I was real empty inside so this was an incredible thing that made me smile.' ĭorff appeared as porn star Dick Shadow in the sex industry comedy Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, a film produced by Adam Sandler, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

He described what landing the role meant to him after the loss of his mother as 'It almost felt like a savior, this movie, because I felt like it helped me. In 2010, he starred in the drama Somewhere opposite Elle Fanning, directed by Sofia Coppola. He appeared in the 2009 films Public Enemies and Black Water Transit. In 2004, Dorff starred in the music video for ' Everytime' by Britney Spears, playing Spears' boyfriend. He played Dale Massie in the 2003 thriller Cold Creek Manor, alongside Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone. In 1999 he starred opposite Susan Sarandon in Earthly Possessions. He is known for his part as the evil vampire Deacon Frost in the Marvel Comics superhero horror film, Blade (1998). He played the protagonist, XIII, of a live action TV series of the comic/video game of XIII. He was one of the first actors to act in the first digitally downloadable movie, 's Quantum Project, also starring John Cleese. In 1996, he starred in the movie Space Truckers and as Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol, a film about Valerie Solanas, the woman infamous for shooting pop-art icon Andy Warhol. Dorff's performance was critically acclaimed, with Paul McCartney remarking that while he was disappointed with some aspects of the film, 'I was quite taken, however, with Stephen Dorff's astonishing performance as Stu.' In 1994 Dorff starred in the Iain Softley film Backbeat as the 'fifth Beatle' Stuart Sutcliffe during the early days of the Beatles' existence as a group. He had a leading role as the love interest of Reese Witherspoon's character in S.F.W. In 1993, director Marty Callner hired him to star alongside teen idol Alicia Silverstone in the music video Cryin' by American rock band Aerosmith. In 1992, he starred in The Power of One opposite Sir John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, and Daniel Craig. In 1990, he landed a leading role opposite Patty Duke in the TV movie Always Remember I Love You. Dorff's first major film role was in The Gate (1987), a horror film about a boy who, along with a friend, discovers a hole in his back yard that is a gateway to Hell. He appeared in the television movies In Love and War, I Know My First Name is Steven and What a Dummy. He made guest appearances in television programs such as Diff'rent Strokes, Blossom, Roseanne, and Married. Dorff (center) with Robert Davi and Michael Shannon at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festivalĭorff started acting in the late 1980s, landing only minor roles at first.

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