---
name: "Corey Stoll"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/corey-stoll"
fi1m_id: "corey-stoll"
imdb_id: "nm1015684"
tmdb_id: 74541
wikidata_id: "Q26231"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 March 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-22T01:56:12.605071+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Corey Stoll

## Identity

Corey Stoll

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/corey-stoll
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** corey-stoll
- **IMDb ID:** nm1015684
- **TMDB ID:** 74541
- **Wikidata ID:** Q26231
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74541

Actor. Born 14 March 1976 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 March 1976, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Corey Daniel Stoll
- **Frequently works with:** [Evangeline Lilly](https://film.one/person/evangeline-lilly.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Michael Douglas](https://film.one/person/michael-douglas.md), [Paul Rudd](https://film.one/person/paul-rudd.md), [Peyton Reed](https://film.one/person/peyton-reed.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2010s 67 (5), 2020s 66 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 68 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Action 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, History 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,705m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74541

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*West Side Story*](https://film.one/film/west-side-story-2021.md) (79), [*Ant-Man*](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md) (67), [*Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania*](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md) (54)
- **HBO Max:** [*Scenes from a Marriage*](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md) (64)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Black Mass*](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Corey Stoll

> Corey Stoll is good at making forceful men seem vulnerable without softening them. His supporting work is worth seeking out, though *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* shows how little that ability matters when neither the threat nor the joke works.

Corey Stoll is good at playing a man whose aggression does not quite conceal his vulnerability. We stay interested because there is something to watch beyond the familiar display of masculine importance. Ernest Hemingway in *Midnight in Paris* (2011) and Peter Russo in *House of Cards* (2013) were his breakthrough parts, establishing him in comedy and dramatic television. Those are useful starting points for an actor whose supporting characters can have more going on than their position in the credits suggests.

Leads in *The Strain* (2014–2017) and *Billions* (2020–2023) followed, while *Ant-Man* (2015) cast him as Darren Cross. We value his mixture of charm and darkness more than the change of genre. The risk is that he becomes the automatic choice for another intense supporting character, with little to play beyond being difficult and few opportunities to show why anyone might want him around.

For Stoll in a film we can recommend, there is *First Man* (2018), in which he plays Buzz Aldrin. Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy lead a gripping account of spaceflight that makes its risks painfully immediate. The insistence on explaining Neil Armstrong through grief is a substantial frustration, and keeps our recommendation qualified. Choose it for the spaceflight rather than as a Stoll vehicle; he has a supporting part in a film whose attention is firmly elsewhere.

Peyton Reed's *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023) gives Stoll a more conspicuous assignment as M.O.D.O.K., but the effects-heavy role produces neither menace nor comedy. We wanted the film to end; its failure to make him either threatening or funny was one reason. There is little here of the vulnerability that makes his forceful characters worth watching. Jonathan Majors and Michelle Pfeiffer do more to keep the film watchable, so this is not a case of every actor being equally defeated by the material. For a clearer sense of Stoll's appeal, start with his Hemingway.

## Biography

Corey Stoll is an American actor. He was born on 14 March 1976 in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Oberlin College and from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Stoll is known for his performances as Peter Russo in the series *House of Cards* (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and as Dr Ephraim Goodweather in *The Strain* (2014–2017). He played Michael Prince in *Billions* (2020–2023). His film roles include Ernest Hemingway in *Midnight in Paris* (2011), Darren Cross / Yellowjacket in *Ant-Man* (2015) and M.O.D.O.K. in *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023). He appeared in *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), *Non-Stop* (2014), *Black Mass* (2015) and *First Man* (2018). On stage he performed in the off-Broadway production *Intimate Apparel* (2004) and on Broadway in *Appropriate* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), Fi1m 54, as M.O.D.O.K. — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md)
- *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021), Fi1m 64, as Peter — [page](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md)
- *West Side Story* (2021), Fi1m 79, as Lieutenant Schrank — [page](https://film.one/film/west-side-story-2021.md)
- *First Man* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Buzz Aldrin — [page](https://film.one/film/first-man.md)
- *Ant-Man* (2015), Fi1m 67, as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Fred Wyshak — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), Fi1m 54, as Vendel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Ernest Hemingway — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

