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 …
Career Milestones
1969 | Made stage debut in "Othello" at the Hedgerow Theatre in Pennsylvania |
1975 | Off-Broadway debut in "Hamlet" at New York Shakespeare Festival |
1977 | Made Broadway debut in "Saint Joan" |
1978 | Appeared at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN |
1980 | Made small screen debut in CBS TV-movie "We're Fighting Back" |
1984 | Played Happy, one of Dustin Hoffman's sons in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" |
1985 | Made film debut in "Twice in a Lifetime" |
1985 | Recreated the role of Happy opposite Dustin Hoffman in the ABC TV-movie "Death of a Salesman" |
1986 | Played attorney David Abrams on NBC series "Crime Story" |
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" |
1992 | Starred off-Broadway as "Hamlet" at the Roundabout Theater |
1993 | Played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in the film "Gettysburg" |
1993 | Portrayed the villainous Ike Clanton in "Tombstone," starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer |
1997 | Co-starred in the political thriller "Shadow Conspiracy" |
1998 | Returned to Broadway to star in "Wait Until Dark" |
2000 | Cast as the one-armed man on the short-lived CBS remake of "The Fugitive" |
2003 | Portrayed General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson in "Gods and Generals" |
2004 | Appeared in Arthur Miller's last play "Finishing the Picture" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago |
2006 | Played the role of Colonel Littlefield in John Patrick Shanley's play "Defiance" |
2007 | Played a supporting role in the ESPN miniseries "The Bronx is Burning" |
2007 | Starred in Roundabout's off-Broadway production of "Beyond Glory" |
2009 | Appeared as an intelligence officer in Grant Heslov's "The Men Who Stare at Goats" alongside Jeff Bridges and George Clooney |
2009 | Cast as SecFor's Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" |
2009 | Co-starred in Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" as Texas Ranger Charles Winstead |
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 |
Awards
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in Avatar |
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Avatar |