Stephen Lang

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Biography

A chameleon-like regional theater veteran, Stephen Lang won acclaim for his performance on the Broadway stage as the murderous Col. Jessep in Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men" (1989) and received a Tony nomination for his performance as a disturbed Vietnam veteran in Steve Tesich's "Speed of Darkness" (1990).

The compact, light-haired actor made his screen debut in Bud Yorkin's "Twice in a Lifetime" (1985) and gave strong performances as a …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

July 11, 1952

Career Milestones

2011

Co-starred opposite Jason O'Mara on the Fox series "Terra Nova"

2011

Portrayed the villain Khalar Zym in the "Conan the Barbarian" reboot

2009

Cast as SecFor's Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar"

2009

Appeared as an intelligence officer in Grant Heslov's "The Men Who Stare at Goats" alongside Jeff Bridges and George Clooney

2009

Co-starred in Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" as Texas Ranger Charles Winstead

2007

Played a supporting role in the ESPN miniseries "The Bronx is Burning"

2007

Starred in Roundabout's off-Broadway production of "Beyond Glory"

2006

Played the role of Colonel Littlefield in John Patrick Shanley's play "Defiance"

2004

Appeared in Arthur Miller's last play "Finishing the Picture" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago

2003

Portrayed General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson in "Gods and Generals"

2000

Cast as the one-armed man on the short-lived CBS remake of "The Fugitive"

1998

Returned to Broadway to star in "Wait Until Dark"

1997

Co-starred in the political thriller "Shadow Conspiracy"

1993

Portrayed the villainous Ike Clanton in "Tombstone," starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer

1993

Played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in the film "Gettysburg"

1992

Starred off-Broadway as "Hamlet" at the Roundabout Theater

1991

Earned a Tony nomination for his lead role in "The Speed of Darkness"

1991

Gained 35 pounds to play the title character in the NBC TV-movie "Babe Ruth"

1986

Played attorney David Abrams on NBC series "Crime Story"

1985

Recreated the role of Happy opposite Dustin Hoffman in the ABC TV-movie "Death of a Salesman"

1985

Made film debut in "Twice in a Lifetime"

1984

Played Happy, one of Dustin Hoffman's sons in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"

1980

Made small screen debut in CBS TV-movie "We're Fighting Back"

1978

Appeared at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN

1977

Made Broadway debut in "Saint Joan"

1975

Off-Broadway debut in "Hamlet" at New York Shakespeare Festival

1969

Made stage debut in "Othello" at the Hedgerow Theatre in Pennsylvania

Awards

2010

MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in Avatar

2010

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Avatar