# Sean Stone
**Sean Stone** (Sean Christopher Stone, later Sean Christopher Ali Stone; born 1984) is an American actor, filmmaker, and television host, the son of director [Oliver Stone](https://www.edgepedia.org/oliver-stone) and Elizabeth Burkit Cox. As a boy he took on-screen roles in numerous films made by his father, eventually shifting to work behind the camera directing and editing, and he presented *Watching the Hawks* for RT America, a network financed by the Russian state, remaining there until the outlet closed in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[1](https://entertainment.ie/person/sean-stone/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Christopher Stone; also credited as Sean Ali[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/) • [3](https://www.seanstone.info/) |
| Born | 1984, New York City, New York, USA[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/) |
| Parents | Film director Oliver Stone and Elizabeth Burkit Cox[4](https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Stone%2C_Sean) |
| Signature statistic | Has appeared in 13 films directed by his father, more than any other actor[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/) |
| Notable roles | Jasper Garrison in *JFK* (1991), Young Jim in *The Doors* (1991), Donald Nixon in *Nixon* (1995), Eric in *Savages* (2012)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/) |
| Directing | Co-wrote and directed the horror film *Greystone Park* (2012)[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_stone) |
| Television hosting | Hosted *Watching the Hawks* on RT America (2015–2017) with Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace[1](https://entertainment.ie/person/sean-stone/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5216860/) |
| Religion | Converted to Shia Islam in 2012[4](https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Stone%2C_Sean) |
## Acting in his father's films
Stone began acting as a child in Oliver Stone's films, starting with *Salvador* (1986) with [James Woods](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-woods), followed by *Wall Street* (1987) with [Michael Douglas](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-douglas) and *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989) with [Tom Cruise](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-cruise).[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_stone) In a 2013 interview he listed his father's films he had acted in as *Salvador*, *Wall Street*, *The Doors*, *JFK*, *Natural Born Killers*, *Wall Street 2*, *W.*, and *Savages*, saying he had acted in them since he was six months old.[7](https://blastzoneonline.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/interview-with-sean-stone-writer-director-actor-and-son-of-oliver-stone/)
His credited roles include Jasper Garrison in *JFK* (1991), Young Jim Morrison in *The Doors* (1991), and Donald Nixon in *Nixon* (1995); in *[Savages](https://www.edgepedia.org/savages-2012-film)* (2012) he played Eric, a marijuana grower.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/) IMDb records that he has appeared in 13 films directed by his father, more than any other actor.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/) Oliver Stone's own IMDb biography lists his son among the actors he frequently casts.[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000231/bio/)
## Work behind the camera
Stone's directing career started with documentaries.[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/bio/) He apprenticed under his father on *Alexander*, shooting multiple behind-the-scenes documentaries including the feature documentary *Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander* (2005).[3](https://www.seanstone.info/) On *W.* (2008) he filmed behind-the-scenes material and worked as an Editorial Consultant, and on the television series *[The Untold History of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-untold-history-of-the-united-states)* he worked as an Associate Editor.[3](https://www.seanstone.info/) • [7](https://blastzoneonline.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/interview-with-sean-stone-writer-director-actor-and-son-of-oliver-stone/)
His feature work as a director is the horror film *Greystone Park* (2012), which he co-wrote and directed and in which he also acted.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_stone) • [10](https://www.abandomoviez.net/indie/persona.php?id_persona=35419) He was a screenwriter on the action comedy *Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece* (2018), in which he also played the title role of Fist.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_stone)
## Education
Stone is a member of the Princeton University Class of 2006.[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/bio/) According to his own website, he studied American History at Princeton and at Oxford before writing his senior thesis on the modern history of the New World Order.[3](https://www.seanstone.info/)
## Broadcasting and later career
With Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace, Stone hosted the [RT America](https://www.edgepedia.org/rt-america) show *Watching the Hawks*; he and Ventura also hosted an online talk show named *Buzzsaw*.[4](https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Stone%2C_Sean) IMDb credits him as a presenter on *Watching the Hawks* for nine episodes between 2015 and 2017.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5216860/) RT America was shut down in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[1](https://entertainment.ie/person/sean-stone/)
In 2012, during a visit to Iran, Stone converted to [Shia Islam](https://www.edgepedia.org/shia-islam).[4](https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Stone%2C_Sean) His later screen credits include Frank in *Night Walk* (2019) and roles in *Union Bound* (2016), *Great Plains* (2016), and *American Justice* (2014).[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_stone)
## Other people named Sean Stone
The name refers to several unrelated people. A second Sean Stone, born 1992 in New Jersey, was a producer and creative executive on films including *Cash Out* (2024), *Wire Room* (2022), *Hot Seat* (2022), and *Wrong Place* (2022); he died on March 5, 2024, in [New Brunswick, New Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-brunswick-new-jersey), of cancer.[11](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12978631) Sean Alan Stone is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his role as Louis in AMC's *The Son*.[12](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4838391/)
## References
1. [Sean Stone – About, Entertainment.ie](https://entertainment.ie/person/sean-stone/)
2. [Sean Stone (I) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/)
3. [Sean Stone – official site biography](https://www.seanstone.info/)
4. [Stone, Sean – Astro-Databank](https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Stone%2C_Sean)
5. [Sean Stone Movies List – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_stone)
6. [Sean Stone (IV) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5216860/)
7. [Interview With Sean Stone, Blastzone Online (2013)](https://blastzoneonline.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/interview-with-sean-stone-writer-director-actor-and-son-of-oliver-stone/)
8. [Oliver Stone – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000231/bio/)
9. [Sean Stone – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832165/bio/)
10. [Filmografía Completa de Sean Stone, abandomoviez.net](https://www.abandomoviez.net/indie/persona.php?id_persona=35419)
11. [Sean Stone (1992–2024) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12978631)
12. [Sean Alan Stone – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4838391/)
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