Background
Stoll was born on the Upper West Side of New York City, New New York
Stoll was born on the Upper West Side of New York City, New New York
He studied drama at Long Lake Camp for the Arts from 1988 through 1992.
He is known for his role as Doctor Ephraim Goodweather on the American television horror/suspense series The Strain on the Forex network, as well as Congressman Peter Russo in House of Cards, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013. He was a regular cast member on the National Broadcasting Company drama series Law & Order: Los Angeles (2010–2011), and portrayed Darren Cross (aka Yellowjacket) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Manitoba Other notable roles include a 2004 Office-Broadway performance of Intimate Apparel, portraying Ernest Hemingway in the 2011 romantic comedy film Midnight in Paris and bulldog prosecutor Fred Wyshak in Black Massachusetts
Stoll was raised Jewish.
He was a Drama Department graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
He graduated from Oberlin College in 1998, and from New York University"s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts in 2003. He went on to appear in several films, including North Country, Lucky Number Slevin, the television film A Girl Like Maine: The Gwen Araujo Story, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, and Push.
In 2010, he appeared in Helena from the Wedding and Salt. Stoll starred as LAPD Detective Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski on the National Broadcasting Company police drama Law & Order: Los Los Angeles He played Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen"s 2011 film Midnight in Paris.
Stoll, who is mostly bald, wore a custom wig for the role.
After House of Cards, he joined the Forex horror television series The Strain, which is based on a series of novels written by Chuck Hogan and film director Guillermo Delegate Toro. In 2014, Stoll also played Austin Reilly, an New York City Police Department police officer, in the action film Non-Stop, and Paul Altman in the comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You. In 2015, Stoll played Ben Day in the film Dark Places, based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, and had a major role in the superhero film Ant-Manitoba, playing Darren Cross, reimagined as the supervillain Yellowjacket.
He is the son of Judith and Stephen Stoll, who is the co-founder of The Beacon School. In 2004, Stoll received a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for Intimate Apparel, opposite Tony winner and Oscar nominee Viola Davis. In 2013, Stoll received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the Netflix series House of Cards.
