Stephen Lang
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{{Short description|American actor (born 1952)}}
{{Other people}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Stephen Lang
| image = Avatar The Way of Water Tokyo Press Conference Stephen Lang (52563431575) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Lang in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|11}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| alma mater = Swarthmore College (BA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|playwright|narrator|producer|screenwriter}}
| yearsactive = 1981–present
| children = 4, including Lucy
| spouse = {{marriage|Kristina Watson|1980}}
| parents = Eugene Lang (father)
| relatives = Jane Lang (sister)
}}
Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American stage and screen actor. He gained fame for his role as main antagonist Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lang reprised the role in the sequel Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
Lang is also known for roles in films such as Manhunter (1986), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Gettysburg and Tombstone (both 1993), Gods and Generals (2003), Public Enemies, The Men Who Stare at Goats (all 2009), Conan the Barbarian (2011), Don't Breathe (2016) and its sequel Don't Breathe 2 (2021). His television roles include Commander Nathaniel Taylor on Terra Nova (2011), Waldo on Into the Badlands (2015-18), and David Cord on The Good Fight (2021).
Besides his film roles, he has had an extensive career on Broadway. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 1992 production of The Speed of Darkness. Other accolades include a Helen Hayes Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award, for his one-man show Beyond Glory, as well as a Lucille Lortel Award nomination. From 2004 to 2006, he was co–artistic director of the Actors Studio.
Early life
Lang was born in New York City, the youngest child of Theresa (née Volmar, d. 2008) and Eugene Lang (1919–2017), a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/63/Stephen-Lang.html |title=Stephen Lang Biography (1952-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=May 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204234156/http://www.filmreference.com/film/63/Stephen-Lang.html |archive-date=February 4, 2010 |url-status=live }} Lang's mother was Catholic of German and Irish descent and his father was Jewish and he was raised Jewish. Lang's paternal grandparents were emigrants from Hungary and Russia.{{cite magazine |last=Stark |first=John |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20117770,00.html |title=Forgoing His Father's Millions, Stephen Lang Bootstraps to Acting Fame with the Help of a Few Good Men. Vol. 33. № 21. |magazine=People.com |date=May 28, 1990 |access-date=May 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326144606/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20117770,00.html |archive-date=March 26, 2010 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | last = Panarello | first = Joseph | title = The Multiple Personalities of Stephen Lang | publisher = broadwayworld.com | url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.cfm?id=20371 | access-date = August 12, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105065634/http://broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.php?id=20371 | archive-date = November 5, 2012 | url-status = live }} He has two elder siblings—Jane, an attorney and activist, and David, who served as an executive at REFAC, the company their father founded in 1952. Lang's father donated much of his net worth (in excess of $150 million) to charity and did not leave an inheritance to his children, believing they each needed to learn to become self-sufficient.{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/2006-07-25-heirs-usat_x.htm | work=USA Today | first1=Rachel | last1=Breitman | first2=Del | last2=Jones | title=Heirs not-so-apparent? | date=July 26, 2006 | access-date=September 15, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625211512/http://www.usatoday.com/money/2006-07-25-heirs-usat_x.htm | archive-date=June 25, 2012 | url-status=live }}
Lang attended elementary school in Jamaica Estates, Queens.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800023697/bio |title=Stephen Lang Biography – Yahoo! Movies |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |date=July 11, 1952 |access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-date=October 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013123624/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800023697/bio}}{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E5DA173CF93AA25757C0A96E958260 | work=The New York Times | title=Stephen Lang, 'An Actor's Actor' | first=Alvin | last=Klein | date=April 19, 1998 | access-date=April 3, 2010}}{{Failed verification|date=December 2014}} His middle school was a New York City public school, George Ryan Junior High School, in nearby Fresh Meadows.{{Cite book|title=Orion 1966 – Junior High School 216 Yearbook|publisher=Faculty Press Inc., 1449 37th Street Brooklyn, NY 11218|year=1966|location=Yearbook – distributed to graduates.|pages=48}} For high school, he attended George School, a Quaker boarding school in Newtown, PA and graduated from there a year early (1969). He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1973 with a degree in English Literature.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Career
File:Stephen Lang and Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii).jpg in 2005|alt=Lang with Senator Daniel Inouye]]
Lang played Harold (Happy) Loman in the 1984 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman and the 1985 television film with Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman, and appeared in the first Hannibal Lecter film Manhunter (1986), as reporter Freddy Lounds.{{cite web |url=http://search.msn.com/images/results.aspx?q=STEPHEN+LANG&FORM=MSNH&mkt=en- |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714060218/http://search.msn.com/images/results.aspx?q=STEPHEN+LANG&FORM=MSNH&mkt=en- |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=STEPHEN LANG – Bing Afbeeldingen |publisher=Search.msn.com |access-date=May 30, 2010 }} He played attorney David Abrams in the television series Crime Story (1986–1988). He played the title role in the NBC movie Babe Ruth (1991). He later played the "One Armed Man" in The Fugitive, the 2000 revival starring Tim Daly. The series was a modest success but lasted only one season because of its large production budget.
