ERIC STOLTZ in ONE KILL  (2000) as: "Capt.Walker Randall”

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ERIC STOLTZ in The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) as: “Nathaniel”

The philosopher and rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged becomes involved with a much younger, and married man... to the dismay of those close to her. Summary from: imdb

Ayn Rand speaks to her husband, Frank O’Connor, and Nathaniel Branden’s wife Barbara, while Nathaniel looks on quietly. Ayn:  This is not a threat to you.  Our affair will be something separate, apart from you and our normal lives.  If the four of us were lesser people we could never accept this.  Lesser people could never accept it.  But we are not lesser people.  Our rules are different…We ask your permission.  We ask that you return to us the love that we feel for you.

Frank and Barbara escape to a café to take this in. Frank:  [Ayn] came right up to me and said, “You are the embodiment of my ideal man.”  I never had a chance.  The Ideal Man…. Barbara:  Can you leave her? Frank:  Got no money.  No profession.  It’s all hers.  I’m 54.  Where would I go?  What would I do?  I don’t have a choice.  You do, Barbara. Barbara:  Do you think she’s right? Frank:  Right? Barbara:  The logic of the two of them. Frank:  It’s always logical. (Barbara looks at a man sitting alone at the bar.) Barbara:  I won’t be a lesser person.  I can’t.

Nathaniel (crying):  I’m free.  I’m free.

“What is the nature of love?”