Buddy Duress
Acting
Biography
Michael Constantine Stathis (May 21, 1985 – November 2023), known by his screen name Buddy Duress, was an American actor best known for his roles in the Safdie brothers films Heaven Knows What (2014) and Good Time (2017).
Born: May 21, 1985
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Mass State Lottery
A failed private investigator investigates a series of disappearances, and in order to get his way he's even willing to manipulate a grieving mother.
Good Time
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie
Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city streets. An original documentary featuring footage from the making of their new thriller, Good Time, along with several of the brothers’ early features and shorts. Produced by the Criterion Channel for their "Meet the Filmmakers" series.
Victor in Paradise
A comic and melancholic take on the struggling artist, shot on 35mm.
Heaven Knows What
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
Funny Pages
A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
Flinch
A young Hitman--who lives with his mother--develops feelings for the witness of a murder he committed.
PVT Chat
Jack is an internet gambler living in NYC. After the death of his roommate, he becomes fixated on Scarlet - a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees Scarlet on a rainy NYC Chinatown street.
The Great Darkened Days
While a world war rages, Philippe, a draft-dodger from Quebec, takes refuge in the American West, surviving by competing in Charlie Chaplin impersonation contests. As Philippe makes his long journey home, he encounters various characters under the sway of a destructive madness borne of the chaotic times. His voyage, both violent and fascinating, is a hallucinatory initiation to the darker side of the American dream.
Person to Person
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
Filmography
as Ivan
as Ryan
as Larry
as James Vaughn
as Eddie
as Mike
as Philip Farmer
as Opponent
as Max
as Ray
as Paul
as The Waiter (voice)
as Mike