Nick Stahl made his film debut at twelve and has continued to display a broad range of talent. Stahl was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed HBO series Carnivale, in which he stars as Ben Hawkins. He also played the role of ‘John Connor' in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Claire Danes, was seen in the indie film Twist and the Sundance feature Bookies.

Over the years, Stahl has maintained his presence with a number of memorable films, most notably the critically acclaimed, Academy Award nominated film, In the Bedroom. He also gave a chilling performance in director Larry Clark's Bully, opposite Brad Renfro and Bijou Phillips. His other film credits include The Thin Red Line, directed by Terrence Malick and co-staring Sean Penn and George Clooney; and Safe Passage, opposite Susan Sarandon and Sam Shepard.

Born in Harlington, Texas and raised in Dallas, Stahl started to perform in children's plays at the age of four. His first professional role was at the age of ten in the television movie Stranger at My Door with Robert Urich. He followed with another movie of the week, A Woman with a Past, opposite Pamela Reed. Shortly thereafter, he received the coveted role of the young boy in The Man Without a Face, who brings out the love in a physically and emotionally scarred man (played by Mel Gibson). Gibson gave him the role over thousands of others after being impressed by his screen test. The following year he completed another movie for television, Incident in a Small Town, with Walter Matthau and the Disney feature Tall Tale, in which he co-starred opposite Patrick Swayze. Stahl also co-starred with Martha Plimpton in Tim Blake Nelson's directorial debut, Eye of God, which premiered at the Sundance Film festival.