Julia Stiles

Called "one of the most fearless and talented actresses in Hollywood" by the Los Angeles Times, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award, Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Julia Stiles continues to exhibit a rare sophistication in the characters she plays on screen and on stage.

In 2016, Stiles shot in France Neil Jordan's mini-series Riviera. Riviera centers on a young, recently married woman (Stiles) whose blissful life of Mediterranean luxury is torn apart when her billionaire husband is murdered in a yacht explosion. She soon discovers that the fortune used to maintain his immaculate, gilt-edged lifestyle was tainted with dishonesty, double-dealings, crime and ultimately murder, and finds herself dragged into a world of crime as enemies close in.

Stiles filmed Theresa Rebeck's Trouble opposite Bill Pullman, Anjelica Huston and Brian D'Arcy James, as well as The Drowning. Trouble, written and directed by Rebeck, is a family dramedy that centers on the troubled relationship between a brother (Pullman) and a sister (Huston), and the people who surround them. Bette Gordon's cat-and-mouse thriller The Drowning also stars Josh Charles and Avan Jogia.

Her credits include Daniel Alfredson's Blackway, which also starred Anthony Hopkins and Ray Liotta, and the Lionsgate thriller Misconduct, opposite Al Pacino, Hopkins and Josh Duhamel. Later this fall, Stiles will also be seen in The Great Gilly Hopkins, based on Katherine Paterson's popular book, opposite Glenn Close and Kathy Bates. Stiles' additional film credits include Silver Linings Playbook; Out of the Dark; Closed Circuit; Between Us; It's a Disaster; the Bourne trilogy; three Shakespearean film adaptations: Hamlet, O and 10 Things I Hate About You; The Business of Strangers; Save the Last Dance; State and Main; The Omen and Mona Lisa Smile.

In 2011, Stiles received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her work on Showtime's critically acclaimed series Dexter, which starred Michael C. Hall. She portrayed a mysterious woman who develops a distinct relationship with Dexter throughout the course of season five. Additional television credits include an arc on The Mindy Project.

Stiles has been at the forefront of the new world of digital media and content. She starred in the Hulu web series Blue, directed by Rodrigo García and produced by Jon Avnet for the WIGS channel. Stiles also teamed up with WIGS to create the web series Paloma, which she wrote and directed for two seasons.

Stiles began her career on stage at La MaMa Theatre, and has since appeared in Shakespeare-in-the-Park's Twelfth Night; the London and Broadway revival of David Mamet's Oleanna (with Aaron Eckhart and Bill Pullman, respectively); and opposite Mia Farrow in James Lapine's Fran's Bed.

Stiles also wrote and directed the short film Raving, which starred Zooey Deschanel, for ELLE magazine's film series. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on the Sundance Channel.

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