Stark Sands

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Birthday:

30 September 1978, Dallas, Texas, USA

Birth Name:

Stark Bunker Sands

Height:

180 cm

Stark Sands grew up in Dallas, Texas, where he began acting on the stage at age 13 at Highland Park High School. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of Southern California. During his four years in the intense conservatory program, he appeared in more than a dozen plays and musicals, including "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," "Hamlet," "Pippin," and "Guys and Dolls." Sands' professional career began immediately after graduation. He has been seen as a recurring love interest of the angst-ridden teen Claire Fischer (Lauren Ambrose) on HBO's critically acclaimed series Six Feet Under (2001) and o-starred in Me and Daphne (2002), a short film directed by Rebecca Gayheart and produced by Brett Ratner. He also co-starred in the independent film Pack of Dogs (2002), which was directed by Ian Kessner. Sands made his feature film debut opposite Natasha Lyonne and Jason Priestley in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003), an adaptation of Charles Busch's play. Show less «

I moved to New York to work in theater, so my range of motion was really from where I lived - which was downtown, in the Lower East Side - t...Show more »

I moved to New York to work in theater, so my range of motion was really from where I lived - which was downtown, in the Lower East Side - to Midtown, where the theaters are. So I got to know New York, Midtown and south. Show less «

I feel I'm pretty zen and laid back. I don't have a lot of rage in my real life.

My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's ...Show more »

My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.' Show less «

I lived in Dallas, and it's a big city, but you can jump on any freeway and drive in any direction for about 30 minutes and you are in the c...Show more »

I lived in Dallas, and it's a big city, but you can jump on any freeway and drive in any direction for about 30 minutes and you are in the country - open space, wide open, very open, nothin' around. Show less «

I'd love to be on a TV series someday, but I believe you get the jobs that you're meant to get. If the job that I'm meant to get is another ...Show more »

I'd love to be on a TV series someday, but I believe you get the jobs that you're meant to get. If the job that I'm meant to get is another musical or another play or film or TV show, I'm just happy to keep working. Show less «

I've worn wigs. I've done a few plays where I have to wear a wig because they needed longer hair.

I'm more of a strumming guitarist, instead of a lead soloist guitarist.

I started out singing in high school in the choir and in a garage band.

I grew up in Texas in a family that fished and hunted, so I've shot guns as a kid.

Luckily for me, when I was growing up in high school, I had a band, and I was a singer in the band. I'm less of a legit Broadway singer than...Show more »

Luckily for me, when I was growing up in high school, I had a band, and I was a singer in the band. I'm less of a legit Broadway singer than I am a pop-rock singer. Show less «

When you fall into a midseason slot, you have the sort of blessing of not being on television while you shoot most of your season.