In 1992, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his lead role in The Speed of Darkness. His film role in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) garnered him widespread critical acclaim, but its limited release prevented the film from reaching a wider audience. On stage, he was the first to play the role of Colonel Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men, a role made famous on film (1992) by Jack Nicholson. He is the winner of over half a dozen theatre awards including the Drama Desk and Helen Hayes awards.
In 1992, he also played Hamlet in a Broadway production of Shakespeare's play.[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/03/theater/review-theater-a-high-keyed-hamlet-starring-stephen-lang.html Review/Theater; A High-Keyed 'Hamlet' Starring Stephen Lang]
In films, he played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in Gettysburg (1993) and the lead role of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the Gettysburg prequel Gods and Generals (2003), both from director Ronald F. Maxwell. His interest in the Civil War has prompted him to perform at symposia of The Lincoln Forum, which, in 2020, presented him with its Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement.[https://www.thelincolnforum.org/richard-nelson-current-award-of-achievement The Lincoln Forum]
Shortly before Arthur Miller's death in February 2005, Lang appeared in his long-time friend's last play, titled Finishing the Picture. It premiered in 2004 at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, where Lang had the second run of his own play, Beyond Glory, which had premiered in Arlington, Virginia, early in 2004, and his Tony-nominated portrayal for The Speed of Darkness. Lang also performed Beyond Glory, a one-man show, for troops deployed overseas.{{cite news | title = In Step With: Stephen Lang | publisher = Parade Magazine | date = June 5, 2005 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=20050603&id=TGFPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4628,698899}} In 2006, he played the role of Colonel Littlefield in John Patrick Shanley's play Defiance. He brought Beyond Glory to Roundabout's Off-Broadway Laura Pels Theatre in 2007.{{cite web |author=Daniel Henninger |url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110010444 |title=Wonder Land – WSJ.com |publisher=Opinionjournal.com |date=August 9, 2007 |access-date=May 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522175237/http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110010444 |archive-date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=live }} Since its New York City premiere, Beyond Glory has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Lucille Lortel Award both for outstanding solo performance.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/04/28/2008-04-28_drama_desk_nominees_announced.html?page=1 |title=Drama Desk nominees announced |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=May 30, 2010 | location=New York | first=Joe | last=Dziemianowicz}}{{cite web|author1=Lucille Lortel Awards |author2=Lucille Lortel Foundation |author3=Off-Broadway database |url=http://www.lortel.org/LLF_awards/index.cfm?page=nominees |title=Lucille Lortel Awards, Off-Broadway Awards |publisher=Lortel.org |access-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206082535/http://www.lortel.org/LLF_awards/index.cfm?page=nominees |archive-date=February 6, 2010 }} A movie about the play has been produced and released.{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Stephen Lang's Medal of Honor Movie 'Beyond Glory' Picked Up by Gravitas |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/stephen-lang-beyond-glory-tribute-movie-gravitas-1201773278/ |website=Variety Magazine |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=February 3, 2020}}
Lang has a role in the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning, as well as roles in independent features Save Me and From Mexico with Love. He plays a lead role in James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar as the villainous Colonel Miles Quaritch.{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/lang-rodriguez-armed-for-avatar-2-1117969650/ | work=Variety | title=Lang, Rodriguez armed for 'Avatar' | first=Anne | last=Thompson | date=August 2, 2007 | access-date=August 3, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012063410/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969650?refCatId=13 | archive-date=October 12, 2012 | url-status=live }}
File:Stephen Lang by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg in San Diego, California, promoting Terra Nova]]
