Career
London began his career in his junior year of high school. His brother, Jeremy, wanted to audition for the movie The Man in the Moon (1991). London gave his brother a ride to the audition and tried for the part as well. He resulted in getting the part and his brother was his stunt double.
London later received what would become his most popular role as Randall “Pink” Floyd in the movie Dazed and Confused (1993).
In 1995, he starred in the film Fall Time alongside David Arquette, Stephen Baldwin, and Mickey Rourke. The movie was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, ultimately losing to The Brothers McMullen .
London has enjoyed success starring mostly as a rebellious, edgy young addict in feature films such as Broken Vessels (1998) and $pent (2000). He starred as Jason in the NBC miniseries Jason and the Argonauts (2000). He also starred in Poor White Trash (2000) playing sleazy ladies' man Brian Ross.
He costarred with Todd Field in the 1998 film Broken Vessels . The movie was critically acclaimed. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three stars out of four, saying "What makes the movie special is the way both lead actors find the right quiet notes for their performances.". Londons performance in particular was praised, with Leonard Klady of Variety writing “At the center of Broken Vessels are two exceptionally compelling performances by Field and London. . .London works his boyish persona for all its worth and his slide from cute to sinister occurs with brilliant ease.". The film won the Audience Award for Feature Film at the 1998 LA Film Festival
London starred as snowboarder Rick Rambis in the 2001 Touchstone Pictures film Out Cold . Also starring are Lee Majors and Willie Garson. Zach Galifianakis plays the role of London’s snowboarding buddy Luke. The film is considered a “cult classic”.
He memorably portrayed pro skateboarding legend Jimmy Wilson in the movie Grind (2003), with his character being a focal point of the plot, alongside Adam Brody, Bam Margera and Tom Green
Also in 2003, London starred in the film Wasabi Tuna alongside Antonio Sabàto Jr., Tim Meadows, Alexis Arquette, and Anna Nicole Smith. It is a Halloween comedy set in West Hollywood, California.
In 2008 London starred in Killer Movie alongside Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Leighton Meester and Torrey Devitto. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was a financial success.
London portrayed Mark, the local newspaper editor, in the Hallmark Channel television movie, The Wishing Well (2010), which also starred Jordan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine.
In 2023, London starred in the film The Martini Shot alongside Matthew Modine, Fiona Glascott, and John Cleese. The movie was critically acclaimed, and won numerous awards for Best Film and Best Ensemble Cast. Davide Abbatescianni of Cineuropa gave the film a positive review and wrote, “These days, it’s extremely rare to find such a small film with such a big heart. With tact, creativity and simplicity, Stephen Wallis has crafted a beautiful picture about life, death, love and art…”
He appeared in the film Neglected , alongside Josh Duhamel, Dylan Sprouse, and his brother Jeremy London. The film saw theatrical release May 8th, 2026.
In addition to his film and TV work, London also appeared in Aerosmith's 1993 video "Amazing" with Alicia Silverstone.
