Who is Oliver Stark, the British actor who plays Buck on 9-1-1? The vegan swapped London life for LA, and ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of his bisexual character’s kiss with Tommy on the show
- Stark is clapping back at the haters who criticised his bisexual character Buck’s kiss on the 100th episode of 9-1-1: ‘I would like you to know that I truly don’t care,’ he wrote on his Instagram Story
- Born in the UK, Stark is a 32-year-old actor who got his start in the UK Film Council’s short film Follow, then starred in Luther, Dracula, Underworld: Blood Wars and Into the Badlands
Oliver Stark is clapping back at the haters who criticised his bisexual character Buck’s kiss on the 100th episode of ABC’s 9-1-1.
Although the actor deservingly received overwhelming support from viewers, he also attracted criticism from a small pool of netizens who weren’t happy to see Buck’s on-screen intimate moment with Tommy Kinard (played by Louis Ferrigno Jr) – but Stark doesn’t care.
He took to his Instagram Story over the weekend to thank his supporters: “Humbled and overwhelmed by the positive reaction to Buck’s storyline,” he wrote, “I’ve read so many of your messages and I couldn’t be prouder.”
Stark then added: “If you are one of the smaller group of people commenting on my posts about how this has ruined the show. I would like you to know that I truly don’t care. This is a show about love and inclusion. It’s featured queer relationships from the very beginning including a beautiful Black lesbian marriage played out by two of the best actresses [Aisha Hinds and Tracie Thoms] I’ve ever watched.”
Buck and Tommy’s kiss is likely to be the first of many explorations of Stark’s character’s sexuality, according to Collider. The show, which is currently in its seventh season, released its 100th episode last week, per The Hollywood Reporter.
So, what else do we know about the handsome actor?
Oliver Stark is British
Born in London, UK, Oliver Stark is a 32-year-old actor who got his start in the UK Film Council’s short film Follow, per his IMDB profile. According to his interview with Bello Mag, he moved to the US after feeling like he had “hit a ceiling” in the UK industry. “I wasn’t having many opportunities to audition back home and I felt like my career was coming to a halt,” he added, “So I came to the US to be a fresh face and start over.”