Eric Lange
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Eric Lange
| image = Eric Lange at the 2010 Streamy Awards.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Lange at the 2010 Streamy Awards
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|02|19}}{{Cite tweet|user=MrEricLange|last=Lange|first=Eric|number=1097920462464512000|title=I’d like to thank 45 for an amazing year and for delivering an even happier and healthier version of me to day 1 of 46. Thanks for all the birthday love!|date=February 19, 2019}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater = Miami University (BFA){{cite news | last =Jones | first =Richard | title =Fairfield High, Miami U. grad finds success in Hollywood | newspaper =Journal News | date =11 August 2013 | url =http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/fairfield-high-miami-u-grad-finds-success-in-holly/nZJdy/ | access-date =21 December 2013 | archive-date =24 December 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115701/http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/fairfield-high-miami-u-grad-finds-success-in-holly/nZJdy/ | url-status =dead }}
| spouse = {{marriage|Lisa Sabatino|2013}}
| children = 2
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1996–present
}}
Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his extensive work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles.
Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ABC series Lost (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth Hasting on the FX series The Bridge (2013). He earned acclaim for starring as Bill Stechner on the crime drama Narcos (2016), Lyle Mitchell on Showtime's Escape at Dannemora (2018) which earned a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, Lou Burke on the Netflix original series Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021), Detective Gene Holcomb on the HBO series Perry Mason (2020-2022), and Byron Stallings on the Apple TV+ series Sugar (2024)
Lange's film roles include Sam Larson in the independent film AM1200 (2008), Andy Beyer in the sports drama Secretariat (2010), a cameraman in the neo-noir Nightcrawler (2014), Dr. Silverman in the comedy-drama Danny Collins (2015), Whitehurst in the neo-Western mystery Wind River (2017), Blake Denton/Him in the horror Antebellum (2020) and Ralph Seegan in the action horror Day Shift (2022).
Early life
Eric Lange was born in Hamilton, Ohio and graduated from Fairfield High School and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has Danish ancestry.{{cite instagram|user=mrericlange|last=Lange|first=Eric|postid=B_TieOIpWoc|date=April 22, 2020|title=I’ve got some Danish blood in me... and now I’ve got four pieces of Danish Kringle in me...}}
Career
Lange's first film role came in 1996's High School High, where he played a singing waiter. Two years later, he appeared in three episodes of the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. With 2001 came a guest role in the popular series Angel, and the following year he was cast in a one-episode part in Firefly.
Over the next three years, he appeared in minor roles on several television shows, including CSI, The Bernie Mac Show, Without a Trace, The Shield, and The West Wing. Lange also appeared in a 2007 episode of Entourage and appeared briefly on the short-lived NBC show Journeyman.
In 2008, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds, as well as in small roles in Bones and My Name is Earl. In 2010, he appeared in 2 episodes of Weeds.
Lange portrayed Manager Erik on the television comedy Easy to Assemble. He has also guest starred on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and My Name is Earl, and from 2010 to 2013 portrayed Mr. Sikowitz, an eccentric acting teacher, on Nickelodeon's teen show Victorious. On June 11, 2011, Lange guest starred on iCarly in "iParty with Victorious", the first ever iCarly and Victorious crossover event.{{Cite web|title='iParty With Victorious' on Nickelodeon|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/iparty-with-victorious-on-nickelodeon-1.2938351|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Newsday|language=en}}
Lange also portrayed a distraught basketball coach in the ABC television show Modern Family. In 2006, he guest starred on Cold Case, in which he played "Lyle".
In 2010, Lange portrayed John Skrzynsky in the HBO movie You Don't Know Jack, the biography of controversial doctor Jack Kevorkian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-lange/credits/235273|title=Eric Lange | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}} His role was Andy Beyer in the Disney film Secretariat.{{IMDb name|1441925}}{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-08-27|title=Eric Lange Joins Amazon's 'The Man In The High Castle' & Netflix's 'Unbelievable' As Recurring|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/eric-lange-the-man-in-the-high-castle-unbelievable-recurring-1202453168/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} Lange had a recurring role in Weeds as journalist Vaughn Coleman.
In 2013, he played a role in Grimm in Season 2, Episode 16. In 2015, he played Dr. Silverman in Danny Collins.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-03|title=Jeremy Renner Replaces Steve Carell In Al Pacino Comedy ' {{!}} The Playlist|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/jeremy-renner-replaces-steve-carell-in-al-pacino-comedy-imagine-julianne-moore-also-on-board-20121023|access-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403185858/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/jeremy-renner-replaces-steve-carell-in-al-pacino-comedy-imagine-julianne-moore-also-on-board-20121023 |archive-date=2015-04-03 }}
The year following, he appeared as Officer Smith in Fear, Inc.{{Cite web|title='Lost' Alum Eric Lange, Emmy Winner Leslie Jordan Join Horror Comedy 'Fear, Inc.'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lost-alum-eric-lange-emmy-winner-leslie-jordan-join-horror-comedy-fear-inc/|access-date=2021-11-16|language=en-US}} He had a main role on the Netflix drama series Narcos as Bill Stechner, a corrupt CIA agent, which earned him recognition.
In November 2019, it was announced that Lange would appear in a main role on the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/brand-new-cherry-flavor-series-netflix-rosa-salazar-star-catherine-keener-eric-lange-jeff-ward-manny-jacinto-co-star-horror-adaptation-todd-grimson-1202787381/|title=N'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Series Headlined By Rosa Salazar A Go At Netflix; Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward & Manny Jacinto Co-Star In Horror Adaptation|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 15, 2019|accessdate=April 24, 2021}} The miniseries was released on August 13, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/watch-rosa-salazar-netflix-brand-new-cherry-flavor-teaser-trailer-1234795722/|title=Rosa Salazar Goes Dark In Netflix's 'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Teaser Trailer|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=July 19, 2021|accessdate=July 19, 2021}}
Personal life
He is married to Lisa Sabatino, who works as a sales rep in California. They married on November 9, 2013 and have two children. They live in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-my-favorite-room-eric-lange-20181110-story.html{{Cite tweet|user=NickTV_News|number=954810239798398976|title=Congratulations to Victorious' @MrEricLange and his wife Lisa who are expecting their second child, a boy, due in June|date=January 20, 2018}} Lange quit drinking around 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CoAo0mDP8yu/|title=Eric Lange on Instagram: "Felt like the right time to put this out there. ✌🏻👊🏻🫶🏻 #DryJanuary"|website=Instagram}}
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1998
| Dr. Larson | 3 episodes |
| scope="row" | 2001
| Angel | Sad-eyed Demon | Episode: "Happy Anniversary" |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Firefly | Fed | Episode: "The Train Job" |
| scope="row" | 2003
| Stage Manager | Episode: "Hurricane Hawkins" |
| scope="row" | 2003–2004
| Bill | Episodes: "Uncle Marcus Comes to Dinner" and "Catering" |
| rowspan="4" scope="row" | 2004
| Robert | Episode: "Streaks and Tips" |
| Oliver Beene
| Doctor | Episode: "Oliver & the Otters" |
| The West Wing
| Paul Tyminski | Episode: "The Hubbert Peak" |
| LAX
| Doctor | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="6" scope="row" | 2005
| JAG | Brad Weston | Episode: "Automatic for the People" |
| The Bernie Mac Show
| Tony | Episode: "You Got Served" |
| Judging Amy
| Dr. Wright | Episode: "10,000 Steps" |
| Without a Trace
| Warren Stipe | Episode: "Transitions" |
| ER
| Rod Stillman | Episode: "Nobody's Baby" |
| CSI: NY
| Simon Winger | Episode: "Jamalot" |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2006
| NCIS | William Lafferty | Episode: "Deception" |
| Cold Case
| Lyle | Episode: "Willkommen" |
| Ghost Whisperer
| Driver | Episode: "Free Fall" |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2007
| Director | Episode: "The Young and the Stoned" |
| Journeyman
| Sheriff | Episode: "Blowback" |
| Burn Notice
| Bill Reese | Episode: "Old Friends" |
