Oliver Leon Jones (born June 27th 1991), known professionally as Oliver Stark, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Evan "Buck" Buckley in ''

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'' on

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, and as Ryder in AMC's martial arts-based drama ''Into the Badlands''.

Biography

Stark was born in London, England. He is the younger of two brothers. He attended

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in north west London from 2002 to 2009. After joining the acting union in the UK, he registered under the name "Oliver Stark" as "Oliver Jones" was not available. He decided to use his late grandmother's maiden name, "Stark", as his stage surname. Stark's first professional acting job came in 2011 when he was cast in David Alexander's short film ''Follow'' for the

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. Stark then went on to have guest roles on iconic British shows ''Luther'' and ''Casualty''. Stark then had a number of film roles (''Underworld Blood Wars'') and other TV roles before starring as series regular, Ryder, in AMC's martial arts-based drama ''Into the Badlands'' in 2015. Since 2018, Stark has played firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley, a main character on the

drama, ''

.'' Stark is a

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, and has expressed support for the

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movement. As of 2021, he works with a charity which provides workout equipment to firehouses to help firefighters stay in shape. He has a distinctive birthmark on his face, which an acting teacher advised him to remove. He stated that he has "never had an issue with it", and many fans of ''9-1-1'' have sent him positive messages about his birthmark. Stark currently resides in

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, California with his dog and cat. Since 2016, he has been in a relationship with model and actress Hannah Grottesman.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stark, Oliver 1991 births Living people British male film actors British male television actors