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Oliver Stark

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Oliver Stark
Stark in 2011
Born
Oliver Leon Jones

London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Oliver Leon Jones, known professionally as Oliver Stark, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Evan "Buck" Buckley in 9-1-1 on ABC, and as Ryder in AMC's martial arts-based drama Into the Badlands.

Early life and education

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Oliver was born in London, England. He is the younger of two brothers.[citation needed]

He attended Hendon School in northwest London from 2002 to 2009.[citation needed]

After joining the acting union in the UK, he registered under the name "Oliver Stark" as "Oliver Jones" was not available. He decided to use his late grandmother's maiden name, "Stark", as his stage surname.[1][2]

Career

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Stark's first professional acting job came in 2011 when he was cast in David Alexander's short film Follow for the UK Film Council. Stark then went on to have guest roles in Luther and Casualty.[3]

Stark then had a number of film roles (Underworld Blood Wars) and other TV roles before starring as series regular, Ryder, in AMC's martial arts-based drama Into the Badlands in 2015.[4] Since 2018, Stark has played firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley, a main character on the ABC drama, 9-1-1.[5]

Personal life

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As of September 2022, Stark resides in Los Angeles, California,[6] with his girlfriend, actor Hannah Gottesman (also known as Hannah Harlow), after moving in together around [2][7]

Stark is vegan.[2][8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Community Pack Leader
2013 The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box Glocky
2014 Montana Cal
2015 Hard Tide Alfie Fisher
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Gregor
2017 MindGamers Dylan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Casualty Kyle 'K' DeNane Episode: "Natural Selection"
2013 Luther Shaun Butler 1 episode
Big Bad World Bad Teenager 1 episode
Dracula PC Barraclough Episode: "Come to Die"
2015 Venus vs. Mars Steven Jones 1 episode
2015–2017 Into the Badlands Ryder Series regular (16 episodes)
2018–present 9-1-1 Evan 'Buck' Buckley Main role (101 episodes)
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama TV Actor[9]
2021 9-1-1: Lone Star Guest role (1 episode)

References

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  1. ^ Stark, Oliver (1 May 2018). "Bello It Guy: Oliver Stark". Bello Magazine (Interview). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Falcone, Dana Rose (16 March 2018). "Actor Oliver Stark Says He 'Never Had an Issue' with the Birthmark His 9-1-1 Fans Obsess Over". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "9-1-1 actor Oliver Stark refuses to have his distinctive birthmark removed". Stuff. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Into The Badlands Star Oliver Stark Talks Season 1: By The End "Nothing is The Same as Where it Was at The Beginning" [Interview]". Fox Force Five News. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "9-1-1 star John Harlan Kim shares sneak peek at season five as filming kicks off". HELLO!. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "9-1-1's Oliver Stark opens up about vulnerability and why it's okay to cry". HELLO!. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ Mercuri, Monica (27 September 2024). "Who's Oliver Stark's Girlfriend? The 9-1-1 Star Moved in With His Love Before They Even Met". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ^ '9-1-1' Star Oliver Stark Shows Off His Gym & Fridge | Gym & Fridge | Men's Health. Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ Moreau, Jordan (19 June 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Riverdale,' 'Aladdin' Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety.
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