| rowspan="6" scope="row" | 2008
| George Parkes | Episode: "Rescue Me" |
| Criminal Minds
| Brian Matloff | Episode: "Tabula Rasa" |
| Bones
| Steve Jackson | Episode: "The Con Man in the Meth Lab" |
| My Name is Earl
| Mr. Fischer | Episode: "Orphan Earl" |
| Law & Order
| Cab Driver | 1 episode |
| Numb3rs
| Skipper | Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf" |
| scope="row" | 2008–12
| Erik Lindstrom | Main role |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2009
| Lost | Stuart Radzinsky | 7 episodes |
| Monk
| Goggle-wearing UFO Enthusiast | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the UFO" |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | 2010
| Coach Stupak | Episode: "Benched" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Bryce Kelton | Episode: "Witness" |
| Twentysixmiles
| Sean "Murph" Murphy | 6 episodes |
| Dark Blue
| David Lantz | Episode: "Home Sweet Home" |
| Weeds
| Vaughn Coleman | 4 episodes |
| scope="row" | 2010–13
| Recurring role; 27 episodes |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2011
| Patrick Lieber | Episode: "Stoned Cold" |
| Chuck
| Colin Davis | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" |
| iCarly
| Erwin Sikowitz | Episode: "iParty with Victorious" |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2012
| Himself | 1 episode; game show |
| Fringe
| Gael Manfretti | Episode: "In Absentia" |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | 2013
| Grimm | Dominick Spinner | Episode: "Nameless" |
| Touch
| Dr. Stanley | Episode: "Broken" |
| Castle
| Simon Warburg | Episode: "The Human Factor" |
| Sam & Cat{{cite news | last =Lewis | first =Casey | title =Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande on New Nick Comedy 'Sam & Cat' | newspaper =Teen Vogue | date =May 2013 | url =http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/tv/2013-05/jennette-mccurdy-ariana-grande-sam-and-cat-nickelodeon | access-date =21 December 2013 }}
| Erwin Sikowitz | Episode: "#MommaGoomer" |
| Cult{{cite news | last =Andreeva | first =Nellie | title =Modern Family Casts Mom & Sister for Vergara, Cult Adds Recurring | newspaper =Deadline | date =2 November 2012| url =https://deadline.com/2012/11/modern-family-casts-mom-sister-for-sofia-veragra-cult-adds-recurring-364993/ | access-date =21 December 2013 }}
| Cameron / Steven Rae | 6 episodes |
| scope="row" | 2013–2014
| Kenneth Hasting |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2014
| Prince Leopold | Episode: "Bleeding Through" |
| Stalker
| Larry Meyers | Episode: "Pilot" |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Steven Tanner | Episode: "Sledgehammer" |
| scope="row" | 2016–17
| Narcos | Bill Stechner | Main role (season 2) |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2018
| Waco | Ron Engelman | Miniseries |
| Escape at Dannemora
| Lyle Mitchell | Miniseries |
| scope="row" | 2018, 2020
| Bill Stechner | Episodes: "Rafa, Rafa, Rafa!" and "The Big Dig" |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2019
| Detective Parker | Miniseries |
| The Man in the High Castle
| Bill Whitcroft | Recurring role; 5 episodes (season 4) |
| scope="row" | 2020, 2023
| Detective Holcomb | Recurring (season 1); main role (season 2) |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2021
| Lou Burke | Main role; limited series |
| The Premise
| Eli Spector | Episode: "Butt Plug" |
| scope="row" | 2023–24
| Milan/Aleph | Recurring role |
| scope="row" | TBA
| El Gato | Simon Casimir / The Nazarite |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2008
| AM1200 | ShockerFest Awards | Best Actor – Horror Genre | {{nominated}} |
| scope="row" | 2010
|Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series | {{won}} |
| scope="row" | 2017
|Best Cast | {{nominated}} |
| scope="row" | 2019
| rowspan="2" |Escape at Dannemora |Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | {{nominated}} |
| scope="row" | 2019
|Online Film & Television Association |Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series | {{nominated}} |
References
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Category:20th-century American male actors