Oliver Stark

British actor (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oliver Leon Jones (born 27 June 1991[1][2]), known professionally as Oliver Stark, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Evan "Buck" Buckley in 9-1-1 on Fox/ABC, and as Ryder in AMC's martial arts-based drama Into the Badlands.

Born
Oliver Leon Jones

(1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 34)[1][2]
London, England
OccupationActor
Yearsactive2011–present
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Oliver Stark
Stark in 2022
Born
Oliver Leon Jones

(1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 34)[1][2]
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
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Early life

Oliver Leon Jones[3] was born on 27 June 1991 in London, England.[4][1][2] 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".[3][5]

Career

Stark's first professional acting job came in 2011 when he was cast in David Alexander's short film Follow for the UK Film Council. Stark then went on to have guest roles in Luther and Casualty.[6]

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.[7] Since 2018, Stark has played firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley, a main character on the Fox/ABC procedural drama, 9-1-1.[8]

Personal life

As of September 2022, Stark resides in Los Angeles, California.[9] He has been romantically linked to actress Hannah Gottesman.[10] In a 2024 interview with Men's Health, Stark spoke candidly about his experience of moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He explained that his partner at the time was "much more successful than [he] was" and that she was "having more opportunities possibly come her way."[11]

Filmography

Film

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2012 Community Pack Leader
2013 The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box Glocky
2014 Montana Cal
2015 Hard Tide Alfie Fisher
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Gregor
2017 MindGamers Dylan
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Television

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2011 Casualty Kyle 'K' DeNane Episode: "Natural Selection"
2013 Luther Shaun Butler 1 episode
Big Bad World Bad Teenager 1 episode
Dracula PC Barraclough Episode: "Come to Die"
2015 Venus vs. Mars Steven Jones 1 episode
2015–2017 Into the Badlands Ryder Series regular (16 episodes)
2018–present 9-1-1 Evan 'Buck' Buckley Main role (101 episodes)
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama TV Actor[12]
2021 9-1-1: Lone Star Guest role (1 episode)
2024 Celebrity Family Feud Himself Contestant; Episode: "Fantasy Sweets vs Golden Five and 9-1-1 vs Jury Duty"
2026 9-1-1: Nashville Evan 'Buck' Buckley Guest role (1 episode)
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