Stark began his career in 2007 working with Academy Award winning producer Martin Richards (Chicago).
In 2015, Stark made his writing and directorial debut with The Runner, a political drama that follows a Louisiana congressman in the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill.
[2] In 2021, Stark wrote and directed The God Committee, a medical thriller about the world of organ transplantation, starring Kelsey Grammer, Colman Domingo and Julia Stiles.
[4] Stark’s latest film Coup!, a darkly comedic thriller set during the 1918 Spanish Flu, follows a rebellious servant who leads a revolt against his wealthy employer.
On September 8, 2023, it debuted in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival.