No kidding: As of April 1st, Stephen Dorff (46) brings a breath of fresh air to the judiciary as a man of the old, tough school. Then he starts his new series with "Deputy – Einsatz Los Angeles" on the 13th Street pay TV station and in German premiere. The broadcaster celebrates the start in a double sequence from 9 p.m. A new episode follows every Wednesday from April 8th. As rough-headed law enforcement officer Bill Hollister, Dorff has little interest in bureaucracy for the authorities and prefers instead action-packed and cool cool justice – rounded off with a touch of Western flair. In another, highly acclaimed cop series, he recently proved that Dorff is the right man for this job.
Child star, Beatle, vampire, law enforcement officer
After the character actor played the main role in Sofia Coppola's (48) drama "Somewhere" in 2010, it became quiet around Stephen Dorff in the following years. In 2019, he celebrated an impressive comeback, which was celebrated on social media under the hashtag #Dorffaissance. Finally, he was allowed to work alongside two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (46) in the third season of the anthology series "True Detective". The interlocking plot extends over three decades and shows the two main actors as young men up to the age of old. A special and demanding task, which Dorff, as the critics largely agreed, mastered excellently.
Which is certainly due to his enormous experience as an actor. After all, he spent 37 of his 46 years in front of the camera. He made his debut at the age of nine in the series "Family Ties", the first leading role was taken by the actor, born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1987 in the fantasy film "Gate – The Underground".
The 1990s finally brought about a global breakthrough. In the film "Backbeat", Dorff first portrayed the real and tragic figure of the "fifth Beatle", Stuart Sutcliffe. In 1997 he even played Jack Dawson, the "lucky guy" who won a ticket for the fatal maiden voyage of the passenger ship while playing poker in the blockbuster "Titanic" by James Cameron (65). But Dorff allegedly declined the role and so in the end a certain Leonardo DiCaprio (45) grabbed the world-famous part …
So it was only a year later, and not as a shame, but as the villain that Stephen Dorff's career really took off: In 1998 he was allowed to compete with Wesley Snipes (57) in the Marvel comic book adaptation "Blade". As a diabolical vampire Deacon Frost, he delivers a duel of strength and coolness with the title character – which would have brought us back to the present.
The wild west coast: Stephen Dorff is Bill Hollister
When the acting sheriff of the Los Angeles County suddenly dies in the series "Deputy Mission Los Angeles", a law ensures that the senior official of the unit takes over from him. However, it is the odd Deputy Bill Hollister who is reluctant to come into contact with bureaucracy or hypocritical etiquette in the fight for the security of the population. After his surprising promotion, he consequently uses the influence he has gained to turn the authorities to the left and to gather a group of reliable, if not necessarily conventional warriors.
The attraction of "Deputy" is obvious for leading actor Stephen Dorff: "The great thing is that it is an action series that goes to the limit. It was made to entertain." At the same time, the hero is one who does not meet the viewers on the screen every day – and who, in addition to his police career, still has to deal with very worldly problems as a father of a family.
Dorff sums up the series with the words: "Good versus evil. Family, love, heroism." In order to be able to present the last point as credibly as possible, the actor went on patrol with real police officers. An experience that earned him even more respect for the job that he will be able to do on television without risk to life and limb in Germany from April 1st – and can be received anywhere on Pay TV or via stream via Sky Ticket.