In 2009, he appeared in Michael Mann's film Public Enemies as FBI Agent Charles Winstead,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983380.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title=Crudup to play Hoover in 'Public' – Entertainment News, Film News, Media |magazine=Variety |date=April 2, 2008 |access-date=May 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523103842/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983380.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |archive-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=live }} the man widely considered to have fired the shots that killed John Dillinger,{{cite news|first=Kent |last=Biffle |date=August 6, 2005 |title=Who drilled Dillinger? Credit goes to Texan |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/texasliving/columnists/all/stories/0807dnlivbiffle.229d4704.html |work=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=July 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712045752/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/texasliving/columnists/all/stories/0807dnlivbiffle.229d4704.html |archive-date=July 12, 2009 }}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9E1t-2ER7QcC&q=charles+winstead+killed+john+dillinger&pg=RA3-PA401 |title=John Dillinger: The Life and Death ... - Google Books |date=May 22, 1933 |isbn=978-0-7867-1558-9 |access-date=May 30, 2010|last1=Matera |first1=Dary |publisher=Hachette Books }} and in Grant Heslov's The Men Who Stare at Goats alongside Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor, and George Clooney.{{cite news|last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i39aca7c440d50caa4674abf14f47d382 |title=Rebecca Mader joins 'Goats' herd |publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=October 10, 2008 |access-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013010218/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i39aca7c440d50caa4674abf14f47d382 |archive-date=October 13, 2008 }}
Also in 2009, he narrated the audiobook Road Rage—which combines the short stories "Duel" by Richard Matheson and "Throttle" by Stephen King and Joe Hill—and guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 8 finales, "Revolution" in the role of Axel Kaspers. In 2010 he performed the narration for "The Gettysburg Story: Battlefield Auto Tour,"{{cite web|url=http://gettysburgstory.com|title=Home – The Gettysburg Story|work=The Gettysburg Story}} the top-selling audio tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Written and produced by filmmaker Jake Boritt and based on works by historian Gabor Boritt it tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg National Cemetery. Lang is also the narrator of the companion public television documentary The Gettysburg Story presented by Maryland Public Television.
Lang played the villain Khalar Zym in the 2011 Conan the Barbarian reboot starring Jason Momoa.Frappier, Rob. [https://screenrant.com/conan-remake-stephen-lang-robf-66617/ "Stephen Lang Talks 'Conan' Remake"] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008013117/http://screenrant.com/conan-remake-stephen-lang-robf-66617/ |date=October 8, 2010 }}), Screen Rant; June 29, 2010 He also played one of the leads, Nathaniel Taylor, in the Steven Spielberg–producedSweney, Mark. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/may/18/steven-spielberg-terra-nova-simon-cowell-american-idol "Fox unveils Steven Spielberg's Terra Nova as it hunts for new Simon Cowell"] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201235941/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/may/18/steven-spielberg-terra-nova-simon-cowell-american-idol |date=December 1, 2016 }}), The Guardian; May 18, 2010 TV series Terra Nova.Rice, Lynette. [http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/09/14/stephen-lang-in-talks-to-join-foxs-terra-nova/ "Stephen Lang joins Fox's 'Terra Nova'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918035918/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/09/14/stephen-lang-in-talks-to-join-foxs-terra-nova/ |date=September 18, 2010 }} Entertainment Weekly; September 14, 2010
In February 2012, he signed on to play Mary Shannon's estranged father in a three-episode arc on the final season of the USA television series In Plain Sight.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/02/stephen-lang-cast-as-marys-father-on-in-plain-sight|title=Stephen Lang Cast as Mary's Father on In Plain Sight|author=Hmybrd|work=TV Fanatic|date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211095743/http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/02/stephen-lang-cast-as-marys-father-on-in-plain-sight/|archive-date=February 11, 2012|url-status=live}}
In 2013, Lang appeared in The Monkey's Paw for Chiller TV.
