Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance
Movies and TV shows
Shortbus, The Lair, Watch Out, Showgirls 2: Penny's from Hea, 2 Minutes Later
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Peter Stickles (born October 8, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the voyeuristic Caleb in the John Cameron Mitchell film Shortbus and as Damian, leader of a gayvampire cult, in the here! original series The Lair.
Stickles was cast in Shortbus in 2003 from amongst some 400 actors who submitted audition tapes for the film, which was initially known as "Sex Film Project." No script had been written prior to casting and the story was built out of improvisational sessions once the cast was in place. The voyeuristic aspect of Caleb's character grew in part out of Stickles's own interests at the time. "I was exploring sex clubs at the time and not necessarily participating but watching from afar. I think John Cameron Mitchell was attracted to the idea of this whole voyeuristic aspect of the character. ... How far would you go to touch somebody from afar?"
Stickles, along with others in the cast, was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast.
Stickles stars in The Lair, which premiered on here! in June 2007. His character, Damian, is the leader of a gay vampire cult. The series, although not critically well-reviewed, was renewed for a second season which premiered in late 2008.
Stickles has appeared in a number of low-budget and direct-to-video horror films, including such titles as Meat Weed Madness (2006) and its sequel Meat Weed America (2007), and has four films slated for release in 2008. He also appeared in the exercise video The Bedroom Workout for Men: Better Sex Through Exercise.
Personal life
Stickles is openly gay. He has been married to actor Michael Carbonaro since 2014.
Filmography
Actor
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Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told (pre-production) as
Peter
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Axeman at Cutters Creek 2 (post-production) as
Dan
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Bad Brain (post-production) as
Manny
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Break In (post-production) as
Zeke
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Utero (post-production) as
Liam
2023
Las Vegas Frankenstein (completed) as
Peter
2023
Exteriors as
Dr. Lesh
2023
Big Freaking Snake (Short) as
Deputy Morris
2022
Space Sharks as
Pilot
2022
Teddy Told Me To as
Christopher Peterson
2022
A Royal Christmas on Ice (TV Movie) as
Additional voices
2022
Strangers in the Night (Short) as
Bloody Cabin Man aka Dean
2021
Apex Predators as
DJ Carter B
2021
Rattlers 2 as
Morris
2020
Poltergays (Short) as
Perry Myers
2020
Unusual Attachment (Short) as
Greg
2019
Deathcember as
Sergio (segment "Five Deaths in Blood Red")
2019
Deadly Hollywood Obsession (TV Movie) as
Paparazzo 1
2019
RoboWoman as
Officer Krueger
2019
Zoombies 2 as
Isaiah
2018
Michael and Michael Are Gay (TV Mini Series) as
Jason
- Naked Party (2018) - Jason
2018
The Amityville Murders as
Party Guest
2018
House of Pain as
Roger
2018
Sleepaway Camp 2: Steve and Michelle Go to Hell (Short) as
Steve
2018
Horndogs Beach Party as
Tad
2018
Grindsploitation 4: Meltsploitation as
Brick (segment "Fondue or Die")
2018
Fiendish Things (TV Series) as
Capt. Saxon
- Hunger of the Gods (2018) - Capt. Saxon
2017
Keloid (Short) as
Ryan
2017
A Royal Christmas Ball (TV Movie) as
Architect #2
2017
Axeman 2: Overkill as
Dan
2017
All Things Fade (Short) as
Boyfriend
2017
Stage Fright (TV Movie) as
Kevin
2016
Confessions as
The Boyfriend
2015
A Prince for Christmas (TV Movie) as
Servant
2015
Ominous (TV Movie) as
Paramedic
2014
Shhhh as
Schoenberg
2014
Best Day Ever as
James
2014
Strange LA (TV Series) as
Peter Stickles
- The LA Homeless (2014) - Peter Stickles
2013
The Magician (Short) as
Bartender
2013
All I Want for Christmas (TV Movie) as
Paul
2013
The Far Flung Star as
Reporter
2013
The Trouble with Barry as
Barry Montenegro
2013
The Brides of Sodom as
Dominic
2012
Candy (Short) as
Vic
2012
Lizard Man as
Emory
2011
I Want to Get Married as
Jim
2011
I Want to Get Married: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as