--- name: "Stark Sands" canonical: "https://film.one/person/stark-sands" fi1m_id: "stark-sands" imdb_id: "nm1197466" tmdb_id: 33532 wikidata_id: "Q291029" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 September 1978" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T07:43:38.479762+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." --- # Stark Sands ## Identity Stark Sands - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stark-sands - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** stark-sands - **IMDb ID:** nm1197466 - **TMDB ID:** 33532 - **Wikidata ID:** Q291029 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Sands, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1197466/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33532 Actor. Born 30 September 1978 in Dallas, Texas, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 September 1978, Dallas, Texas, USA - **Active:** 2008–2017 - **Also known as:** 스타크 샌츠 - **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 80 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 83 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, History 1, Music 1, War & Politics 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $213m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Sands, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1197466/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33532 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Generation Kill*](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Stark Sands > Stark Sands can make a quiet exchange matter in a crowded ensemble. We rate his restrained work in *Generation Kill*, though his screen career has offered fewer leading parts than his theatre work. In *Generation Kill* (2008), Stark Sands keeps Nathaniel Fick serious while the Marines’ voices compete around him. The quieter exchanges hold our attention because he does not press to make them more important. We found his steadiness reassuring, because it gave us someone to follow amid the banter and confusion. Directors Susanna White and Simon Cellan Jones help by allowing camaraderie, boredom and fear to coexist without announcing every change of mood. Sands works well within that ensemble, where being noticeable is not always the most useful thing an actor can do. The military casting has precedents: he played 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh in *Journey’s End* (2007), his Broadway debut. Theatre then gave him leading musical roles to originate, Tunny in *American Idiot* (2010) and Charlie Price in *Kinky Boots* (2013). Those parts matter when considering an actor whose screen work has remained largely supporting or ensemble. They suggest that the modest demands of many of his screen appearances should not be taken as the full measure of what he can do. In the Coens’ *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), he plays Troy Nelson, a folk-singing soldier. The part connects two recurring features of his work: military characters and music. We recommend the melancholy comedy readily, with a caveat about its wandering middle, but our admiration for the film is not a reason to single out every supporting performance. For Sands himself, *Generation Kill* remains the firmer recommendation: it gives his quiet seriousness a sustained place in an ensemble, and us more time to appreciate it. The reservation concerns the opportunities as much as the acting. With few leading film roles, Sands has given us less evidence of how he might sustain a film built around him. His stage work makes that prospect worth considering, but cannot settle the question. Start with *Generation Kill*, provided its dense military language does not put you off; his quieter exchanges reward the effort. ## Biography Stark Sands is an American actor. Born on 30 September 1978 in Dallas, Texas, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California. He is known for his stage work, originating the role of Charlie Price in the Broadway musical *Kinky Boots* and playing Tunny in the original Broadway cast of *American Idiot*. He received two Tony Award nominations for his theatre performances. On screen, Sands played Lt. Nathaniel Fick in the 2008 HBO miniseries *Generation Kill* and appeared in films including *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006) and *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013). He also starred as Dash Parker in the 2015 series *Minority Report*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Post* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Don Graham — [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md) - *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), Fi1m 87, as Troy Nelson — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-llewyn-davis.md) - *Generation Kill* (2008), Fi1m 84, as Nathaniel Fick — [page](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md) ## Complete filmography (25) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Half Empty/Half Full* (2020), as Evan - *California No* (2018), Co-Producer - *The Post* (2017), as Don Graham — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md) - *Minority Report* (2015), series, as Dash - *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), as Troy Nelson — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-llewyn-davis.md) - *NYC 22* (2012), series, as Kenny McLaren - *Generation Kill* (2008), series, as Nathaniel Fick — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md) - *My Sassy Girl* (2008), as Soldier - *Day of the Dead* (2008), as Bud Crain - *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), as Gust - *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Tino / Conservative #1 (voice), Williams (voice) - *Pretty Persuasion* (2005), as Troy - *Shall We Dance?* (2004), as Evan Clark - *11:14* (2004), as Tim - *Catch That Kid* (2004), as Brad - *Chasing Liberty* (2004), as Grant Hillman - *Die, Mommie, Die!* (2003), as Lance Sussman - *Hope & Faith* (2003), series, as Henry - *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Conor McNamara - 2026 — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md) - *Lost at Home* (2003), series, as Will Davis - *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Toby — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md) - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Bobby Frost - *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Justin Hackeysack (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md) - *In Limbo*, as Chris Russel - *Jack Rabbit*, as David · Writer, Producer ## Gallery - ![Stark Sands at the 2022 Off-Broadway opening of Kinky Boots](https://film.one/media/person/101843/gallery-8bd897711e9d.jpg) Stark Sands at the 2022 Off-Broadway opening of Kinky Boots — Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/StarkSands.jpg/1280px-StarkSands.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![American actor Stark Sands. (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/101843/gallery-dd53a175746e.jpg) American actor Stark Sands. (2007) — alotofmillion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Stark_Sands_1.JPG/1280px-Stark_Sands_1.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Stark Sands](https://film.one/media/person/101843/gallery-080e8675b911.jpg) Stark Sands — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2013: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated) - Theatre World Award 2007: Theatre World Award (won) - Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 2007: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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