Lang has been confirmed as reprising his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in the upcoming sequels to Avatar.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/james-cameron-has-found-avatars-darth-vader-its-stephen-lang-617426/ |title=James Cameron Books Stephen Lang For Next 3 Avatar Films – Deadline |author=Mike Fleming Jr |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026090002/http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/james-cameron-has-found-avatars-darth-vader-its-stephen-lang/ |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=live }}
He plays Increase Mather, in a recurring role, on WGN America's first original scripted series, Salem.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/stephen-lang-wgn-america-salem-witch-716514/|title=Stephen Lang Joins WGN America's 'Salem'|author=The Deadline Team|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 18, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502041636/http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/stephen-lang-wgn-america-salem-witch/|archive-date=May 2, 2014|url-status=live}}
Lang is part of the cast of AMC's martial-arts drama Into the Badlands. He played The Blind Man in Fede Álvarez's hit horror-thriller Don't Breathe (2016), which received positive reviews. He reprised the role in the sequel Don't Breathe 2 in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-lang-jane-levy-join-802990|title=Stephen Lang, Jane Levy Join Fede Alvarez's Thriller (Exclusive)|author=Rebecca Ford|date=June 18, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 29, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151113202528/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-lang-jane-levy-join-802990|archive-date=November 13, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/avatars-stephen-lang-joins-amcs-into-the-badlands-returns-to-salem-exclusive/|title='Avatar's' Stephen Lang Joins AMC's 'Into the Badlands,' Returns to 'Salem' (Exclusive)|author=Jeff Sneider|date=May 12, 2015|work=TheWrap|access-date=June 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715025340/http://www.thewrap.com/avatars-stephen-lang-joins-amcs-into-the-badlands-returns-to-salem-exclusive/|archive-date=July 15, 2015|url-status=live}}
In February 2016, Lang lobbied for the role Cable in Deadpool 2 through captioned Twitter pictures.{{cite web |author=Michael Martin |date=February 14, 2016 |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/02/14/deadpool-2-avatars-stephen-lang-lobbies-for-cable-role |title=Deadpool 2: Avatar's Stephen Lang Lobbies for Cable Role |website=IGN |access-date=August 28, 2016}} The role ultimately went to Josh Brolin. In 2017, he played Colonel Abraham Biggs in Hostiles, from director Scott Cooper. In 2018, he appeared as father of Joe Braven (Jason Momoa), Linden Braven in the action thriller film Braven, and played Shrike in Mortal Engines, which Peter Jackson produced for Universal Pictures and Media Rights Capital.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stephen-lang-jihae-join-peter-jacksons-mortal-engines-983628|title=Stephen Lang, Jihae, Newcomer Leila George Join Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 6, 2017 |access-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608202609/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stephen-lang-jihae-join-peter-jacksons-mortal-engines-983628|archive-date=June 8, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stephen-lang-joins-jason-momoa-850022|title=Stephen Lang Joins Jason Momoa in Action Movie 'Braven' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=September 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012072219/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stephen-lang-joins-jason-momoa-850022|archive-date=October 12, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/ben-foster-hostiles-scott-coopers-christian-bale-1201793493/|title=Ben Foster Rounds Out Scott Cooper's 'Hostiles' Cast As Shooting Starts|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=September 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905004722/http://deadline.com/2016/07/ben-foster-hostiles-scott-coopers-christian-bale-1201793493/|archive-date=September 5, 2017|url-status=live}}
Other recent projects include the historical epic series House of David for Amazon Studios, the horror thriller Don’t Breathe 2, boxing drama The Featherweight which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and the drama Avenue of the Giants for which he won the Best Actor Prize at the Sedona International Film Festival.