## Complete filmography (76)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Matchbox the Movie* (2026), as Moiser — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/matchbox-the-movie.md)
- *Imperfect Women* (2026), series, as Howard
- *The Better Sister* (2025), series, as Adam Macintosh
- *Twilight of the Gods* (2024), series, as Hrafnkel (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three* (2024), as Lex Luthor (voice)
- *Resistance: They Fought Back* (2024), Actor
- *Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire* (2023), as Sindri
- *Transatlantic* (2023), series, as Graham Patterson
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), as M.O.D.O.K. — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md)
- *Pantheon* (2022), series, as Jake / News Anchor (voice), Jake (voice)
- *What We Do Next* (2022), as Paul
- *West Side Story* (2021), as Lieutenant Schrank — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/west-side-story-2021.md)
- *The Many Saints of Newark* (2021), as Junior Soprano
- *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021), series, as Peter — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md)
- *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Ratched* (2020), series, as Charles Wainwright
- *Baghdad Central* (2020), series, as John Parodi
- *The Poison Squad* (2020), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Report* (2019), as Cyrus Clifford
- *Driven* (2019), as Special Agent Benedict Tisa
- *The Eugenics Crusade* (2018), as Narrator
- *The Romanoffs* (2018), series, as Michael Romanoff
- *First Man* (2018), as Buzz Aldrin — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/first-man.md)
- *The Seagull* (2018), as Boris Trigorin
- *The Deuce* (2017), series, as Hank Jaffe — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)
- *All Access: Quest for the Stanley Cup* (2016), series, as Narrator
- *Café Society* (2016), as Ben Dorfman
- *Gold* (2016), as Brian Woolf
- *Billions* (2016), series, as Mike Prince
- *Anesthesia* (2016), as Sam
- *Black Mass* (2015), as Fred Wyshak — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Ant-Man* (2015), as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Dark Places* (2015), as Ben Day
- *This Is Where I Leave You* (2014), as Paul Altman
- *The Good Lie* (2014), as Jack
- *The Strain* (2014), series, as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather
- *The Normal Heart* (2014), as John Bruno
- *Decoding Annie Parker* (2014), as Sean
- *Glass Chin* (2014), as Bud Gordon
- *Victoriana* (2014), as Bill Russing
- *Non-Stop* (2014), as Austin Reilly
- *C.O.G.* (2013), as Curly
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Peter Russo
- *The Time Being* (2012), as Eric
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), as Vendel — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Sandy Bachman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), as Ernest Hemingway — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Helena from the Wedding* (2010), as Steven
- *Law & Order: LA* (2010), series, as TJ Jaruszalski
- *Salt* (2010), as Shnaider
- *Brief Interviews with Hideous Men* (2009), as Subject #51
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Collin Grant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *The Unusuals* (2009), series, Actor
- *Push* (2009), as Agent Mack
- *Life on Mars* (2008), series, as Russell / Detective Ventura
- *The Number 23* (2007), as Sergeant Burns
- *The Nine* (2006), series, Actor
- *A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story* (2006), as Joey Marino
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Bobby Carrol
- *Lucky Number Slevin* (2006), as Saul
- *North Country* (2005), as Ricky Sennett
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Carnival Man (voice), Nicholas Dawson (voice), Vincent Edmonds (voice)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Agent Reacher
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Martin Quinn — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Steve Goodman
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Craig Seaborn
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Sasha Korjev — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Sex Shop Clerk
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Demon
- *ER* (1994), series, as Teddy Marsh — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Actor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Gerald Ruane — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator, Narrator (voice)
- *Untitled The Secret of Secrets Series*, series, as Everett Finch
- *Recap*, series, Actor
- *Untitled Young Lee Shaw Prequel Series*, series, Actor

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 2013: Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (nominated), for *House of Cards*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2012: Best Supporting Male (nominated), for *Midnight in Paris*
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play 2004: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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