B-movies (Retro Puppet Master, The Land That Time Forgot) and mainstream films, many of which are associated with James Gunn (The Belko Experiment, Super, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad),[2] whom he met while working on Tromeo.

In addition to his film work, Blackehart has acted in TV series including Grey's Anatomy, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and The Orville. He was a regular on the BBC's The Tromaville Cafe, where he originated the role of Felix, the French Trickster.

In 2004, Blackehart produced Jenna Fischer's mockumentary film LolliLove. It was subsequently picked up for distribution by Troma and garnered DVD Talk's distinction as a "Collector's Series" disc immediately upon its video release.[5] [6] It was also voted #2 by the editors of Amazon in their list of Best DVDs of the Year - Comedy, and completely sold out of all copies within the first day of release.[7]

In 2008 and 2009, he produced the comedy web series PG Porn and Humanzee! for filmmaker James Gunn.

In November 2014, he published a collection of novellas entitled A Stranger to the Darklands and Other Tales.[8]

Personal life

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Blackehart is from Hell's Kitchen, New York.[citation needed] It has been reported that Blackehart was born as Stefano Brando and is the son of late actor Marlon Brando,[9][10][11] though Blackehart denies that he is related.[2][better source needed][12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Primal Garden Frank Dillon
1995 The Naked Eye Martin Davis
1996 Tromeo and Juliet Benny Que
1996 Rockabilly Vampire Wrecks Vincent
1997 Criminals Johnny
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Police Sergeant Uncredited
1998 Rush Hour SWAT Captain
1999 The Other Sister Cousin Jonathan
1999 Retro Puppet Master First Servant Direct-to-video
1999 Blast from the Past Bartender Uncredited
2001 Echos of Enlightenment LAPD Detective
2002 Romeo & Juliet Revisited Lycosian Troop
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Talking Head at Meeting Uncredited
2003 The Ghouls Police Detective
2004 Tales from the Crapper Stephen Blackehart
2004 LolliLove Ch. 7 Cameraman
2004 Welcome to Purgatory Studio Executive
2007 666: The Beast Tom Direct-to-video
2008 100 Million BC Lt. Robert Peet
2008 Death Racers Harvey Winkler
2008 Pants on Fire Auditioner
2009 The Terminators Logan Direct-to-video
2009 Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus U.S. Sub Sonar Chief
2009 The Land That Time Forgot Lonzo
2009 2012: Supernova Agent Greene
2010 Airline Disaster Chief of Staff DeToro
2010 Super Quill
2011 The Whisperer in Darkness Charlie Tower
2011 Battle of Los Angeles Pilot #2 - Lt. Kirkman Direct-to-video
2012 Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home Dr. Curtis Wilson
2014 P-51 Dragon Fighter Flt. Lt. Millet
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Dispatcher
2014 The Hive Soldier #1
2015 Jurassic City Detective Henning
2015 Customer Service Intelligence Manny Jerial Direct-to-video
2015 Dominion The Official
2016 The Belko Experiment Robert Hickland
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Brahl
2017 Charlotte Frank
2019 Brightburn Travis
2019 Annabelle Comes Home Thomas Scenes Deleted
2020 Conjure X My BFF
2021 The Suicide Squad Briscoe
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Steemie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Brave New World Alpha Man at Club Television film; uncredited
1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Starfleet Officer / Cardassian Civilian 2 episodes
2001 Big Apple Jimmy Dugan 3 episodes
2002 Star Trek: Enterprise Risian Nightclub Patron Episode: "Two Days and Two Nights"
2005 Grey's Anatomy Vic Episode: "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
2006 Passions Swiss Guard 4 episodes
2007 First Landing Edward Maria Wingfield Television film
2007 General Hospital Silas Episode #1.11368
2008 Cold Case Lt. Putnam '51 Episode: "Shore Leave"
2008 Sparky & Mikaela Kidnapper Episode: "Pilot"
2008–2009 James Gunn's PG Porn PigPen / Guido 3 episodes
2018, 2019 The Orville Krill Second Officer 2 episodes
2022 Peacemaker Charlie the Gorilla (voice) Episode: "Monkey Dory"
2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Steemie Television special

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Stephen Blackehart". IMDb. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stephen Blackehart". IMDb. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Wilson, Guy (July 3, 2018). "JOHN WALLER—A Life Remembered". Arms & Armour. 15 (2): 113–121. doi:10.1080/17416124.2018.1522141. ISSN 1741-6124.
  4. ^ "Westside Repertory Closes". www.backstage.com. February 21, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Bill Gibron (February 9, 2006). "LolliLove Review". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  6. ^ Geoffrey Kleinman. "The Best Films Not in Theaters in 2005". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  7. ^ Amazon Editorial Staff (2006). "Best DVDs of the Year So Far - Comedy". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  8. ^ Blackehart, Stephen (November 13, 2014). A Stranger to the Darklands: And Other Tales. ISBN 978-1502970510.
  9. ^ "Marlon Brando's love life had an epic cast of women and men". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Film legend Marlon Brando dies". Deseret News. July 3, 2004. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009.
  11. ^ Tyrkus, Michael J. (2000). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-3187-1.
  12. ^ TromaMovies (September 4, 2015). "Lloyd Kaufman And Stephen Blackehart Have A Heart-To-Heart". Archived from the original on April 6, 2017 – via YouTube.
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