Personal life
He has been married to Kristina Watson since 1980, and together they have four children, including New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang.{{Citation |title=Lawyer Breaks Down 17 Courtroom Scenes From Film & TV {{!}} WIRED | date=January 24, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-KY0Olo628 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-27}}
On May 30, 2010, Swarthmore awarded him an honorary degree in recognition of his career in theatre, television, and film.Attendee of the ceremony for his son Sergio's graduation, Ricardo V Rivas, EA, president of the Texas Society of Enrolled Agents and http://www.swarthmore.edu/x28750.xml {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408144812/http://www.swarthmore.edu/x28750.xml |date=April 8, 2010 }} His youngest son, Noah, received his bachelor's degree during the same ceremony. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Jacksonville University and was an artist in residence at Northeastern University in 2011.[http://www.northeastern.edu/humanities/events-and-programs/archived-center-events/fall-2010-spring-2011/artists-and-practitioners-in-residence-program/stephen-lang/ Stephen Lang] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205030619/http://www.northeastern.edu/humanities/events-and-programs/archived-center-events/fall-2010-spring-2011/artists-and-practitioners-in-residence-program/stephen-lang/ |date=December 5, 2012 }}
In the fall of 2015, Lang served as a Jury Member for the Woodstock Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/awards2015.php|title=Woodstock Film Festival – 2014 MAVERICK Awards|access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113065641/http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/awards2015.php|archive-date=January 13, 2016|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Lang received the Empire State Archives and History Award from New York State Archives Partnership Trust. The annual award "acknowledges the outstanding contributions by a national figure to advance the understanding and uses of history in society."{{Cite web |title=Stephen Lang :: New York State Archives Partnership Trust |url=https://www.nysarchivestrust.org/events/empire-state-archives-history-award/stephen-lang |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=www.nysarchivestrust.org}}
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1985
| Keith Sobel | |
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| Joe Tegra | |
| Manhunter
| |
| 1987
| Watts | |
| 1989
| Harry Black | |
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| {{sortname|The|Hard Way|dab=1991 film}} | The Party Crasher | |
| Another You
| Rupert Dibbs | |
| rowspan="4" | 1993
| Phil Garson | |
| Gettysburg
| Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett | |
| The Making of Gettysburg
| Himself/Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett | Video documentary |
| Tombstone
| |
| 1994
| Kerry Myers |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| Jonas Hackett | |
| {{sortname|The|Amazing Panda Adventure}}
| Dr. Michael Tyler | |
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| Prophet Buddy | |
| Gang in Blue
| Moose Tavola | |
| {{sortname|An|Occasional Hell}}
| Alex Laughton | |
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| The Agent | |
| Niagara, Niagara
| Claude | |
| Fire Down Below
| Earl Kellogg | |
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| Aramco Contractor | |
| A Town Has Turned to Dust
| Sheriff | |
| 1999
| Spygo | |
| 2000
| Trixie | Jacob Slotnick | |
| 2001
|The Proposal | Simon Bacig | |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| D-Tox | Jack Bennett | |
| The Making of Tombstone
| Himself/Ike Clanton | |
| rowspan="4" | 2003
| {{sortname|The|I Inside}} | Mr. Travitt | |
| Code 11-14
| Justin Shaw | |
| Gods and Generals
| Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson | |
| Gods and Generals: Journey to the Past
| Himself/Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson | |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| {{sortname|The|Treatment|dab=2006 film}} | Coach Galgano | |
| We Fight to Be Free
| |
| 2007
| Save Me | Ted | |
| 2008
| Big Al Stevens | |
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| |
| {{sortname|The|Men Who Stare at Goats|dab=film}}
| General Hopgood | |
| Avatar
|Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Christina | Inspector Edgar Reinhardt | |
| False Creek Stories
| Narrator | |
| White Irish Drinkers
| Patrick Leary | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Khalar Zym | |
| Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
| Barry Rogers | |
| rowspan="6" | 2013
| Lieutenant Jake LaRussa | |
| Pawn
| Charlie | |
| The Gettysburg Story
| Himself/narrator | Documentary |
| Pioneer
| John Ferris | |
| The Monkey's Paw
| Tony Cobb | |
| {{sortname|The|Girl on the Train|The Girl on the Train (2013 film)}}
| Det. Lloyd Martin | |
| rowspan="6" | 2014
| King | Voice |
| In the Blood
| Casey | |
| Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
| Major James Gavins | |
| A Good Marriage
| Holt Ramsey | |
| Gutshot Straight
| Duffy | |
| 23 Blast
| Coach Farris | |
| rowspan="5" | 2015
| Exeter | Father Conway | |
| Band of Robbers
| Injun Joe | |
| Gridlocked
| Korver | |
| Beyond Glory: Tour of Duty
| Documentary |
| Isolation
| William | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Norman Nordstrom / The Blind Man | |
| Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich
| Major General Emil F. Reinhardt | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Hostiles | Colonel Abraham Biggs | |
