You might not have seen Chase Stokes in your display screen in just a few years, however he’s effectively made up for it with a double-feature Netflix comeback.
The thirty-two-year-old actor is reprising his function as beloved Pogue, John B, when Outer Banks returns on October 10, and he not too long ago starred alongside Joey King within the Netflix movie Uglies.
It’s been effectively over a 12 months because the final season of Outer Banks aired, and Stokes has been laborious at work, not on display screen, however because the primary cheerleader of his well-known nation artist girlfriend, Kelsea Ballerini.
Look no additional for those who’re not a Pogue at coronary heart and have simply been questioning who that blonde nation music star has been toting round.
In line with US Weekly, Stokes was born in Annapolis, Maryland in 1992 and moved to Orlando, Florida as a teen. Earlier than he bought into appearing, he performed hockey, wrote poetry, and performed guitar.
His IMDB web page reviews that his first appearing job was in a film known as Misplaced Island, in 2014. He was additionally on an episode of the Netflix sequence Stranger Issues in 2016, and made cameos and recurring appearances in a number of films, TV sequence, and even a music video earlier than touchdown his function on Outer Banks in 2020.
In line with Individuals, Stokes virtually turned down his large break. When he first learn the script, he thought it was a remake of the 1985 movie The Goonies, and he didn’t wish to be liable for messing with a traditional. However after the casting director inspired him, he took the audition and landed the job solely three days later.
The present, which follows 4 mates attempting to find treasure in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, contains plenty of time on the water for the forged. Thankfully, Stokes spent a lot of his teenage years in Florida, the place he discovered find out how to surf and drive boats, making him the right John B.
Through the years individuals have fallen in love with the friendship dynamic of Stokes and his costars on the present. He even dated one among them, Madelyn Cline, for over a 12 months from 2020 to 2021.
That’s, earlier than assembly his now girlfriend Kelsea Ballerini, when she slid into his Instagram DMs in late 2022 or early 2023, in accordance with Individuals. The 2 have been connected on the hip ever since. That’s why for those who don’t acknowledge Stokes from his work, chances are you’ll simply acknowledge him as being a first-class boyfriend. However now it’s his flip again within the highlight. Catch the brand new season of Outer Banks on Netflix. Half one will likely be launched on October 10, and half two on November 7.
