question: What American actor played in both "The Gate" and "The Motel Life"?
answer: Stephen Dorff
context: Title: Emile Hirsch
  Passage: Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor.  He made his breakout roles for "Into the Wild" (2007) and the A&E network simulcast miniseries "Bonnie & Clyde" (2013).  Other films include "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" (2002), "The Girl Next Door" (2004), "Lords of Dogtown" (2005), "Alpha Dog" (2006), "The Darkest Hour" (2011), "The Motel Life" (2012) and "Vincent N Roxxy" (2016).
  Title: George Ives (actor)
  Passage: George Ives (January 19, 1926 – February 22, 2013) was an American actor.  A native of New York City, Ives played Douglas Aldrich in the television series "The Jim Backus Show", also known as "Hot off the Wire".  He starred in an episode of "The King of Queens", as well as an episode of The Office entitled Phyllis' Wedding.  Ives also appeared as Lank Dailey, owner of Dailey's Motel and the Arena roadhouse in Hot Rods to Hell, the last film directed by John Brahm.  He died at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, in 2013 at the age of 87.
  Title: The Motel Life (film)
  Passage: The Motel Life is a 2012 American drama film starring Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning, and Kris Kristofferson.  Directed and produced by brothers Alan and Gabriel Polsky, the screenplay was adapted by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue from Willy Vlautin's novel of the same name.  The film was shot in Gardnerville, Minden, Reno, and Virginia City and also features animated sequences drawn by Mike Smith.
  Title: Mike Vogel
  Passage: Michael James "Mike" Vogel (born July 17, 1979) is an American actor and former model.  Vogel began acting in 2001, and has since appeared in several films and series, including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", "Grind", "Poseidon", "Blue Valentine", "The Help", "Bates Motel", "Cloverfield" and "Under the Dome".
  Title: John Cariani
  Passage: John Edward Cariani (born July 23, 1969) is an award-winning American actor and an accomplished playwright.  Cariani is best known to television viewers as the unwavering forensic expert Julian Beck in "Law & Order".  On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof".  As a playwright, he is best known for his first play, "Almost, Maine", which has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States.  He has starred on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical "Something Rotten! " as Nigel Bottom.
  Title: Stephen Dorff
  Passage: Stephen Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor, known for portraying PK in "The Power of One", Stuart Sutcliffe in "Backbeat", Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere", and for his roles in "Blade" (as self-styled vampire-overlord Deacon Frost), "Cecil B. DeMented", "The Motel Life", "S.F.W." and "Space Truckers".
  Title: Willy Vlautin
  Passage: Willy Vlautin (born 1967) is an American author and was the lead singer and songwriter of Portland, Oregon band Richmond Fontaine and is currently a member of The Delines.  Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, he has released nine studio albums since the late nineties with his band while he has written four novels: "The Motel Life", "Northline", "Lean on Pete" and "The Free".
  Title: The Gate (1987 film)
  Passage: The Gate is a 1987 American-Canadian horror film directed by Tibor Takács and starring Stephen Dorff in his film debut.  Two young boys accidentally release a horde of demons from their backyard via a large hole.  The film was released on May 15, 1987, by New Century Vista Film Company.  Since its release, it has obtained a cult following and was followed by a sequel in 1990 titled "".  A 3D-remake directed by Alex Winter was in production; it was initially set for a release in 2011, but no release had occurred at that time.
  Title: Ryan Hurst
  Passage: Ryan Douglas Hurst (born June 19, 1976) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Gerry Bertier in Disney's "Remember the Titans", Tom Clark in "Taken", Opie Winston in the FX network drama series "Sons of Anarchy", and as Chick in "Bates Motel".
  Title: Joshua Leonard
  Passage: Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer and director, known primarily for his role in "The Blair Witch Project" (1999).  He has since starred in films such as "Madhouse" (2004), "The Shaggy Dog" (2006), "Higher Ground" (2011), "The Motel Life" (2012), "Snake and Mongoose" (2013), "If I Stay" (2014), "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" (2014), and "6 Years" (2015).
citations: The Gate (1987 film) Stephen Dorff