| Justice
| Mayor Pierce | |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Braven | Linden Braven | |
| Mortal Engines
| Shrike | |
| The Gandhi Murder
| Sunil Raina | |
| rowspan="3" |2019
| VFW | Fred Parras | |
| Rogue Warfare
| President | |
| Rogue Warfare 2: The Hunt
| President | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nation | President | |
| Death in Texas
| John | |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Archbishop | |
| Don't Breathe 2
| Norman Nordstrom / The Blind Man | Also executive producer |
| rowspan="6" | 2022
| Fantasy Villain | Credited as Slang |
| Mid-Century
| Frederick Banner | Also executive producer |
| Old Man
| Old Man | |
| The Independent
| Gordon White | |
| My Love Affair with Marriage
| Jonas | Voice |
| Avatar: The Way of Water
| Colonel Miles Quaritch{{cite news|author=Max Evry|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/877415-colonel-quaritch-will-be-the-main-villain-in-the-avatar-sequels#/slide/1|title= Colonel Quaritch Will be the Main Villain in the Avatar Sequels | publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=August 8, 2017|access-date=September 30, 2017}} | |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Muzzle | Leland | |
| The Featherweight
| Bill Gore | |
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Avatar: Fire and Ash {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | Post-production |
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Sisu 2 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| {{TBA}} |
| 2029
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Avatar 4 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | Filming |
| TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Hellfire {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | {{TBA}} | Post-production |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1985
| Happy | TV movie |
| 1986–1988
| Attorney David Abrams | 26 episodes |
| 1989
| Joseph Morrison | Episode: "Lullaby of Darkness" |
| 1991
| TV movie |
| 1992
| Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Steven Ziegenmeyer | |
| 1993
|Darkness Before Dawn |Guy Grand |TV movie |
| 1994
| Baseball | Various voices | Documentary miniseries by Ken Burns |
| 1995
| Criminal Gun Shooter | Episode: "Bullets Over Bel-Air" |
| 1996
| The West | Various voices | Documentary miniseries by Ken Burns |
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| Dr. James Houghton | Episode: "New Lease" |
| Liberty! The American Revolution
| Voice; 6 episodes |
| 1998
| Dennis McNatt | TV movie produced by Showtime. |
| 2000
| Ron Noble (Financier) | Uncredited |
| 2000–2001
| Ben Charnquist | 5 episodes |
| 2001
| Sergeant Major Jim | TV movie |
| 2002
| Ed | Jack Foster | Episode: "Wheel of Justice" |
| 2003
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michael Baxter | Episode: "Escape" |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Officer Tanner | Episode: "To Serve and to Protect" |
| Law & Order
| Terry Dorn | Episode: "New York Minute" |
| 2007
| Inspector Dowd | 3 episodes |
| 2008
| Medal of Honor | Narrator | PBS documentary |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Axel Kaspers | Episode: "Revolution" |
| Psych
| Mr. Salamatchia | Episode: "Shawn Gets the Yips" |
| 2011
| Commander Nathaniel Taylor | 13 episodes (lead role) |
| 2012
| James Wiley Shannon | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2017
| Salem | 10 episodes |
| 2015
| To Appomattox | Episode: "The Point" |
| 2015–2018
| Waldo | 13 episodes |
| 2016–2017
|Terrence Linklater |3 episodes |
| 2019
| Chief Trent Williams | Episode: "The Checklist" |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Calls | Dr. Wheating (voice) | Episode: "Leap Year Girl" |
| The Good Fight
| David Cord | 7 episodes |
| 2024
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Angus Boone{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31868851/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm | title="Law & Order: Organized Crime" Semper Fi (TV Episode 2024) - IMDb | website=IMDb }} | 3 episodes |
| 2025
| Samuel | Main cast |
= Radio =
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2021 |
= Web =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| Uncharted Live Action Fan Film | Victor "Sully" Sullivan | Fan film |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | Colonel Miles Quaritch | |
| 2013
| |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 1991
| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | The Speed of Darkness | {{Nom}} |
| 2003
|Grace Award for Acting | {{n/a}} | Gods and Generals |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="5" | 2009
| Best Fight (with Sam Worthington) | Avatar | {{Nom}} |
| MTV Movie Award
| Best Villain | Avatar | {{Nom}} |
| Saturn Award
| Best Supporting Actor | Avatar | {{Won}} |
| Teen Choice Award
| Choice Movie: Fight (with Sam Worthington) | Avatar | {{Nom}} |
| Teen Choice Award
| Choice Movie: Villain | Avatar | {{Nom}} |
| 2016
| Don't Breathe | {{won}} |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/stephan-lang-larry-smith-beyond-glory/ Interview] on Beyond Glory at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- {{C-SPAN|9267418}}
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{{Succession box
| title = Artistic Director of the Actors Studio
| years = 2004–2006
| with = Carlin Glynn
and Lee Grant
| before = Estelle Parsons
Vacant (2003–2004)
| after = Carlin Glynn
Lee Grant
}}
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{{Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
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